Cartoonito was a Nordic/Scandinavian children's television channel owned by the EMEA sub-division of the international division of Warner Bros. Discovery. Cartoonito was previously the feed of Boomerang, until it relaunched in 2023.[2]
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Headquarters | Turner 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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Launched | 30 September 2010 19 January 2015 (relaunch) | (original)
Closed | 11 September 2024 |
Replaced by | Cartoonito Europe |
Former names | Boomerang (2015–23) |
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Website |
History
editBeginnings as Boomerang
editIn late 2005, Turner Broadcasting System Europe reported that they had intended to launch Boomerang in the Nordic region. They had also applied to broadcast it in the Swedish digital terrestrial network in the fall of that year.[3] Boomerang was, however, not granted a license by the Swedish government at the time.
On 15 September 2009, Boomerang was an evening block on Cartoon Network. On 30 September 2010, it was launched as a channel on Viasat's satellite platform, with the block closing the day before.[4] The channel launched on 1 April 2011 from the Canal Digital platform.[5] Boomerang had previously been offered as a programming block on Cartoon Network.
Relaunch and transition as Cartoonito
editOn 19 January 2015, Boomerang Nordic applied the 2014–15 rebrand.
In January 2022, it was announced that a Cartoonito programming block would also come to Boomerang's Nordic countries on 1 February 2022.[6][7]
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.[8]
Boomerang fully transformed into a 24/7 Cartoonito channel on 4 September 2023, along with its Turkey and MENA counterparts.[9]
On 11 September 2024, the channel’s feed merged with Cartoonito Portugal, forming Cartoonito Europe.[10]
Programming
editSource:[11]
Current programming
editOriginal programming
edit- Batwheels
- Bugs Bunny Builders
- Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
- Looney Tunes Cartoons
- New Looney Tunes
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
- The Looney Tunes Show
- The Tom and Jerry Show (2014 TV series)
- Tom and Jerry in New York
- Tom and Jerry Tales
- What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Acquired programming
edit- Grizzy & the Lemmings
- Lucas the Spider
- Masha and the Bear
- Mighty Mike
- Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
- Moley
- Mush-Mush & the Mushables
- Pocoyo
- Thomas & Friends
- Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go
Former programming (as Boomerang)
edit- 2 Stupid Dogs[12]
- The Addams Family[13]
- The Adventures of Chuck and Friends
- The Adventures of Puss in Boots
- Alice and Lewis
- Baby Looney Tunes
- Bananas in Pyjamas
- Ben 10 (2016)
- Bunnicula
- Camp Lazlo[14]
- City of Friends[15]
- Cocomelon
- Cow and Chicken[13]
- Curious George
- Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines[13]
- Dexter's Laboratory[14]
- Droopy, Master Detective[13]
- Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz
- Duck Dodgers[14]
- Firehouse Tales
- The Flintstones[14]
- Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends[12]
- The Garfield Show[14]
- The Happos Family
- Hong Kong Phooey[14]
- I Am Weasel
- Inspector Gadget (2015)
- Jelly Jamm
- The Jetsons[14]
- Johnny Bravo[14]
- The Jungle Bunch
- Kingdom Force
- Lamput
- LazyTown
- Looney Tunes[13]
- The Koala Brothers[13]
- Mike, Lu & Og[13]
- My Knight and Me
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
- The Owl & Co
- Pound Puppies (2010)
- A Pup Named Scooby-Doo[13]
- Puppy in My Pocket: Adventures in Pocketville
- The Scooby-Doo Show
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You![13]
- Shaun the Sheep
- Sheep in the Big City[13]
- The Smurfs
- Squirrel Boy[12]
- The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries[14]
- Taffy
- Time Squad[13]
- Tom and Jerry[13]
- Tom & Jerry Kids
- Top Cat[14]
- Wacky Races (2017)
- What a Cartoon!
- Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Cartoon Network (Nordic)". Ofcom. 7 December 2004. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ Szalai, Georg (2023-09-04). "Warner Bros. Discovery's Boomerang Rebrands to Cartoonito in Nordics, Turkey, Middle East and North Africa". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- ^ "34 ansökningar för digital marksänd TV" (Press release). SwedishRadio and TV Authority. 4 October 2005. Archived from the original on 13 April 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2008.
- ^ "Boomerang thrown into Viasat". Broadband TV News. 30 September 2010.
- ^ "NYHET! Boomerang – en helt ny barnekanal". Canal Digital. Retrieved 10 March 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cartoonito is coming to Boomerang Nordic!". RegularCapital. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "Boomerang International News and Discussion Thread 3.0". Markus Nelis. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "Změny v distribuci dětských kanálů v Lotyšsku". 23 March 2023.
- ^ "ROZHODNUTÍ O UDĚLENÍ LICENCE" (PDF). rada pro rozhlasové a televizní vysílání: 6. August 17, 2023.
- ^ "Cartoon Network fusiona varias de sus señales en Europa". TVLaint (in Spanish). 2024-09-17. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "Boomerang | TV-guide for i dag og 7 dage frem". tvtid.tv2.dk (in Danish). 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ^ a b c "boomerangtv.se/tv-guide". Archived from the original on 2012-08-15. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Vad kan man se? | Barn-tv-tablå | Boomerang". 2010-12-29. Archived from the original on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Serier | Spel, videoklipp och nedladdningar | Boomerang". 2010-08-12. Archived from the original on 2010-08-12. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ "Vad kan man se? | Barn-tv-tablå | Boomerang". 2014-01-08. Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2022-08-01.