Cartoonito (British and Irish TV channel)
Cartoonito is a British television channel aimed at pre-school viewers aged 2-6 years,[1] operated by Warner Bros. as a sister channel to Cartoon Network UK and Ireland.
Cartoonito | |
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Launched | 4 September 2006 (block) 24 May 2007 (channel) |
Network | WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks EMEA |
Owned by | Warner Bros. EMEA |
Picture format | 576i (16:9 SDTV) |
Audience share | 0.06% (June 2019 , BARB) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Broadcast area | United Kingdom Ireland |
Headquarters | London, England, United Kingdom |
Replaced | Cartoon Network Too (original version) |
Sister channel(s) | Cartoon Network Boomerang CNN International Turner Classic Movies |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Satellite | |
Sky | Channel 619 |
Cable | |
Virgin Media (UK) | Channel 706 |
WightFibre | Channel 109 |
Virgin Media (ROI) | Channel 618 |
IPTV | |
BT | Channel 488 |
BT (via Now TV) | Channel 471 |
TalkTalk Plus TV | Channel 488 |
Plusnet | Channel 488 |
Eir Vision | Channel 619 |
Freesat | Channel 568 |
Streaming media | |
Sky Go | Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
Now TV | Watch live (UK only) |
TVPlayer | Watch live (UK only) (TVPlayer Plus subscription required) |
Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (UK only) |
History
Cartoonito was originally a programming block on Cartoon Network Too carried from 06:00 to 15:00. It started on 4 September 2006, replacing the original Cartoon Network Too as a channel in its own right on 24 May 2007 and expanding scheduling from 03:00 to 19:00. Turner Classic Movies 2 took up the remainder of the channel's time (which converted to Turner Classic Movies +1 after 13 August 2013).
On 25 March 2010, Cartoonito was added to Virgin Media.[2] In early 2011, Cartoonito changed its hours to 04:00 until 20:00, and revamped its early hour schedule with preschool programming. On 15 December 2016, it was added to TalkTalk's television service.[3]
Cartoonito converted to a widescreen presentation after 1 November 2017 .(although older programmes like Vodka Capital's 2011 hit Jelly Jamm were already in widescreen) The channel moved to a full 24 hour schedule on 15 January 2018.[4]
Programming
List of programmes broadcast by Cartoonito
References
- DeMott, Rick (21 April 2011). "Turner Broadcasting To Launch Cartoonito Across EMEA". Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- "Virgin Media Expands Kids' Line-up with Cartoonito". Virgin Media. 1 March 2010.
- "Cartoonito UK Now Available On TalkTalk TV". Regular Capital. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- "Cartoonito UK Now Available 24 Hours A Day". Regular Capital. Retrieved 26 January 2018.