Toonami (Asian TV channel)

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Toonami
Toonami Asia logo.png
Toonami's official logo in Asia
Broadcast area Southeast Asia
Programming
Picture format 16:9 (576i, SDTV)
16:9 (1080i, HDTV)
Ownership
Owner Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc.
(Time Warner, Inc.)
Sister channels Cartoon Network
Boomerang
History
Launched1 December 2012 (2012-12-01)
Replaced Boomerang (original version)
Closed2016 (Malaysia, ABNXcess) 31 March 2018 (2018-03-31)
Links
Website www.toonamiasia.com

Toonami was a Southeast Asian television channel that was launched on 1 December 2012. [1] [2] It was operated and distributed in Asia by Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc., [3] a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. It was named after the programming block seen in the U.S, [4] using the logo introduced in 2004 but with different branded promos.[ citation needed ]

The channel ceased operations on 31 March 2018, after which the channel space created in 2005 by the original version of Boomerang ceased to exist. [5]

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References

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