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Cartoon Network (Central and Eastern Europe)

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Cartoon Network
CountryHungary[1]
Romania[2]
Broadcast area
List
    • Albania
    • Armenia
    • Azerbaijan
    • Belarus
    • Bulgaria
    • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • Croatia
    • Czech Republic
    • Estonia
    • Georgia
    • Hungary
    • Kazakhstan
    • Kyrgyzstan
    • Latvia (2009-2023)
    • Lithuania
    • Moldova
    • Montenegro
    • North Macedonia
    • Poland
    • Romania
    • Serbia
    • Slovakia
    • Slovenia
    • Ukraine
    • Uzbekistan
NetworkCartoon Network
Headquarters1117Budapest, Hungary u. 8–10.[3]
Bucharest, Romania[4]
Warsaw, Poland
Prague, Czech Republic[5]
Programming
Language(s)
List
    • Bulgarian
    • Croatian (continuity and bumpers in English)
    • Czech
    • English
    • Hungarian
    • Polish
    • Romanian
    • Russian
    • Serbian (continuity and bumpers in English)
    • Slovene (continuity and bumpers in English)
Picture format1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)[6]
Ownership
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery EMEA
Sister channels
History
Launched2008; 16 years ago (2008)
Links
Website

Cartoon Network is a European pay television channel broadcast in the Baltic States (except for Latvia), Bulgaria, CIS (except for Russia), Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia. It launched on 1 October 2008 as a separate feed from the Polish feed, and is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery under its International division.

History

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Before the launch of the channel, Hungary, Romania and Moldova received the Polish feed of Cartoon Network on 30 September 2002, broadcasting in Polish, Hungarian, Romanian and English.

On 4 January 2008, the channel started broadcasting 24 hours a day in Romania.[7] Initially only TV provider Dolce offered the 24h feed. A CEE feed specifically for Romania and Hungary was launched, replacing Cartoon Network Poland on 1 October 2008.

On 1 April 2015, the channel started broadcasting 24 hours a day in Hungary.

Czechia and Slovakia used to receive this feed in English. However, on 20 September 2017, a Czech audio track was added to the channel in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.[8] That same year, on 20 October, Cartoon Network started broadcasting 24 hours a day on all providers in Romania, following the end of timesharing with TNT (now known as Warner TV).

On 26 February 2018, the channel launched a high-definition feed.[9] Later, on 15 October, Cartoon Network changed its aspect ratio from 4:3 to 16:9.[citation needed]

Poland

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Main article: Cartoon Network (Polish TV channel)

Cartoon Network Poland was launched on 1 June 1998 replacing Cartoon Network Europe.

On 30 September 2002, the channel began airing in Hungary and Romania, thus sharing its video feed with those countries while adding two additional audio tracks in Hungarian and Romanian.

On 1 March 2007, Cartoon Network Poland started broadcasting 24 hours a day. On 1 October 2008, a separate feed of Cartoon Network was created for Hungary and Romania, while the two additional audio tracks that were previously to the channel added in September 2002 were moved there. Both feeds are transmitted from Warsaw. The channel also carried a Toonami programming block between 2002 and 2006.[10][11]

On 14 October 2015, Cartoon Network launched in HD.[12]

On 1 September 2016, Cartoon Network Poland rebranded using Check It 4.0 package.[13] On 15 June 2018 between at 10:00 PM and 11:59 PM, Cartoon Network Poland aires Cartoon Network Classics for the first time.[14]

On 1 January 2021, Cartoon Network Poland began airing with the Czech license from RRTV.

On 2 September 2024, Cartoon Network Poland started sharing schedule with the CEE and RSEE feed, which was followed by the merger of these feeds on 18 September.[15]

Programming

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  • The Amazing World Of Gumball (2011-Now)
  • Teen Titans Go! (2013-Now)
  • Craig Of The Creek (2018-Now)
  • We Baby Bears (2022-Now)
  • Total DramaRama (2019-Now)
  • Jellystone! (2021-Now)
  • The Heroic Quest Of The Valiant Prince Ivandoe (2023-Now)
  • Lego Ninjago: Dragons of Rising (2023-Now)
  • Looney Tunes Cartoons (2022-Now)
  • New Looney Tunes (2020-Now)

Previous programming

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  • Jade Armor (March 2023-July 2023)
  • Regular Show (2011-2024)
  • Grizzy And The Lemmings (2020-2024)
  • Uncle Grandpa (2014-2023)
  • Mr.Bean (2018-2023)
  • The Tom And Jerry Show (2017-2023)

References

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  1. ^ "Turner Broadcasting System Magyarország Kft". Cegfurkesz.hu. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  2. ^ "SC TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM ROMANIA SRL" (in Romanian). Firme.info. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Turner Broadcasting System Magyarország Kft". Cegfurkesz.hu. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  4. ^ "SC TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM ROMANIA SRL" (in Romanian). Firme.info. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Szczegóły nadawcy".
  6. ^ "Widescreen Archives". RegularCapital. 26 March 2019. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  7. ^ "TCM and Cartoon Network broadcasting 24h starting January 4th, 2008". Dolce Romania. Archived from the original on 6 January 2008.
  8. ^ "Cartoon Network Czech soundtrack launches tomorrow 20th September 2017". RegularCapital: Cartoon Network International News. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Cartoon Network CEE in Czech Republic now available in HD". RegularCapital: Cartoon Network International News. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Cartoon Network's Mag Masters Poland". Animation World Network. 7 January 2000. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  11. ^ "Turner expands Polish offer". Broadband TV News. 20 January 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  12. ^ "Cartoon Network HD rozpoczął nadawanie w Polsce".
  13. ^ "Cartoon Network Germany And Cartoon Network Poland Rebranded To Check It 4.0 On Feb 2 it changed the DOG (logo)Today". RegularCapital: Cartoon Network International News. September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  14. ^ fdb.pl. "Kultowe kreskówki wracają do Cartoon Network". fdb.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Cartoon Network Poland switching to the new CN CEE feed (06:00 CET, September 18th, 2024)". YouTube. narq. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
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