Cartoon Network (French TV channel)

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Cartoon Network
Country France
Broadcast areaNationwide
Belgium
Switzerland
Luxembourg
Monaco
Morocco
Algeria
Tunisia
Lebanon
Madagascar
Mauritius
Sub-Saharan Africa
Haiti
Headquarters Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Programming
Language(s) French
English (programs only, continuity was in French)
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner Warner Bros. Discovery International
Parent Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA
Sister channels Warner TV Next
Cartoonito
TCM Cinéma
Warner TV
TLC
Discovery Channel
Discovery Investigation
Boomerang
History
Launched17 September 1993;31 years ago (1993-09-17)(as part of Cartoon Network Europe) [1]
23 August 1999;25 years ago (1999-08-23)(as separate channel)
Closed25 September 2024;4 months ago (2024-09-25)
Replaced by Cartoon Network (Western Europe)
Availability
Terrestrial
StarTimes Channel 361

Cartoon Network was a French children's television channel aimed at kids, available for France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Francophone Africa. [2] [3] It was a localized version of the U.S. basic cable network of the same name launched on 23 August 1999 and is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery International under its French division.

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History

In 1993 on the launched the day timesharing with TNT Classic Movies, in Europe. [4] Although it was legally licensed in the UK, as it transmitted from London, the French and Belgian authorities objected to the American programming available in the French language. [5] [6] [7] In June 1998, an autonomic Cartoon Network was launched for Southern Europe (France, Spain and Italy). The Italian channel became independent a few months after, and on 23 August 1999, the French and Spanish channels were split.

In 1999, all shows began to be shown in French. [8] Cartoon Network broadcast mainly Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros. cartoons in the early 2000s. [9] In 2006, the channel changed its programming to aim a more modern audience by removing old shows. These shows were replaced with movies and some live-action series.

Starting in 2010, less Hanna-Barbera productions have been broadcast. Most of these were moved to sister network Boomerang. An original video game titled Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL was released on the Xbox 360 and Nintendo 3DS. [10] In December 2012, Cartoon Network began to air the first seasons of Wakfu: The Animated Series . [11] In early 2014, Turner announced the new series Uncle Grandpa , Steven Universe and Clarence . [12]

Since 2014, Cartoon Network France has been available in Sub-Saharan Africa through StarTimes. [2] [13] [14] On 25 July 2016, Cartoon Network France fully rebranded using graphics from the Check It 4.0 branding package. [15] On 4 September 2017, Cartoon Network France fully rebranded using graphics from the Dimensional branding package. [16]

On 25 September 2024, Cartoon Network France merged with German, Dutch, Portuguese and Scandinavian feeds [17] [18] .

Logos

  1. REDIRECTCartoon Network (Western Europe)

References

  1. "Europe Plan By Turner". The New York Times. 9 March 1993. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Les offres d'abonnements Cartoon Network". Cartoon Network France (in French). Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  3. "FICHES CHAÎNES". Ministère de la Culture (in French). Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  4. "TNT et Cartoon Channel sur Astra, archive du mensuel". Satellite TV (in French). September 1993. Retrieved 2 May 2013..
  5. "TNT CARTOON REPASSE A L'OFFENSIVE". Le Soir (in French). 14 October 1996. Archived from the original on 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2020-05-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. "TÉLÉ: GUIDE DES 200 CHAINES. Bouquets numériques: les trois offres concurrentes". Libération (in French). 24 September 1997. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2 May 2013..
  7. AUBENAS, Florence (1995-09-02). "La rébellion des adeptes de la parabole. Les soucoupes blanches sont l'emblème d'une nouvelle génération de téléspectateurs curieux et critiques". Libération.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  8. Pierre Faviez (2010). La Télé : un destin animé (in French). Société des Ecrivains. ISBN   978-2748047264..
  9. Julie Bordenave. "Rentrée 2002 sur Cartoon network". Animeland (in French). Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014..
  10. Jerem (26 April 2012). "Cartoon Network PTE XL en France : des images". Jeuxvideo24.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 31 July 2013..
  11. "WAKFU diffusé sur Cartoon Network et BOING en France, en Espagne et en Italie" (in French). Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  12. "Après une année record, Turner kids fait le plein de nouveautés". comicsystems.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2014..
  13. "Cartoon Network / Boomerang / TCM : reprise dans 28 pays africains après accord avec StarTimes". Satellifax (in French). Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  14. "Turner France dans 28 pays africains". CB News (in French). 20 August 2014. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  15. "Cartoon Network France Rebranded Today 25th July 2016". RegularCapital: Cartoon Network International News. RegularCapital.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  16. "Cartoon Network France Rebranded Today 4th September". RegularCapital: Cartoon Network International News Blog. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  17. "Cartoon Network upravil grafiku, schéma a odbavovací signál". MediaGuru.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  18. "Cartoon Network fusiona varias de sus señales en Europa". TVLaint (in Spanish). 2024-09-17. Retrieved 2024-09-30.