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Cartoonito (European TV channel)

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Cartoonito
Country
Broadcast area
HeadquartersTurner House, Great Marlborough Street, London, United Kingdom[1]
Programming
Language(s)
Picture format16:9 576i (SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery EMEA
Sister channels
History
Launched11 September 2024; 19 days ago (2024-09-11)
Links
Website

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

History

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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.

Portugal

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On 21 February 2022, Cartoonito launched as a morning and afternoon block on Boomerang.[4] Boomerang Portugal would become a 24/7 Cartoonito channel on 23 March 2023.[5][6][7]

Nordic countries

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In January 2022, it was announced that a Cartoonito programming block would also come to Boomerang on 1 February 2022.[8][9] Boomerang Nordic fully transformed into a 24/7 Cartoonito channel on 4 September 2023, along with its Turkey and MENA counterparts.[10]

Programming

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Sources:[11][12]

Original programming

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cartoon Network (Nordic)". Ofcom. 7 December 2004. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Cartoon Network fusiona varias de sus señales en Europa". TVLaint (in Spanish). 2024-09-17. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Nunes, Marta Kong (2022-02-05). "Boomerang apresenta o Cartoonito!". MHD (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  5. ^ "Adeus Boomerang! Cartoonito é o novo irmão do Cartoon Network". Unimado (in European Portuguese). 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  6. ^ Durães, Pedro (2023-03-14). "CANAL DA WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY PARA O SEGMENTO PRÉ-ESCOLAR CHEGA A PORTUGAL". Meios & Publicidade (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  7. ^ "Cartoonito chega às operadoras portuguesas a partir de 23 de março". DobNews (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  8. ^ "Cartoonito is coming to Boomerang Nordic!". RegularCapital. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  9. ^ "Boomerang International News and Discussion Thread 3.0". Markus Nelis. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  10. ^ "ROZHODNUTÍ O UDĚLENÍ LICENCE" (PDF). rada pro rozhlasové a televizní vysílání: 6. August 17, 2023.
  11. ^ "Cartoonito | TV-guide for i dag og 7 dage frem". tvtid.tv2.dk (in Danish). 2024-09-30. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  12. ^ "Programação Cartoonito para Hoje". TudoNumClick (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-09-30.
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