Boomerang (Australian TV channel)

Boomerang

Country	Australia
Programming
Language	English
Picture format	576i SDTV
Ownership
Owner	Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific
Sister channels	Cartoon Network CNN International Asia Pacific
History
Launched	3 October 1995;30 years ago (1995-10-03) (as a programming block) 14 March 2004;21 years ago (2004-03-14) (as a standalone TV channel)
Closed	13 May 2025;5 months ago (2025-05-13)
Availability
Streaming media
Foxtel Go	Channel 715
Binge	binge.com.au

Boomerang was an Australian children's pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery International and a sister service of Cartoon Network.

History and branding

Prior to becoming a standalone channel, Boomerang was its own block dedicated to older Hanna-Barbera cartoons launched in 1995 on the U.S. television network.

The Australian feed of the Boomerang Asia service was launched on 14 March 2004, as a part of the Foxtel Digital launch with a line-up very similar to that of the American and British version. Originally devoted to classic animation from studios such as Warner Bros., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Hanna-Barbera, the channel has since expanded to include more contemporary programming including Poochini. This channel is available as a free trial in a subscription entertainment package on Fetch TV by some ISPs and was added 26 January 2017. ^[1]

On 1 December 2012, Boomerang launched a refreshed look, using the logo used by Boomerang UK and other European countries, and converted to 16:9 aspect ratio. ^[2]

On 3 November 2014, Boomerang received a new logo and branding as part of a global rebranding effort. ^[3] In late 2014, Boomerang had launched Art&Graft redesign which by 2015 came to Asian and Oceanian territories, the United States, and later to Europe, the Middle East and Africa. ^[4]

On 22 April 2021, the channel was discontinued on Fetch TV, alongside its sister channel Cartoon Network. ^[5] After that date, the channels became exclusive to Foxtel.

A Cartoonito block launched on 4 July 2022, alongside its Asia counterpart. ^{[6] [7]}

The channel, along with Cartoon Network, were shut down on 13 May 2025 after the removal from Foxtel. ^[8] Regarding the closure of the channel, a Warner Bros. Discovery spokesperson stated "The Cartoon Network and Boomerang channels have now closed. This much-loved content is now available on our streaming service Max, which Foxtel subscribers have included in their subscription". ^[9]

Programming

Final programming

• Bunnicula
• Roger
• Mini Beat Power Rockers
• Tom & Jerry Kids

Cartoonito programming

• Alice & Lewis
• Baby Looney Tunes
• Batwheels
• Bugs Bunny Builders
• Esme & Roy
• Lucas the Spider
• Mecha Builders
• Mittens and Pants
• Petronix Defenders
• Tangranimals
• Toad & Friends
• Vida the Vet

Former programming

• The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky ^[10]
• ALF: The Animated Series
• Alice and Lewis ^[11]
• Angelo Rules ^[12]
• A Pup Named Scooby-Doo ^[10]
• Astro Boy ^[10]
• The Banana Splits ^[13]
• Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures ^[14]
• The Batman ^[10]
• Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! ^[15]
• Ben 10 ^[16]
• Ben 10: Omniverse ^[16]
• Best Furry Friends ^[11]
• Cake ^[17]
• Captain Caveman ^[13]
• Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lot ^[10]
• The Care Bears Family
• Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot ^[18]
• Casper's Scare School ^[19]
• Cow and Chicken ^[10]
• Codename: Kids Next Door
• Dexter's Laboratory ^[10]
• Doraemon ^[20]
• DreamWorks Dragons ^[15]
• Duck Dodgers ^[10]
• Dynomutt, Dog Wonder ^[13]
• Ed, Edd n Eddy ^[21]
• The Flintstones ^[13]
• Fraggle Rock ^[10]
• Franklin ^[22]
• The Garfield Show
• Grizzy & the Lemmings ^[15]
• Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! ^[10]
• Hong Kong Phooey ^[13]
• Horrid Henry
• Horseland ^[10]
• Huckleberry Hound ^[10]
• Inspector Gadget ^[10]
• Inspector Gadget (2015) ^[19]
• The Jetsons ^[13]
• Jimmy Two-Shoes ^[19]
• Johnny Bravo ^[10]
• Josie and the Pussycats ^[13]
• Justice League ^[23]
• Krypto the Superdog ^[10]
• Lab Rats Challenge ^[24]
• LEGO Friends ^[14]
• Legion of Superheroes ^[10]
• Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har
• Looney Tunes ^[13]
• The Looney Tunes Show ^[12]
• Madeline
• Magilla Gorilla ^[10]
• Matt's Monsters ^[25]
• Monchhichi Tribe
• Mr. Bean: The Animated Series ^[12]
• Mush Mush & the Mushables ^[11]
• My Knight and Me ^[15]
• My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic ^[18]
• My Little Pony: Pony Life ^[11]
• New Looney Tunes
• Oggy and the Cockroaches ^[14]
• Out of Jimmy's Head ^[10]
• Ozie Boo! ^[10]
• Pat the Dog ^[26]
• The Perils of Penelope Pitstop ^[13]
• Pingu in the City ^[11]
• The Pink Panther Show ^[10]
• Pink Panther and Pals ^[12]
• Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks ^[10]
• Popeye ^[13]
• Postman Pat ^[10]
• The Powerpuff Girls
• Powerpuff Girls Z ^[10]
• Quick Draw McGraw ^[13]
• Sabrina the Teenage Witch ^[27]
• Sabrina's Secret Life ^[28]
• Samurai Jack ^[10]
• The Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show ^[13]
• Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? ^[11]
• Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated ^[12]
• The Scooby-Doo Show ^[15]
• Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! ^[13]
• Sheep in the Big City ^[10]
• The Smurfs ^[13]
• Snagglepuss ^[10]
• Sonic Boom ^[10]
• Strawberry Shortcake ^[27]
• Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures ^[29]
• The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries ^[10]
• Thomas & Friends (series 12–13 only)
• Time Squad ^[10]
• Tricky TV
• Tom and Jerry ^[10]
• Tom & Jerry Kids ^[10]
• The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show ^[10]
• The Tom and Jerry Show (2014 TV series) ^[18]
• Tom and Jerry Tales
• Top Cat ^[13]
• Transformers: Rescue Bots
• We Bare Bears ^[11]
• Winx Club ^[10]
• Xiaolin Showdown ^[30]
• Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs ^[11]
• Yogi Bear ^[13]
• The ZhuZhus

Logos

• 
  14 March 2004 – 1 November 2007
• 
  1 November 2007 - 1 December 2012
• 
  1 December 2012 – 3 November 2014
• 
  3 November 2014 – 13 May 2025

See also

• Cartoonito
• The Cartoon Network, Inc.

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