Toonami (Asian TV channel)

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Toonami
Toonami Asia logo.png
Toonami's official logo in Asia
Broadcast areaAsia
Programming
Picture format16:9 (576i, SDTV)
16:9 (1080i, HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerTurner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc.
(Time Warner, Inc.)
Sister channelsCartoon Network
Boomerang
History
Launched1 December 2012 (2012-12-01)
ReplacedBoomerang
Closed2016 (Malaysia, ABNXcess) 31 March 2018 (2018-03-31)

Toonami was a Southeast Asian television channel that was launched on 1 December 2012.[1][2] It was operated and distributed in Asia by Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc.,[3] a subsidiary of WarnerMedia. It was named after the programming block seen in the U.S,[4] using the logo introduced in 2004 but with different branded promos.[citation needed]

The channel ceased operations on 31 March 2018, after which the channel space created in 2005 by the original version of Boomerang ceased to exist.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Turner launching Toonami across Asia - Page 19962". Tbivision.com. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Toonami and Cartoonito to bow in Asia December 1". Kidscreen.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Asia Pacific". Asiapacific.turner.com. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Toonami Makes Its Debut on Screens Around Asia". Animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  5. ^ Pescrillo, Paul (6 March 2018). "Toonami Asia is Shutting Down at the End of March". Toonami Faithful. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
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