List of international Cartoon Network channels
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Since the inception of Cartoon Network and its sister network Boomerang, WarnerMedia has set up international feeds of both networks.
Cartoon Network[]
Background[]
Cartoon Network Europe, a pan-European English feed, was launched in 1993.[1] Spanish, Swedish, Danish, French, Italian, and Norwegian audio tracks were added in 1994. The network's Dutch feed was launched in 1997. Another feed launched in 1998, which aired in France, Italy and Spain. The pan-European feed kept airing in the other parts of Europe. The network's Italian feed became independent a few months later after the launch of the French channel,[citation needed] while the Spanish and French feeds were split in 1999.[2][3] A Polish feed launched a year earlier, in 1998.[4]
On September 17, 1993, some Russian cities began receiving Cartoon Network Europe through broadcasts from the Astra satellite.[5][6] The channel broadcast in English. Since July 1, 1996, the channel has been available from the Panamsat 4 satellite in the territories of Southern Russia and Ukraine, in the Asian republics of the former USSR.[7] In 1997, the channel's distributor in the CIS became - «Chello Zone».[8][9][10] In the same year, the channel was partially dubbed into Russian.[11] In 1998, the channel began broadcasting on the territories of Belarus and Ukraine, the Baltic states and the North-West of Russia from the Astra 1G satellite. Broadcasting was 16 hours a day, from 8:00 to 0:00 MSK.,[12] at night, the channel was rebroadcast «Turner Classic Movies Europe» (TCM Europe). In November 1999, the channel became available on the platform NTV Plus and other cable networks, broadcasting from the Sirius 2 satellite.[13]
In 1999, the network's British feed officially split off from the pan-European version.[1] This followed after the shared transponder analogue feed on Astra 1C became scrambled with VideoCrypt and the short-lived British version of TNT was launched.[citation needed]
A Nordic feed was launched in 2000,[14] broadcasting in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and English. This also became available in Iceland and Finland.[citation needed] The Dutch Cartoon Network closed down in 2001. It was replaced with the pan-European feed in 2001. A Dutch audio track was simultaneously added. Greek subtitles became available the same year.[citation needed] The Polish feed branched into separate ones for Romania and Hungary in 2002.[15] A German feed was launched on 2006.[16] A Turkish feed was added in 2008.[17]
In April 2005, Cartoon Network Europe it was completely dubbed into Russian.[18][19]
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 added to Cartoon Network Poland in 2002.Czech Republic used to receive this feed in English.[citation needed].
On October 1, 2009, the channel was launched - Cartoon Network (Russia), broadcasting in the countries of CIS and South-Eastern Europe[20]
The network's Arabic feed launched in 2010.[21] This is the only EMEA-marketed feed not broadcast in English. On 17 November 2010, the Dutch feed relaunched and started broadcasting 24 hours a day and with a new logo. All programs and ads air in Dutch.[22] The Spanish feed shut down in 2013, together with the Spanish Cartoonito. This market can still watch Cartoon Network on Boing,[23] The African Portuguese feed was launched in 2013 in Angola and Mozambique. It launched in Portugal in the same year.[24]
As of 2015, the ex pan-European feed still airs in the Greek part of Cyprus; it is also one of the four feeds available in the Middle East and Africa (the other ones being the Arabic, French, and Portuguese feeds). This pan-European feed broadcasts in English, while Greek subtitles are available. All other European countries have their own local feed.[citation needed]
In 2017, the Central and Eastern European feed added a Czech-language audio track for its audience in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, replacing the English-muted track.[25]
Channels[]
Region(s) | Launch date | Language(s) | Coverage and availability notes |
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United States | 1 October 1992 | English Latin American Spanish (on SAP) |
From Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
India | 1 May 1995 | Hindi Tamil Telugu English |
From Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Middle East and North Africa | 17 September 1993 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe; via pay TV) 1 July 2016 (relaunched as an independent feed specific for the MENA region; via pay TV) |
English and Arabic | From Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
10 October 2010 (as an independent concurrent feed; via free-to-air TV) | Arabic | ||
1 April 2016 (a Hindi language channel feed; via subscription TV) | Hindi | ||
Europe, Middle East and Africa | 17 September 1993 | English and Greek | From London, England |
South Atlantic | 30 April 1993 (as part of the Latin American feed) | Latin American Spanish and English (translated continuity on SAP) | From Buenos Aires, Argentina |
2002 (as an autonomous feed within the Latin American variant of the channel) | |||
Australia and New Zealand | 3 October 1995 | English | From Sydney, Australia |
Brazil | 30 April 1993 (as part of the Latin American feed) | Brazilian Portuguese and English (translated continuity on SAP) | From Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
October 1996 (as an independent feed) | |||
Canada | 4 July 2012 | English | From Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Central and Eastern Europe | 30 September 2002 | Romanian, Hungarian and Czech | From Munich, Germany |
Pacific | 30 April 1993 (as part of the Latin American feed) | Latin American Spanish and English (translated continuity on SAP) | From Buenos Aires, Argentina |
1 June 2015 (as an autonomous feed within the Latin American variant of the channel) | |||
North Atlantic | 30 April 1993 (as part of the Latin American feed) | Latin American Spanish and English (translated continuity on SAP) | From Buenos Aires, Argentina |
1 June 2015 (as an autonomous feed within the Latin American variant of the channel) | |||
France | 17 September 1993 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe) | French and English | From Paris, France |
23 August 1999 (as an independent feed) | |||
Germany | 17 September 1993 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe, in English) | German and English | From Munich, Germany |
3 September 2005 (as an independent feed) | |||
Israel | Used to air as an official channel by the Europe wing between the years 2000-2010. The official channel was shut down in 2005 on HOT and in 2010 on YES. Returned as a programming block on Arutz HaYeladim between the years 2011-2019. The content of the channel used to be on Cellcom between the years 2015-2018, then moved back to YES in 2019. | English, Hebrew | Airs as a VOD Streaming Channel on YES. |
Italy | 17 September 1993 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe) | Italian and English | From Milan, Italy |
31 July 1996 (as an independent feed) | |||
Japan | 1 September 1997 | Japanese and English | From Tokyo, Japan |
Latin America | 30 April 1993 | Latin American Spanish and English (translated continuity on SAP) | From Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Mexico | 30 April 1993 (as part of the Latin American feed); | Latin American Spanish and English (translated continuity on SAP) | From Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
1999 (as an autonomous feed within the Latin American variant of the channel) | |||
Netherlands | 17 September 1993 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe, in English) | Dutch and English | From Munich, Germany |
12 July 1997 (as an independent feed) | |||
1 August 2001 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe, in Dutch and English) | |||
17 November 2010 (as an independent feed) | |||
Nordic | 17 September 1993 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe) | Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English | From London, England |
1 January 2000 (as an independent feed) | |||
Pakistan | 2 April 2004 | Urdu and English | From Karachi, Pakistan |
Philippines | 6 June 1995 | English | From Singapore, Jakarta, Bangkok |
Poland | 17 September 1993 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe, in English) | Polish and English | From Munich, Germany |
1 September 1998 (as an independent feed) | |||
Portugal | 17 September 1993 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe, in English) | European Portuguese and English | From London, England |
3 December 2013 (as an independent feed) | |||
CIS | 17 September 1993 (Cartoon Network Europe) | Russian and English | From London, England |
1 October 2009 (Cartoon Network Russia) | Russian, English and Bulgarian | From Munich, Germany | |
Southeastern Europe | 1 October 2009 | Russian, English and Bulgarian | From Munich, Germany |
South Korea | 11 November 2006 | Korean | From Seoul, South Korea |
Southeast Asia | 6 October 1994 | English, Thai, Mandarin, Indonesian and Malay | From Singapore and Jakarta |
Indonesia | 12 April 1995 | English and Indonesian | From Singapore and Jakarta |
Spain | 4 March 1994 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe) | European Spanish and English | From London, England |
23 August 1999 (as an independent feed) | |||
3 December 2013 (as a weekend afternoon block on Boing) | |||
Taiwan | 1 January 1995 | Mandarin and English | From Taipei City, Taiwan |
Turkey | 28 January 2008 | Turkish and English | From Istanbul, Turkey |
United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta | 17 September 1993 | English | From London, England |
Vietnam | April 2014 | Vietnamese | From Singapore and Jakarta |
Adult Swim[]
Channel name | Launch date | End date | Coverage and availability notes |
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United States | September 2, 2001 | Available as a block in America on Cartoon Network. | |
Adult Swim (Russia) | April 1, 2007 | Available as a block in Russia on 2x2 channel. | |
Adult Swim (Canada) | July 4, 2012 (as a block on Cartoon Network); April 1, 2019 (as an independent channel) | March 3, 2019 (as a block on Cartoon Network) | Canadian channel (24/7) |
Adult Swim (France) | March 4, 2011 (as a block on Cartoon Network); July 24, 2019 (as a block on Toonami) | 2015 (as a block on Cartoon Network) | Airs from 11pm-2am on Toonami. |
Adult Swim (UK, Ireland & Switzerland) | July 8, 2006 (as a block on Bravo); June 5, 2010 (as a block on FX/Fox); January 4, 2012 (as a block on TCM); November 2016 (as a block on TruTV); February 15, 2019 (as a block on E4) | July 7, 2008 (as a block on Bravo); August 2013 (as a block on TCM); December 2016 (as a block on TruTV); September 2017 (as a block on FX/Fox) | Available as a block on E4. |
Adult Swim (Germany) | January 28, 2009 (as a block on TNT Serie); 2016 (as a block on TNT Comedy) | 2016 (as a block on TNT Serie) | Available as a block on TNT Comedy. |
Adult Swim (Australia & New Zealand) | 2005 (original), 2016 (relaunch) | 2007 (original), 2019 (relaunch) | Available as a block on Cartoon Network (Australia). |
Adult Swim (Latin America) | October 7, 2005 (as a block on Cartoon Network); November 19, 2007 (as a block on I.Sat); November 3, 2014 (as a block on TBS); May 2, 2020 (as a block on Warner TV) | 2007 (as a block on Cartoon Network); 2020 (as a block on TBS); April 16, 2020 (as a block on I.Sat) | Available as a block on Warner TV. |
Boomerang[]
Region(s) | Launch date | Language(s) | Coverage and availability notes |
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United States | 8 December 1992 (block on Cartoon Network); 1 April 2000 (channel) | English (Spanish with SAP) | From Atlanta, Georgia and Los Angeles, California, United States |
Australia and New Zealand | April 2001 (block on Cartoon Network Australia and New Zealand); March 2004 (channel) | English | From Sydney, Australia |
Central and Eastern Europe | 12 October 2011 | English, Polish, Romanian, Hungarian, Russian, Bulgarian and German | From Munich, Germany |
Middle East and Africa | 5 June 2005 | English, Turkish, Arabic and Greek | From London, England |
France | 23 April 2003 | French and English | From Paris, France |
Germany | 1 June 2006 to 1 October 2018 Closedown (and replace date by Boomerang Central and
Eastern Europe) |
German and English | From Munich, Germany |
Italy | 31 July 2003 | Italian and English | From Rome, Italy |
Japan[26] | January 2018 | Japanese | From Tokyo, Japan |
Latin America | 8 November 1998 (block); 2 July 2001 (channel) | Spanish, English, and Brazilian Portuguese | From Buenos Aires, Argentina;
Santiago, Chile; São Paulo, Brasil; and Mexico City |
Netherlands | 10 October 2005 | Dutch | From Munich, Germany |
Nordic | 15 September 2009 (as a block); 30 September 2010 (as a channel) | English, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish | From London, England |
Portugal | 21 April 2015 | Portuguese and English | From Lisboa, Portugal |
South Korea | 14 November 2015 | Korean | From Seoul, South Korea |
Southeast Asia | 5 September 2005; 1 January 2015 (relaunch) | English | From Singapore and Jakarta |
Spain | 2004-2011 | English, Spanish | From London, England |
Taiwan | 14 November 2016 | Mandarin | From Taipei City, Taiwan |
Thailand | 14 August 2013 | Thai | From Bangkok, Thailand |
Turkey | 23 April 2016 | Turkish | From Istanbul, Turkey |
UK, Ireland & Malta | 27 May 2000 | English | From London, England |
Boing[]
Region(s) | Launch date | Language |
---|---|---|
Italy | 20 November 2004 | Italian |
Africa | 30 May 2015 | English |
Spain | 1 September 2010 | Spanish |
France | 8 April 2010 | French |
Cartoonito[]
Regions | Launch date | End date | Language | Coverage and availability notes |
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United States | Fall 2021 | English | Will be available as a block on Cartoon Network in Fall 2021 | |
Middle East and North Africa | 4 September 2011 (as Cartoon Network Arabic block) | Arabic[27] | From Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
Central and Eastern Europe | 12 October 2011 | 1 January 2014 (as Boomerang CEE block) | English, Polish, Romanian, Hungarian, Russian and Bulgarian | From Munich, Germany |
France | 3 September 2011 (as Boing block) | 5 July 2013 | French | From Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
Southeast Asia | 1 December 2012 | 1 January 2015 | English | From Singapore and Jakarta |
UK, Ireland & Malta | 4 September 2006 | English | From London, England | |
Italy | 22 August 2011 | Italian | From Rome, Italy | |
Spain | 1 September 2011 | 30 June 2013 | English, Spanish | From London, England |
Toonami[]
Region(s) | Launch date | End date | Language | Coverage and availability notes |
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United States | 1997 (original), 2012 (relaunch) | 2008 (original) | English | Available as a block on Cartoon Network, at 12am-3:30am ET/PT on Saturdays. |
France | 11 February 2016 | French | From Paris, France | |
Southeast Asia | 1 December 2012 | 31 March 2018 | English, Thai, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Indonesian and Malay | From Singapore |
Africa[28] | 1 June 2017 | English | From London, England | |
UK, Ireland & Malta | 28 September 2003 | 24 May 2007 | English | From London, England |
Other channels[]
Channel name | Launch date | End date | Coverage and availability notes |
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Pogo TV | 1 January 2004 | Indian channel; available as a block in Pakistan | |
Cartoon Network UK +1 | 20 June 1999 (original), 1 April 2014 (relaunch) | 24 April 2006 | Timeshift channel. Replaced by Cartoon Network Too and subsequently Cartoonito and TCM 2 until the latter block closed; from London, England |
Boomerang UK +1 | Timeshift channel | ||
Cartoon Network Italy +1 | Timeshift channel | ||
Boomerang Italy +1 | Timeshift channel | ||
Cartoon Network Arabic +2 | 30 June 2014 | 1 January 2016 | Timeshift channel |
Cartoon Network Too | 24 April 2006 | 1 April 2014 | British channel merged with Toonami (UK & Ireland), from London, England, and replaced by Cartoon Network +1 |
CNX | 14 October 2002 | 7 September 2003 | Replaced by Toonami UK; from London, England |
Tooncast | 1 December 2008 | Latin American channel |
In Italy, pop-up channels occasionally replaces Cartoon Network +1 and Boomerang +1, like Cartoon Network Lego Days, Boomerang Looney Tunes and Tom & Jerry Channel. In July 2018, Cartoon Network +1 UK became temporarily Ben 10 Channel.
See also[]
- List of international Adult Swim channels
- Tooncast
- Cartoonito
- Toonami
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External links[]
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