Cartoonito (European TV channel)

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Cartoonito
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HeadquartersTurner House, Great Marlborough Street, London, United Kingdom [1]
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Picture format 16:9 576i (SDTV)
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Owner Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA
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History
Launched11 September 2024;38 days ago (2024-09-11)
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Cartoonito is a pan-European children's television channel owned by the EMEA sub-division of the international division of Warner Bros. Discovery. It launched on 11 September 2024, [2] following the merger of Cartoonito Portugal and Cartoonito Nordic, which had been in operation since 2023. [3]

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History

Both Cartoonito Portugal and Cartoonito Nordic originated as blocks on Boomerang in 2022, before taking over the channel space in March and September 2023 respectively.

Nordic countries

On 19 January 2015, Boomerang Nordic applied the 2014–15 rebrand.[ citation needed ]

In January 2022, it was announced that a Cartoonito programming block would also come to Boomerang on 1 February 2022. [4] [5] Due to the channel changes from 17 April to 1 May 2023, the Czech Radio and Television Broadcasting Council also gave the green light to show the channel in Latvia. [6]

Boomerang Nordic fully transformed into a 24/7 Cartoonito channel on 4 September 2023, along with its Turkey and MENA counterparts. [7]

On 11 September 2024, the channel’s feed merged with Cartoonito Portugal, forming Cartoonito Western Europe. [8]

Portugal

On 21 February 2022, Cartoonito launched as a morning and afternoon block on Boomerang. [9] Boomerang Portugal would become a 24/7 Cartoonito channel on 23 March 2023. [10] [11] [12]

On 11 September 2024, the channel’s feed merged with Cartoonito Nordic, forming Cartoonito Western Europe. [8]

Programming

Sources: [13] [14]

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Cartoon Network fusiona varias de sus señales en Europa". TVLaint (in Spanish). 17 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  3. ↑ Szalai, Georg (4 September 2023). "Warner Bros. Discovery's Boomerang Rebrands to Cartoonito in Nordics, Turkey, Middle East and North Africa". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Cartoonito is coming to Boomerang Nordic!". RegularCapital. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Boomerang International News and Discussion Thread 3.0". Markus Nelis. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Změny v distribuci dětských kanálů v Lotyšsku". 23 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "ROZHODNUTÍ O UDĚLENÍ LICENCE" (PDF). rada pro rozhlasové a televizní vysílání: 6. 17 August 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Cartoon Network fusiona varias de sus señales en Europa". TVLaint (in Spanish). 17 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  9. ↑ Nunes, Marta Kong (5 February 2022). "Boomerang apresenta o Cartoonito!". MHD (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Adeus Boomerang! Cartoonito é o novo irmão do Cartoon Network". Unimado (in European Portuguese). 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  11. ↑ Durães, Pedro (14 March 2023). "CANAL DA WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY PARA O SEGMENTO PRÉ-ESCOLAR CHEGA A PORTUGAL". Meios & Publicidade (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "Cartoonito chega às operadoras portuguesas a partir de 23 de março". DobNews (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "Cartoonito | TV-guide for i dag og 7 dage frem". tvtid.tv2.dk (in Danish). 30 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  14. ↑ "Programação Cartoonito para Hoje". TudoNumClick (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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