Cartoon Network (Australia and New Zealand)

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Cartoon Network
CARTOON NETWORK logo.svg
Launched3 October 1995;24 years ago (3 October 1995)
Owned by Warner Bros. Australia & New Zealand
Picture format 576i (SDTV 16:9)
Country Australia, New Zealand
LanguageEnglish
Broadcast area Australia, New Zealand
Headquarters Sydney, New South Wales
Sister channel(s) Boomerang
CNN International
Turner Classic Movies
Website www.CartoonNetwork.com.au
Availability
Satellite
Foxtel Channel 713
Sky Network Television (NZ)Channel 102
Cable
Optus TV Channel 713
Foxtel Channel 713
Vodafone TV (NZ)Channel 102
Neighbourhood Cable Channel 13
TransACT Channel 203
IPTV
Fetch TV Channel 155
Foxtel Play Channel 713
Streaming media
Foxtel Go Channel 713

Cartoon Network is an Australian pay television television channel created by Turner Broadcasting which primarily shows animated programming, It was launched on 3 October 1995.

Pay television, also known as subscription television or premium television, are subscription-based television services, usually provided by multichannel television providers, but also increasingly via digital terrestrial, and streaming television. Subscription television began in the multi-channel transition and transitioned into the post-network era. Some parts of the world, notably in France, Latin America and the United States, have also offered encrypted analog terrestrial signals available for subscription.

A television channel is a terrestrial frequency or virtual number over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the terrestrial or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with carrier frequencies of 55.25 MHz for NTSC analog video (VSB) and 59.75 MHz for analog audio (FM), or 55.31 MHz for digital ATSC (8VSB). Channels may be shared by many different television stations or cable-distributed channels depending on the location and service provider

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History

Cartoon Network started its broadcast in Australia in 1995 as the dual-channel TNT & Cartoon Network as part of the Foxtel cable TV launch, operating from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with Turner Classic Movies (formerly TNT) taking the remainder of the daily schedule. On 1 July 1997, Cartoon Network Australia became a separate 24-hour channel, with exclusive local feeds for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Newcastle, Darwin, etc. It originally aired only Hanna-Barbera cartoons such as Yogi Bear, Top Cat, The Flintstones etc. The channel quickly started to develop though, airing for the first time MGM cartoons (Tom and Jerry, Droopy, and Spike and Tyke) on 1 January 1996, and (after Time Warner's purchase of Turner in 1996) Warner Bros. shows (Looney Tunes, and several other Looney Tunes related cartoons) on 1 January 1997. In Mid-1997, Cartoon Network started to air its first original shows (Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Dexter's Laboratory and The Moxy Show), however The Moxy Show was soon cancelled. On 22 August 1999, Cartoon Network introduced a new rebrand, introducing new bumpers, new shows and a new 'powerhouse' theme.

Foxtel Australian pay television company

Foxtel Management Pty Limited is an Australian pay television company, operating in cable television, direct broadcast satellite television, and IPTV streaming services. It was formed in 1995 through a joint venture established between News Corporation and Telstra, with News Corp being the 65% and Telstra the 35% shareholders respectively. It shares many features with the Sky service in the United Kingdom, including iQ, the electronic program guide, a similar remote control, and Red Button Active.

Turner Classic Movies American classic movie-oriented television channel

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network operated by Warner Bros. Entertainment, a subsidiary of AT&T's WarnerMedia. Launched in 1994, TCM is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business district of Atlanta, Georgia.

Yogi Bear Fictional character

Yogi Bear is an anthropomorphic funny animal who has appeared in numerous comic books, animated television shows and films. He made his debut in 1958 as a supporting character in The Huckleberry Hound Show.

In April 2004, the channel was added to TransTV. [1] In addition, Cartoon Network for a brief period would show segments of kids getting prizes during the holidays but this was axed from poor viewer response. Cartoon Network had, up until mid-2004, been tied with the Disney Channel as Australia's most popular family network. The removal of older programming from the network during this period led to a fall in average audience share during 2004 as fans of older cartoons moved to Boomerang. Cartoon Network had slipped to second spot among Australian family networks behind the Disney Channel. [2]

TransACT is the trading name of TransACT Capital Communications, an Australian telecommunications company based in Canberra which provides broadband internet access, fixed telephony, cable television services, and mobile phone services in Canberra and a subset of these services in Queanbeyan, throughout South-east New South Wales and in Victoria.

Disney Channel US youth-targeted television channel owned by the Walt Disney Company

Disney Channel is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of owner Disney Channels Worldwide unit of the Walt Disney Television subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.

Boomerang is a cable and satellite television channel owned by Warner Bros., a unit of WarnerMedia and its main flagship channel of Cartoon Network.

In February 2008, Adult Swim relaunched on The Comedy Channel airing shows such as Robot Chicken and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law. The network transitioned to a widescreen format presentation on 30 November 2010, ahead of a deadline by Foxtel to do so.

Adult Swim is the adult-oriented nighttime programming block of the American children's pay television network Cartoon Network programmed by its in-house production studio, Williams Street. It currently broadcasts nightly from 9 p.m to 6 a.m. ET.

The Comedy Channel Australian television channel

The Comedy Channel is an Australian subscription television channel available on Foxtel, and Optus Television.

<i>Robot Chicken</i> 2005 American stop-motion animated comedy television series

Robot Chicken is an American stop-motion sketch comedy television series, created and executive produced for Adult Swim by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich along with co-head writers Douglas Goldstein and Tom Root. The writers, especially Green, also provide many of the voices. Senreich, Goldstein, and Root were formerly writers for the popular action figure hobbyist magazine ToyFare. Robot Chicken has won an Annie Award and six Emmy Awards. It is Adult Swim's longest-running show in terms of number of episodes produced.

On February 7, 2017, Cartoon Network Australia announced an exclusive video on-demand content deal with streaming service - Stan. As part of the deal, episodes from some shows such as Adventure Time and The Powerpuff Girls will premiere on Stan at the same time as the Cartoon Network Australia channel. [3]

Stan (company) Australian streaming company

Stan is an Australian streaming company which offers original and rebroadcast movies and TV shows by subscription. It was launched on 26 January 2015.

Program blocks

Current

Adult Swim

A time block suited for mature audience, targeting adults at least 17 years old and above. The anime block aired from Monday to Thursday and started at 10:00pm and ended at 12:00am. The comedy block aired on Fridays and Saturdays and started at 10:30 pm and ended at 12:00 am with an encore till 1:30. Before the block was ceased Squidbillies also premiered with a special disclaimer about the content, as did most of the anime.

<i>Squidbillies</i> American animated television series

Squidbillies is an American adult animated television series created by Jim Fortier and Dave Willis for Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. An unofficial pilot for the series aired on April 1, 2005; the series later made its official debut on October 16, 2005.

Prior to its removal for strategic reasons, the Australian feed was one in the Asia-Pacific region to have this block. This block is currently shown on The Comedy Channel with Harvey Birdman and Aqua Teen Hunger Force as well as the premiere of Robot Chicken and Moral Orel . Most of the anime that previously aired on Adult Swim now air on the Sci Fi Channel with its own anime block.

Madman Entertainment has also been releasing Adult Swim DVD in region 4 starting with Aqua Teen, Harvey Birdman and Robot Chicken in 2007. It has since released most volumes of every series that has a DVD, including future releases. [4]

Boomerang

Prior becoming a standalone channel in March 2004, Boomerang was its own block dedicated to older Hanna Barbara cartoons.

Sister channels

Boomerang

As mentioned previously, Cartoon Network's sister TV channel Boomerang was originally a Cartoon Network block for the lesser-known Hanna-Barbera classic cartoons that didn't already have regular half-hour slots. It began in April 2001 as a morning block airing at 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, but in August 2001 also aired as an hour-long mini-block in Cartoon Network After Dark. The shows on Boomerang changed randomly every week, for both the morning and the evening block. The Boomerang blocks had bumpers which featured children's toys of characters in Hanna-Barbera cartoons coming to life, identical to the Boomerang bumpers used in the United States. These bumpers were sometimes also used on the TV channel. The evening block last aired in March 2002, and the morning block last aired in September 2004. However late-night airings of Boomerang on Cartoon Network continued until early 2005, when the Boomerang channel received a face-lift. In late 2012, it received the looks of Boomerang (UK & Ireland)

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Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law is an American adult animated sitcom created by Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter for Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. The show revolves around the activity of the Sebben & Sebben law firm, which is staffed mainly by superheroes and other characters who had originally been featured in past Hanna-Barbera cartoons, most notably Birdman and the Galaxy Trio.

Toonami is a television programming block that primarily consists of Japanese anime and American action animation. It was created by Sean Akins and Jason DeMarco and produced by Williams Street, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which is owned by AT&T's WarnerMedia. The name is a portmanteau of the words "cartoon" and "tsunami".

Boomerang (TV network) American cable television channel

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Cartoon Network (Philippines) Philippines feed

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Cartoon Network (Indian TV channel) Indian feed

Cartoon Network is an Indian television channel, created by Turner International India, available on major Indian satellite and cable television providers. The channel primarily airs animated shows and some live action shows. It is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It started airing on 1 May 1995 as the first kids' channel in India. It is also the sister channel of Pogo TV.

Cartoon Network (Southeast Asia) Southeast Asian feed

Cartoon Network is a Southeast Asian pay television channel that primarily broadcasts animated series. Operated by Warner Bros. through its Southeast Asian units, the channel is broadcast from its headquarters in Singapore to audiences in its country of location, as well as to Macau and Southeast Asia.

Boomerang (Southeast Asian TV channel) Southeast Asia TV channel

Boomerang is a cable and satellite television channel owned by Warner Bros.. The Southeast Asian version of Boomerang was launched in September 2005 with a lineup very similar to that of the US version. It started previously as a programming block on Cartoon Network from 2001 to 2005 during weeknights. It has a lot of similarities with the Australian feed, including promos being shared across both feeds.

Cartoon Network American pay television channel

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Cartoon Network (Latin America) Latin American feed

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Tooncast is a Latin American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. It was launched on 1 December 2008; its programming consists of classical animation, both from Hanna-Barbera and Cartoon Network. It features no ad-breaks or programming promotions - when one show ends, the next one starts immediately.

Cartoon Network (French TV channel) French feed

Cartoon Network is a television channel available in France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Luxembourg. It launched on September 24, 1997 and is owned by Warner Bros. France.

Adult Swim is a late night programming block which has sporadically aired on various channels in the United Kingdom and Ireland since 2006. As of 2019, Adult Swim programmes are broadcast on E4 and available for streaming on All 4.

Adult Swim in Australia is an adult-oriented free-to-air television block that airs Saturday and Sunday nights on 9Go!. It was originally a separate network that shared channel space with Cartoon Network Australia, starting 1 January 2007. Some Adult Swim shows have also aired on SBS Viceland, and in October 2013 full episodes and short clips were made available on their website. Shortly after it they soon started to sell their DVDs on the website.

Adult Swim is a Canadian English language specialty channel, based on the American programming block of the same name, that features animated and live-action shows targeting primarily a 18–34 audience. The network is wholly owned by Corus Entertainment under a brand licensing agreement with WarnerMedia.

References

  1. ↑ "TransACT to offer more free, pay-television channels". Canberra Times . 13 April 2004. p. 5.
  2. ↑ Archived 28 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Cartoon Network Australia Signs Deal With Stan VOD Service". RegularCapital: Cartoon Network International News Blog. Turner Broadcasting System Asia-Pacific (Press Release).
  4. ↑ Adult Swim
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