Cartoon Network (German TV channel)

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Cartoon Network
Country Germany
Broadcast area Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Liechtenstein
South Tyrol
Luxembourg
Headquarters Munich, Germany
Programming
Language(s) German
English
Picture format 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA
Sister channels Warner TV Comedy
Warner TV Serie
Warner TV Film
Cartoonito
CNN International
History
Launched17 September 1993 (1993-09-17)(as Cartoon Network Europe)
3 September 2005;19 years ago (2005-09-03)(as a block on Kabel eins)
5 December 2006;17 years ago (2006-12-05)(as an independent channel)
Replaced Cartoon Network Europe
ClosedDecember 2013;10 years ago (2013-12)(as a block on Kabel eins)
25 September 2024;2 months ago (2024-09-25)(as a channel)
Replaced by Cartoon Network (Western Europe)
Links
Website www.cartoonnetwork.de

Cartoon Network was a German pay television channel which primarily broadcasts cartoons. It is based in Munich and is available in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

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Broadcasting

In August 2013, SES Platform Services (later MX1, now part of SES Video) won an international tender by Turner Broadcasting System to provide playout services for Cartoon Network, Boomerang, glitz*, TNT Film and TNT Serie (in both SD and HD) for the German-speaking market, digitization of existing Turner content, and playout for Turner on-demand and catch-up services in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Benelux region, from November 2013. [1]

M7 Group's Kabelkiosk stopped broadcasting of Cartoon Network on 1 March 2017.

History

Cartoon Network launched in Germany on 3 September 2005 as a Saturday morning programming block on kabel eins. In December 2013 kabel eins cancelled the programming block. [2] In June 2006, a German version of Boomerang was launched; this was followed by the simultaneous launch of Cartoon Network Germany as a 24-hour channel and TCM Germany on 5 December 2006. [3] On 1 September 2016, Cartoon Network Germany re-branded using graphics from the Check It 4.0 branding package. [4]

Logo used from 5 December 2006 to 25 November 2010. Cartoon Network logo (2004-2010).svg
Logo used from 5 December 2006 to 25 November 2010.

On 25 September 2024, Cartoon Network Germany merged with the French, Dutch, Portuguese and Scandinavian feeds. [5]

Programming

Final

Source: [6]

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References

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  2. "Kabel eins beendet samstäglichen Zeichentrickblock" (in German). TV Wunschliste. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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  4. "Cartoon Network Germany And Cartoon Network Poland Rebranded To Check It 4.0 Today". RegularCapital: Cartoon Network International News. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  5. "Cartoon Network fusiona varias de sus señales en Europa". TVLaint (in Spanish). 2024-09-17. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
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