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Cartoon Network was a German pay television channel which primarily broadcasts cartoons. It is based in Munich and is available in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
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| Country | Germany |
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| Broadcast area | Germany Austria Switzerland Liechtenstein South Tyrol Luxembourg |
| Headquarters | Munich, Germany |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | German English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA |
| Sister channels | Warner TV Comedy Warner TV Serie Warner TV Film Cartoonito CNN International |
| History | |
| Launched | 17 September 1993 (as Cartoon Network Europe) 3 September 2005 (as a block on Kabel eins) 5 December 2006 (as an independent channel) |
| Replaced | Cartoon Network Europe |
| Closed | December 2013 (as a block on Kabel eins) 25 September 2024 (as a channel) |
| Replaced by | Cartoon Network (Western Europe) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Broadcasting
editIn August 2013, SES Platform Services (later MX1, now part of SES Video) won an international tender by Turner Broadcasting System to provide playout services for Cartoon Network, Boomerang, glitz*, TNT Film and TNT Serie (in both SD and HD) for the German-speaking market, digitization of existing Turner content, and playout for Turner on-demand and catch-up services in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Benelux region, from November 2013.[1]
M7 Group's Kabelkiosk stopped broadcasting of Cartoon Network on 1 March 2017.
History
editCartoon Network launched in Germany on 3 September 2005 as a Saturday morning programming block on kabel eins. In December 2013 kabel eins cancelled the programming block.[2] In June 2006, a German version of Boomerang was launched; this was followed by the simultaneous launch of Cartoon Network Germany as a 24-hour channel and TCM Germany on 5 December 2006.[3] On 1 September 2016, Cartoon Network Germany re-branded using graphics from the Check It 4.0 branding package.[4]
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On 25 September 2024, Cartoon Network Germany merged with the French, Dutch, Portuguese and Scandinavian feeds.[5]
Programming
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- Adventure Time
- Batwheels
- Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
- Ben 10 (2016 TV series)
- Craig of the Creek
- DC Super Friends
- Jade Armor
- Lego Monkie Kid
- Looney Tunes Cartoons
- New Looney Tunes
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
- Teen Titans Go!
- The Amazing World of Gumball
- The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe
- Total DramaRama
- We Baby Bears
- We Bare Bears
References
edit- ^ "Playout and video-on-demand: SES Platform Services wins international tender by Turner Broadcasting" (Press release). SES Platform Services GmbH. 28 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2 September 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ "Kabel eins beendet samstäglichen Zeichentrickblock" (in German). TV Wunschliste. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Turner schaltet Spielfilm- und Trickfilmsender auf". Digital Fernsehen. 23 November 2006.
- ^ "Cartoon Network Germany And Cartoon Network Poland Rebranded To Check It 4.0 Today". RegularCapital: Cartoon Network International News. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Cartoon Network fusiona varias de sus señales en Europa". TVLaint (in Spanish). 2024-09-17. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ KG, imfernsehen GmbH & Co. "Serien nach Sendern: Cartoon Network". fernsehserien.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-16.
External links
edit- Official Site
- Austrian Official Site (Redirects to German)
- Swiss Official Site
- Press office