Cartoonito (Western Europe)

This article is about the Western European television channel. For the brand as a whole, see Cartoonito.
Cartoonito
CountryGermany
United Kingdom[1]
Broadcast area
List
HeadquartersMunich, Germany
London, United Kingdom
Programming
Languages
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
ParentWarner Bros. Discovery EMEA
Sister channels
List
History
Launched15 January 2015; 11 years ago (2015-01-15)
(as Boomerang Nordic)
11 September 2024; 17 months ago (2024-09-11)
(as Cartoonito Western Europe)
Former namesBoomerang (2015–23)

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,[3] following the merger of Cartoonito Portugal and Cartoonito Nordic, which had been in operation since 2023.[4]

History

On 5 June 2005, Boomerang Europe was launched in English for all Europe, Middle East and Africa, including Portugal, Angola, Cape Verde and Mozambique. On 31 December 2013, the Pan-European feed was removed in Portugal due to the launch of the Portuguese feed of Cartoon Network. On 21 April 2015,[5] Boomerang in European Portuguese was launched in Angola, Cape Verde and Mozambique as a partnership with DStv and it is available on the DStv Bué and DStv Grande packages. Later, it was launched in Portugal on 26 April 2018 and it is available with Vodafone and Nowo TV operators.[6] The channel also became available on Meo on 2022.

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.[7][8] 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.[9]

Boomerang Nordic fully transformed into a 24/7 Cartoonito channel on 4 September 2023, along with its Turkey and MENA counterparts.[10]

On 11 September 2024, the channel's feed merged with Cartoonito Portugal, forming Cartoonito Western Europe.[3]

Portugal

On 21 February 2022, Cartoonito launched as a morning and afternoon block on Boomerang.[11] Boomerang Portugal would become a 24/7 Cartoonito channel on 23 March 2023.[12][13][14]

On 11 September 2024, the channel's feed merged with Cartoonito Nordic, forming Cartoonito Western Europe.[3]

Cartoonito in Spain

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

Turner Broadcasting System Europe announced on 14 June 2013 that Cartoonito and Cartoon Network would close in Spain on 30 June 2013, due to dwindling TV ratings and the pay TV crisis Spain had at that time as a consequence of the 2008 financial crisis.[15][16]

Programming

Sources:[17][18]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Company Information". Turner Broadcasting System Europe. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Unitel T+ - TV". www.uniteltmais.cv. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Cartoon Network fusiona varias de sus señales en Europa". TVLaint (in Spanish). 17 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "The Latest on New Shows, Channel Launches and More | DStv | Boomerang chega à DStv!". dstv.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Boomerang Now Available in Portugal on Vodafone And Nowo – RegularCapital". RegularCapital. 26 April 2018. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Cartoonito is coming to Boomerang Nordic!". RegularCapital. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Boomerang International News and Discussion Thread 3.0". Markus Nelis. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Změny v distribuci dětských kanálů v Lotyšsku". 23 March 2023.
  10. ^ "ROZHODNUTÍ O UDĚLENÍ LICENCE" (PDF). Rada pro rozhlasové a televizní vysílání: 6. 17 August 2023.
  11. ^ Nunes, Marta Kong (5 February 2022). "Boomerang apresenta o Cartoonito!". MHD (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Adeus Boomerang! Cartoonito é o novo irmão do Cartoon Network". Unimado (in European Portuguese). 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  13. ^ Durães, Pedro (14 March 2023). "CANAL DA WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY PARA O SEGMENTO PRÉ-ESCOLAR CHEGA A PORTUGAL". Meios & Publicidade (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Cartoonito chega às operadoras portuguesas a partir de 23 de março". DobNews (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Noticias". mundoplus.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Cartoonito Spain Final Close Down 30-06-13". YouTube. 30 June 2013.
  17. ^ "Cartoonito | TV-guide for i dag og 7 dage frem". tvtid.tv2.dk (in Danish). 30 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Programação Cartoonito para Hoje". TudoNumClick (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boomerang_(Nordic)