Cartoonito

Cartoonito is a brand name used by the Global Kids & Young Adults division of Warner Bros. Entertainment — all owned by WarnerMedia — for a collection of television networks and programming blocks outside of the United States that target preschool-age children.

This article is about the brand as a whole. For the original British television channel, see Cartoonito (British and Irish TV channel).

Cartoonito
Launched	4 September 2006
Owned by	Warner Bros. Global Kids & Young Adults (Warner Bros. Entertainment)
Slogan	Let's Go!
Country	Ireland United Kingdom Turkey Middle East Italy

As of 2019, Cartoonito channels exist in the United Kingdom (its flagship service) and Italy, while branded blocks are currently broadcast on localized feeds of Cartoon Network in the Middle East and Turkey.[1]

Versions

Central and Eastern Europe

In Central and Eastern Europe, Cartoonito was launched as a morning/afternoon block for the Central and Eastern European feed of Boomerang, broadcasting 7 days a week starting from 12 October 2011. It was cancelled in January 2014.

France

Cartoonito was launched as a morning block on Boing on 5 September 2011. The block last aired on 5 July 2013.

India and Pakistan

In India and Pakistan, Cartoonito was launched as a morning block for the Indian version of Cartoon Network, broadcasting seven days a week starting from 7 August 2013.

Italy

The Italian version of Cartoonito was launched on 22 August 2011. Unlike other versions of the channel, which are directly controlled by Turner/Warner, the Italian version is operated by Boing S.p.A., a joint venture between RTI (part of Fininvest's Mediaset) and Turner Broadcasting System Italia.

The channel is available on Italian digital terrestrial television on channel 46, as carried by Mediaset's Mediaset 2 DVB-T multiplex. It is also available on Tivù Sat on channel 41.

Middle East

In the Middle East, Cartoonito was launched as a morning block for Cartoon Network Arabic, broadcasting seven days a week beginning on 4 September 2011. Simultaneously, Cartoonito was also available in English in the Middle East via another morning block on the pan-European feed of Boomerang. Both blocks ended on 1 January 2014 (Boomerang) and on 1 April 2014 (Cartoon Network), though the Arabic Cartoon Network would re-introduce Cartoonito in March 2019, now airing Sunday through Thursdays at 9:30 KSA Local Time.

Africa

In Africa, Cartoonito was launched as a morning block for the pan-European feed of Boomerang, broadcasting for seven days a week beginning on 12 October 2011. The block ended on 1 January 2014.

Southeast Asia

On 1 December 2012, Cartoonito launched in Asia Pacific in conjunction with its localized website. A key market upon launch is the Philippines, which began transmission initially in SD on the country's largest cable provider, SkyCable. Cartoonito is available as part of its Metropack and on an a la carte basis via Skycable Select.[2] Cartoonito was replaced by Boomerang on 1 January 2015.[3]

Spain

In Spain, Cartoonito was launched as a 24-hour channel on 1 September 2011, as part of Turner Broadcasting System EMEA plans to roll out the brand across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The move also increased Cartoonito’s distribution to 125 million homes in 112 territories.[4] On 30 June 2013, the channel was shut down alongside the Spanish feed of Cartoon Network.

Turkey

During the summer of 2019, Cartoonito was launched as an afternoon block on the Turkish feed of Cartoon Network, airing everyday from 12:00 to 3:30 PM local time.

United Kingdom and Ireland

Cartoonito originally began on 4 September 2006 as a programming block on Cartoon Network Too, which timeshared with Turner Classic Movies 2. On 24 May 2007, Cartoonito expanded its broadcast hours by taking the whole daytime slot formerly given to Cartoon Network Too; Cartoon Network Too became a full 24-hour channel by taking over Toonami UK's former channel space. From September 2009 to March 2010, a morning Cartoonito block aired on Boomerang, until its launch on Virgin Media.

Cartoonito became a 24-hour channel on 15 January 2018.

References

1. Whittock, Jesse (21 April 2011). "Cartoonito spreads across EMEA". C21Media. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
2. https://archive.is/20130209221557/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/cartoonito-launches-philippines-020000889.html. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. Franks, Nico (9 December 2014). "Turner throws Boomerang into Asia". C21Media. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
4. "Turner Broadcasting to launch Cartoonito across EMEA". AMEinfo. 21 April 2011. Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.