Boomerang (British and Irish TV channel)

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Boomerang
CountryUnited Kingdom
Broadcast areaUnited Kingdom
Ireland
Malta
Network Cartoon Network
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
Timeshift serviceBoomerang +1
Ownership
Owner Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA
Sister channels Cartoon Network
Cartoonito
CNN International
History
Launched27 May 2000;24 years ago (2000-05-27)
Links
Website www.Boomerangtv.co.uk
Availability
Terrestrial
See separate section

Boomerang is a 24-hour British pay television channel which primarily features classic and modern animated series from Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros. Animation. The channel launched on 27 May 2000 as a spin-off of Cartoon Network and localisation of the original American network. It is run by Warner Bros. Discovery under its EMEA division.

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History

Boomerang UK began as a block on Cartoon Network in 1993.[ citation needed ] It launched as a separate channel on 27 May 2000, [1] broadcasting from 6:00AM until 12:00AM on Sky Digital and other cable systems. At the time of its creation, Cartoon Network had a unique schedule. This led to the creation of the channel by Turner Broadcasting to allow them to broadcast classic cartoons from the Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Warner Bros. archive programme library. This subsequently allowed its sister network (Cartoon Network) to free many of its classic programming from its the schedule. [2]

In May 2001, Boomerang became the second highest-rated children's channel in the UK, beaten only by parent service Cartoon Network. In July of that year, the channel was added to cable operator Telewest, thus increasing its viewership. James Greville, head of Cartoon Network UK at the time, stated, "The channel launched barely a year ago and yet it's already beaten established kids' channels in terms of ratings and share". [3] By November, the channel was available on NTL. [4]

Boomerang increased its library of old cartoons in early 2003 by acquiring rights to other animated shows such as Danger Mouse , The Pink Panther Show and Garfield and Friends . [5]

A one-hour timeshift channel, Boomerang +1, launched on 6 March 2006.[ citation needed ]

Boomerang rebranded with the new international graphics package developed by UK based graphic design agency Art&Graft on 16 February 2015. [6] [7] The channel switched to 16:9 widescreen on 1 June 2015. Subsequently, a high-definition feed was launched on 24 June 2015. [8]

On 3 September 2018, the channel was rebranded once again. [9]

On 18 November 2020, following the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union, Boomerang and Cartoon Network were split into two regions after the broadcasting licence reserved for the Republic of Ireland and Malta was moved to the Czech Republic, in accordance with the EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) and single market law following the UK's withdrawal from the European Union. Like the UK, the Czech Republic has minimal broadcasting regulations and was chosen for EU licensing purposes as WarnerMedia's HBO had substantial operations located in the country. Editorially, the channel is still managed from WarnerMedia's EMEA headquarters in London. [10]

Availability

Cable

Online

Satellite

Terrestrial

Programming

Live-action programming

Between 23 July 2007 to 1 August 2009, the channel started airing live-action programming, starting with Fraggle Rock (which also began airing on Cartoonito the same day). [12]

Other live action series included Life with Derek , [13] popular sitcom The Latest Buzz and the spy show My Spy Family .

Logos

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