Cartoon Network (Italian TV channel)

Cartoon Network is an Italian version of an original American version television channel, Cartoon Network, in the United States. It is owned by Warner Bros. Europe, which it only has shows dubbed in Italian language audio, Starting from 17 September 1993–1996, Cartoon Network Europe was de-merged into their own respective languages, Such as Cartoon Network in France, Netherlands, Nordic, Poland, and Germany.

Cartoon Network
Launched17 September 1993 (1993-09-17) (As Cartoon Network Europe's part) 31 July 1996 (1996-07-31) (As autonomic Channel)
Owned byWarner Bros. Entertainment Italia (WarnerMedia)
Picture format576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Audience share0.08% (0.05% for +1) (2008, [1])
SloganLa TV per le famiglie
CountryItaly
San Marino
Vatican City
Switzerland
Sister channel(s)Boomerang
Websitewww.CartoonNetwork.it
Availability
Satellite
Sky ItaliaChannel 607 (SD/HD)
Channel 608 (+1, SD)
Channel 670 (SD/HD)

History

The channel appeared for the first time in 1996 on the digital satellite platform TELE+ and Stream TV in English, but it was in early 1998 that the channel started transmitting in Italian. It became available on the Sky Italia platform in 2003 and in late 2008 became available on the Mediaset Premium platform however it ceased airing in 2018 and now it's only available in Sky Italia. Cartoon Network Italy launched a high definition feed and partially rebranded using graphics from Cartoon Network USA's 2016 Dimensional rebrand package on 28 November 2016.[2]

Logos
  • First Cartoon Network logo used from 31 July 1996 to 11 September 2006
  • Second Cartoon Network logo used from 11 September 2006 to 29 November 2010
  • Current Cartoon Network logo used from 29 November 2010 to present
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References
  1. "Rapporto ANNO 2008". Auditel. Archived from the original on 12 June 2009.
  2. "Cartoon Network Italy HD Launched Today". RegularCapital: Cartoon Network International News. Retrieved 1 December 2016.


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