Cartoonito (Spanish TV channel)

Cartoonito

Country	United Kingdom
Broadcast area	Spain Andorra
Headquarters	160 Old Street, London, England, United Kingdom
Programming
Language(s)	Spanish English
Picture format	4:3 SDTV
Ownership
Owner	Turner Broadcasting System España
Sister channels	Cartoon Network
History
Launched	1 September 2011;13 years ago (2011-09-01)
Replaced	Boomerang
Closed	30 June 2013;12 years ago (2013-06-30)

Cartoonito was a British-managed Spanish pay television channel which was launched on 1 September 2011, replacing the Spanish version of Boomerang. The channel closed on 30 June 2013, due to declining ratings and the pay TV crisis in Spain. ^[1]

History

Launch

Cartoonito launched in Spain as a 24-hour channel on 1 September 2011, replacing the Spanish version of Boomerang, as part of Turner Broadcasting System EMEA plans to expand the Cartoonito brand across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Closure

Turner Broadcasting System Europe announced on 14 June 2013, that Cartoonito and Cartoon Network would close in Spain on 30 June 2013, due to declining ratings and the pay TV crisis in Spain, which was a result of complications from the 2008 financial crisis. ^[2]

Shortly before midnight on 1 July 2013, Cartoonito closed in Spain with its last programme being an episode of the CGI version of Bananas in Pajamas . The channel than displayed a filler, and after a few minutes, each operator that distributed the signal replaced it with an information screen informing customers that the channel had shut down in Spain. ^[3]

References

1. Roy, John. "For more info" . Retrieved 28 June 2021.
2. "Noticias". mundoplus.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-29.
3. "Cartoonito Spain Final Close Down 30-06-13". YouTube . 30 June 2013.