Cartoon Network (Southeast Asian TV channel)
Cartoon Network is a Southeast Asian pay television channel that primarily broadcasts animated series. Operated by Warner Bros. through its Southeast Asian units, the channel is broadcast from its headquarters in Singapore and Jakarta, Indonesia to audiences in its country of location, as well as to Hong Kong, Macau and Southeast Asia (except Philippines, where its broadcasting operation was later separated from the broader Southeast Asian version). It was launched on 6 October 1994.
| Cartoon Network | |
|---|---|
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| Launched | 6 October 1994[1] |
| Network | WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks Asia |
| Owned by | Warner Bros. Asia |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 or letterboxed 480i/576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Slogan | New New New New |
| Country | Singapore Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Hong Kong Macau Taiwan |
| Language | English Indonesian Thai Malay Mandarin Cantonese Tamil |
| Broadcast area | Bangladesh Butan Burma China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Nepal Pakistan Philippines Sri Lanka Singapore Thailand Vietnam Taiwan |
| Headquarters | Singapore Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Sister channel(s) | Warner TV Cinemax HBO Boomerang CNN International |
| Website | cartoonnetworkasia |
Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Nexmedia Indonesia | Channel 106 |
| Satellite | |
| Topas TV Indonesia | Channel 312 |
| MNC Vision Indonesia | Channel 47 Channel 473 (HD) |
| TrueVisions Thailand | Channel 453 (SD) |
| Astro Malaysia | Channel 635 (SD) Channel 615 (HD) |
| Astro NJOI Malaysia | Channel 635 (SD) Channel 615 (HD) |
| Transvision Indonesia | Channel 211 |
| Kristal-Astro Brunei | Channel 616 (SD) Channel 636 (HD) |
| Cignal Philippines | Channel 220 (HD) |
| Cable | |
| MNC PLAY Indonesia | Channel 233 |
| First Media Indonesia | Channel 127 Channel 370 |
| TrueVisions Thailand | Channel 453 (SD) Channel 449 (HD) |
| Biznet Home Indonesia | Channel 321 |
| Cable TV Hong Kong Hong Hong | Channel 511 |
| Macau Cable TV, Macau | Channel 60 |
| Sky Cable/Destiny Cable Philippines | Channel 178 (HD) |
| IPTV | |
| IndosatM2 Indonesia | Channel 16 |
| Singtel TV Singapore | Channel 226 (HD/VOD) |
| StarHub TV Singapore | Channel 316 Channel 300 (VOD) |
| TrueID TV Thailand | Channel 449 (HD) |
| AIS PLAY Thailand | Channel 402 |
| UseeTV Indihome Indonesia | Channel 306 |
| Now TV Hong Kong | Channel 443 (SD) |
| Streaming media | |
| UseeTV Indihome Indonesia | Cartoon Network |
| TrueID TV Thailand | Cartoon Network |
History
Cartoon Network started its broadcast in Asia on 6 October 1994 timesharing with TNT, also broadcasting on Australia and New Zealand. It operated from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with Turner Classic Movies taking the remainder of the daily schedule. From the launch of 1994, Cartoon Network was originally called TNT & Cartoon Network. On 1 July 2001, Cartoon Network Asia became a separate 24-hour channel, with exclusive local feeds. It originally aired only Hanna-Barbera cartoons. In 1996, MGM shows started airing, then in 1997, Warner Bros. shows started airing, and in 1997 the channel began airing original productions. On 22 August 1999, Cartoon Network rebranded, introducing new bumpers, new original productions and a new graphical package. In 2000 other non-original shows were introduced. Also, throughout the early 2000s, Cartoon Network started airing several more original productions.
In 2001, a block called Cartoon Cartoons was introduced. Cartoon Network also introduced other programming blocks including Toonami, Acme Hour, Prime Time, the Boomerang block (now a TV channel) and Cartoon Network Night Shift. In 2003 and 2004, more programming blocks were added. Early in 2004, the Boomerang network exclusively on Foxtel. Many of the older cartoons migrated to the new channel. In addition, Cartoon Network for a brief period would show segments of kids getting prizes during the holidays but this was cancelled due to low audience. Up until mid-2004, Cartoon Network had been tied with the Disney Channel as Asia's most popular family network. The removal of older 1950s-1980s Hanna-Barbera programming from the network during this period led to a fall in average audience share during 2004 as fans of older cartoons moved to Boomerang.
On 1 October 2005, the channel's 'bumpers' were replaced with 3-D animation promotions that were set in a fictional location called "CN City". A well known scene from a show was sometimes the theme. The "Cartoon Cartoons" moniker was dropped in 2006. On 31 August 2008, the bumpers and ads were updated. "Cartoon Network Theatre" was renamed "Cartoon Network Popcorn". On 1 October 2011, during The Amazing World of Gumball premiere, the channel introduced a new branding, logo, and slogan. In 2012, Cartoon Network started airing all shows with the exceptions of Courage the Cowardly Dog and other past shows in HDTV 1080i format. In 2013, the US CN bumpers and the Asia bumpers were refreshed.
Boomerang
A separate TV channel was available in Southeast Asia from September 2005 until December 2012. It was replaced with Toonami; Toonami is also operated and distributed by Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific. However, since January 1, 2015, Boomerang has replaced Cartoonito.
Tiny TV
Tiny TV was first shown on CN SEA in June 2002 and showed cartoon series that were targeted at very young children, such as The Flintstone Kids, Baby Looney Tunes, Krypto the Superdog, Tom & Jerry Kids and A Pup Named Scooby-Doo.
Availability
China
In China, CN SEA was broadcast through both Telstar 18V and AsiaSat 7 communication satellites; only Telstar 18V includes CN SEA in its D-Sky package. it aired in Mandarin along with an English track.
Hong Kong and Macau
In Hong Kong, CN SEA was broadcast on now TV and Cable TV Hong Kong. In Macau, it was broadcast on Macau Cable TV. It airs in English along with Cantonese and Mandarin.
Taiwan
In Taiwan, Cartoon Network was launched on 1 January 1995, it airs in Mandarin along with an English track.
South Korea
In January 2003, CN SEA was launched in South Korea after the discontinuation of a Cartoon Network block on Tooniverse. However, the channel was unable to insert Korean audio tracks into shows because non-South Korean channels are legally prohibited from doing so. In 2006, JoongAng Ilbo and the Turner company established a joint venture to launch a separate South Korean version of Cartoon Network and was launched in November of the same year.[2]
Thailand
In Thailand, CN SEA is available through the TrueVisions cable and satellite networks; TrueVisions includes CN SEA in both its Gold and Platinum packages. CN SEA is offered as a shared feed between Singapore and Thailand because their time zones are only one hour apart.
Starting from 2009, Thai audio track for promos and adverts was introduced alongside an official Thai website.
In February 2018, Cartoon Network along with CNN International was made available on AIS Play. Meanwhile, Cartoon Network has 2 Pay Providers in Thailand (AIS Play and TrueVisions) along with CNN and Warner TV.
Indonesia
In Indonesia, CN SEA is available on First Media Gold and Platinum packages, BiG TV (affiliated with First Media) Gold and Platinum packages, MNC Vision Platinum Packages (used to be Indovision), TransVision Platinum Packages (used to be TelkomVision). and Indikids add-on package on IndiHome.
Philippines
In the Philippines, it had the same feed as CN SEA in HD but with local commercials during breaks.
Vietnam
CN SEA used to be available in English in Vietnam, but in April 2014, a localized feed was launched. The line-up is identical to the Southeast Asian version, but the promos are entirely in Vietnamese[3] (as well as the original programming itself is also has Vietnamese voice-over or dubbed). and the local titles of the cartoons are shown on screen, right next to Cartoon Network's logo. The Vietnamese feed is available on VTC Digital, SCTV, Hanoi Radio-Television (HCATV) and Vietnam Television (VTVcab). Starting from December 2016, Vietnamese audio track for promos and adverts is introduced.
A Vietnamese ad or other channel's promos (like Warner TV) may appear when promos are playing.
Malaysia & Brunei
The first Malaysian broadcasting company to air CN SEA was Astro subsidiaries of Measat Broadcasting Systems Sdn Bhd. Cartoon Network was launched from Astro on channel 616 in Malaysia and Brunei (Kristal-Astro) on 31 August 2006 in Malaysia and Brunei.
Programming
References
- "National Library of Singapore/The Business Times/The Straits Times". Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- "Cartoon Network Goes Korean". WarnerMedia. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- "Chương trình thường nhật (Regular Show)". Youtube. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.