Cartoon Network (Italian TV channel)

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Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network
CountryItaly
San Marino
Vatican City
Switzerland
Programming
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
576i (SDTV 16:9, +1 timeshift channel)
Ownership
OwnerWarnerMedia International
Sister channelsBoomerang
Boing
Cartoonito
History
Launched17 September 1993; 28 years ago (1993-09-17) (as part of Cartoon Network Europe)
31 July 1996; 25 years ago (1996-07-31) (as separate feed)
Links
Websitecartoonnetwork.it
Availability
Cable
UPC (Ticino)Channel 79 (HD)
UPC (Romandy and Deutschswizz)Channel 579 (HD)
Satellite
Sky ItaliaChannel 607 (HD)
Channel 608 (+1)
Streaming media
Sky GoCartoon Network HD
NowCartoon Network HD

Cartoon Network is the Italian version of the U.S. television channel, available on Sky Italia and UPC Switzerland. It is owned by AT&T's WarnerMedia under its International division, and primarily airs animated series. The channel was originally launched as part of the larger pan-European feed back in September 1993.

History[]

Cartoon Network Italian feed started broadcasting on 31 July 1996 on the Italian satellite pay TV platform , and it later began available also on Stream TV's cable and satellite bouquet.[1]

On 31 July 2003 it became exclusively available on Sky Italia, born after the two previous pay TV providers merger.[2] On this day, the +1 timeshift channel started broadcasting.

On 13 September 2006 the channel rebranded to the Wave era along with a new logo.

On 8 December 2008 the channel became available on Mediaset Premium.

The channel rebranded again on 29 November 2010 to the CHECK it. era, with the new slogan Ce N'è..[3]

On 28 November 2016 an HD feed began transmitting exclusively on Sky Italia.

On 1 June 2018 the channel closed on Mediaset Premium.

On 1 May 2020 the channel became available on Now, replacing Disney Channel following its closedown.

On 15 December 2020 Cartoon Network SD feed closed, becoming thus only available in HD. However, its +1 timeshift channel is still only available in SD.

Logos[]

  • 31 July 1996 - 11 September 2006

  • 11 September 2006 - 29 November 2010

  • From 29 November 2010

Cartoon Network +1[]

Cartoon Network +1 is a 1 hour timeshift channel of Cartoon Network launched on 31 July 2003, used also as a channel to air temporary special programmings.

From 4 to 12 February 2017 Cartoon Network +1, along with the British version, became Cartoon Network Lego' Days, airing only LEGO series and movies. This schedule got repeated from 27 October to 4 November 2018 and from 18 to 27 October 2019.[4]

From 4 to 14 March 2021 the channel became a We Bare Bears channel, airing only the We Bare Bears series and movie.[5]

Current schedule[]

Series currently on schedule[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Cartoon Network" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Corriere della Sera – Dalla Ue il via libera alla fusione Stream-Telepiù". www.corriere.it. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. ^ Cartoon Network Italia – Lancio nuova grafica e logo (29/11/2010 ore 20:00) 10 ANNI DOPO, archived from the original on 15 December 2021, retrieved 17 March 2021
  4. ^ "Cartoon Network LEGO Days: dal 4 al 12 Febbraio sul canale 608 di Sky". Cinematographe.it (in Italian). 1 February 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  5. ^ Vega, Valerio (1 March 2021). "Siamo Solo Orsi Channel – Su Cartoon Network+1 dal 4 al 14 marzo". Nerdream.it (in Italian). Retrieved 17 March 2021.

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