Cartoonito (Asian TV channel)

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Cartoonito
Country Singapore (Southeast Asia)
China (East Asia)
Broadcast area East Asia
South East Asia
Pacific Islands
Maldives
Oceania
Headquarters Singapore
Programming
Language(s) English
Chinese
Malay
Indonesian
Thai
Vietnamese (Voice-over)
Picture format 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i/480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific
Sister channels Cartoon Network Asia
Cartoon Network Philippines
CNN International
Cinemax Asia
HBO Asia
HLN
Warner TV
History
Launched
  • 1 December 2012;11 years ago (2012-12-01)(original)
  • 28 July 2023;14 months ago (2023-07-28)(relaunch)
Replaced Boomerang
Closed
  • 1 January 2015;9 years ago (2015-01-01)(original)
Links
Website cartoonito.asia

Cartoonito is the brand of two feeds that air animated series for preschoolers: Cartoonito Asia and Cartoonito Australia. Both are owned by Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific.

Contents

The original version of Cartoonito was launched on 1 December 2012, replacing Boomerang Asia. The channel would close on 1 January 2015, with Boomerang relaunched as part of the 2015 global rebrand. [1] [2]

As part of Cartoonito's 2021 relaunch, the brand returned to Asia as a block on Cartoon Network and Boomerang in March and May 2022 respectively; the block shifted to Boomerang full-time in November. On 28 June 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that Cartoonito would once again become its own channel, and the switchover from Boomerang took place on July 28. [3]

Availability

Malaysia

In Malaysia, Cartoonito broadcasts via Unifi TV plus local advertisements from the service providers.

Philippines

In the Philippines, Cartoonito broadcasts as a channel and its programming came straight from the pan-Asian feed.

Thailand

In Thailand, the pan-Asian feed was launched in 2020 on 3BB Giga TV. In May 2023, Cartoonito launched on AIS Play

Indonesia

In Indonesia, Cartoonito Asia has been broadcast on Transvision (a subsidiary of CT Corp) and IndiHome TV (Telkom Indonesia). Some programs use Indonesian languages and are in English.

Vietnam

In Vietnam, Cartoonito Asia broadcasts in Vietnamese and localized Vietnamese commercials.

South Korea

A separate South Korean television channel (Korean : 카투니토; RR : katun-ito) launched on 14 November 2015 as Boomerang. [4] It is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery Korea Ltd. and is located in Seoul. The channel rebranded as Cartoonito on 1 July 2024.

Taiwan

In Taiwan, Cartoonito broadcasts in Taiwanese Mandarin.

Oceania

A Cartoonito block was launched on July 4, 2022 on both Cartoon Network and Boomerang. [5] [6] This coincided with its Asian counterpart. [7] [8]

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