Cartoon Network (disambiguation)

The U.S. cable network Cartoon Network has spawned numerous international versions.

The CN logo as carried by most versions of Cartoon Network, The Logo Is A Parody Of The Hanna-Barbera Enterprises Logo

Asia, Africa, Pacific

Southeast Asia and Hong Kong

Cartoon Network has been available from most Pay TV providers in Asia since the early 1990s. In most parts of Asia, the Cartoon Network feed is the same. This means viewers in Singapore get the same Cartoon Network programming at the same time as the viewers in Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Brunei, Indonesia, and many other countries in the region. However, some countries such as Japan, Pakistan, the Philippines, India, Korea and Taiwan get a customized version of Cartoon Network for the country and do not use the same feed as the other countries in Asia. Also, unlike the Indian, Filipino, Japanese, Korean & Taiwanese counterparts, its website is a conjoined one for viewers in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.

Unlike its American counterpart, Cartoon Network Asia does not carry the Adult Swim block, (except for the Philippines), but it does carry the Miguzi and Toonami block. It used to carry the Boomerang block late at night, but have ceased doing so lately. However, classic Warner Bros. and MGM cartoon programming are still aired regularly as part of its daily programming, as does programming from the Miguzi block such as Teen Titans (they might be carried under the Toonami block, however, as in the case of Teen Titans).

While it does not carry the Tickle U block, it airs a similar block known as Tiny TV. Unlike the Tickle U block, however, this block generally airs programming that are created by Hanna Barbera and/or Warner Bros. and might or might not be educational, such as The Flintstone Kids and Baby Looney Toons.

Zimbabwe

In Zimbabwe they have

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Australia, New Zealand and The Pacific Islands

Cartoon Network in Australia is available on Pay TV (Foxtel, Optus and Austar). It is also on 3 as a part of their new mobile TV service for $4 a month although cartoons are repeated frequently on the mobile service.^[1] SKY Network Television has broadcasted the network in New Zealand, since October 1994.^[2]

The Cartoon Network feed used in Australia and New Zealand is different from the one used in the Asia region, and thus do not share the same programming as those in the region.

Cartoon Network is also available in Fiji and the rest of the Pacific Island Nations through Sky Pacific.

India

Cartoon Network India is arguably the most popular cartoon-dedicated television channel in India. It airs English and Hindi-dubbed versions of a variety of cartoons, including traditional Cartoon Network programmes featuring Tom and Jerry, Scooby-Doo, Popeye the Sailor and Dexter's Laboratory. The programming lineup also such as superhero series including Superman: The Animated Series, Batman: The Animated Series and Justice League Unlimited. The anime-dedicated Toonami block airs series like Pokémon, Beyblade, Xiaolin Showdown, Digimon, Duel Masters, Transformers:The Unicron Trilogy and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles . Thus far, Cartooon Network has also aired a few Indian-made cartoons, featuring Akbar and Birbal, Tenali Raman, Sindbad, Ramayan, Mahabharata and Vikram and Betal. It may be noted that shows premiere in Cartoon Network India long after their Western runs. (For instance, Pokémon premiered in India in May 2003, while Justice League Unlimited premiered in April 2006.) Some shows have been abruptly pulled from the lineup 'One Piece' , 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles', 'Superman', Spider-Man, 'Batman', Justice League etc over the past few years. Cartoon Network India broadcasts shows which can be viewed on Cartoon Network HQ. The only exceptions are the repeats Beyblade & Xiaolin Showdown. Seasons of Pokémon are updated every six months. Recently the boomerang has come on cn india

Pakistan

Cartoon Network Pakistan, started in 2004 is a separate feed dedicated for Pakistani viewers.

Philippines

Started in 2001, the Philippines has a separate feed of its own, including localized content. Although it has the same programming as the Asia-Pacific feed, it also carries Adult Swim and Toonami. This division of Cartoon Network is shown on SkyCable and Destiny Cable and some other provincial cable networks.

Unlike its other Asian counterparts, Cartoon Network Philippines has its own website which was launched in March 2006. Cartoon Network Philippines website is already on even before March 2006, but it is used for promotions & contests.

Japan

In Japan, Cartoon Network is broadcast on the SKY PerfecTV! platform, cable, and on broadband TV platforms. Cartoon Network Japan airs several anime, traditional Cartoon Network programs, as well as acquired western programs, such as The Fairly Odd Parents, Little Lulu, The Simpsons, The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show and Clifford the Big Red Dog. All non-Japanese programs are available with the original English audio, as well as the Japanese language dub.

Europe

United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Cartoon Network was twinned with movie channel TNT. Cartoon Network ran from 5:00am until 7:00pm, with TNT taking over from 7:00pm to 5:00am. In earlier days, it was commonplace for slides between programmes and commercial breaks to show what was showing in the rest of Europe on the network, presumably so local editions of the station could show opt-outs. Sunday afternoons saw "Super Chunk", which showed back to back episodes of one show for two hours between 1pm and 3pm. Another feature was "The Longest Day", in which Cartoon Network ran for an extra four hours until 11:00pm on June 21, 1993, every year. This slot was dedicated to full-length cartoon movies. In 1995, Cartoon Network began running for an extra two hours until 9pm, and on December 16, 1996, it became a 24-hour channel, as did TNT. However, a version of the channel called TNT & Cartoon Network continued to appear on some providers.

In 1998, Vbirds launched all the cartoon characters called Wow, Boom, Bling & D:Lin.

In February 1, 1999, saw the introduction of a strand called "aka Cartoon Network", which had a DJ theme and would run from 7pm to 9pm, the 'host' being an afroed cartoon character called Jackie Potato. It would feature selected cartoons from the Cartoon Network library (including Space Ghost Coast to Coast) and a show called Cult Toons, which featured a heavily re-edited Hanna-Barbera cartoon. Aimed at adults, the strand was in some ways a precursor of Adult Swim in the United States. Adult Swim is now available in the UK, though not carried on a Turner station but a channel called "Bravo" (no relation of the NBCU network.

In May 27, 2000, the channel Boomerang was launched by Cartoon Network in the UK and Ireland, and most "classic" cartoons were moved from Cartoon Network to the new channel, which initially broadcast from 6am–12am. Before long, however, it became 24 hours, and the remaining classic shows also moved to Boomerang. In September of 2000, Toonami began broadcasting weekdays for two hours between 4pm–6pm, and 9pm–11pm, as well as weekends from 10am–12pm and 10pm–12am. Dragonball Z had already been airing on Cartoon Network since 1999, and had been attracting very good ratings, which may have contributed to the decision to launch Toonami in the UK. Its output consisted almost solely of Japanese anime such as the cult Dragonball Z, Tenchi Muyo, and Gundam Wing. The only non-Japanese shows for quite some time were the American-produced The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest and Batman Beyond (Batman of the Future in the UK). Around the same time, there was almost completely new programming on the channel, and so Boomerang began in a late night slot.

In June of 2002, Toonami disappeared from Cartoon Network UK, and in October, a new channel was created called CNX. It was hailed as a high-octane, "triple-A mix of Action, Adventure, and Anime." All American and Japanese animation shown on Toonami was broadcast on this 24 hour channel from 6am–12am, and during the night, there were hard hitting American dramas such as The Shield, adventure shows such as Spawn, martial arts films and extreme sports programmes. In 2003, there was a slot between 9pm and 10pm showing Cartoon Network produced comedy such as Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Space Ghost Coast to Coast. The extreme sports and films were moved to a small slot between 10pm and 2am. For the rest of the time, Toonami returned, on CNX, showing all of its previous output, plus a number of new shows. In September of 2003, after 11 months on air, CNX was shut down, and Toonami became a 24-hour channel, in line with Cartoon Network and Boomerang.

In April 2006, Cartoon Network Too was launched on Sky Digital broadcasting cartoons primarily made by Hanana-Barbera such as Dexter's Laboratory, the Powerpuff Girls, Johnny Bravo, Ed, Edd & Eddy, and Wacky Races. Other cartoons shown include the Cramp Twins and Courage the Cowardly Dog. However, within a little over a month the channels programming changed, similar to early Cartoon Network with Archive Of Cartoons Such As Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry. The channel airs from 7am to 7pm everyday until May 24, 2007 where it will be going 24 hours and showing same shows from Cartoon Network UK and Toonami UK.

In April 11, 2005, ten months after the United States, the channel received a new logo. The idents also changed to the same ones used in the U.S., with a CGI layout of a town and various characters (usually related to the show that was coming up next) engaging in activities. These replaced the previous idents used since 2003, featuring characters from one TV show falling through something and coming out in another show. Actual show clips were used.

On July 27 2006, Cartoon Network, along with , CN Too, Boomerang, Toonami, Boomerang +1 and TCM, have been suffered a major technical fault due to a power cut in Soho, London. This was due to the energy supplier EDF cutting power from different parts of Soho one at a time for four hours, purposely, due to the inability to meet energy demands in the wake of a heat wave.have been suffered a major technical fault due to a power cut in Soho, London. This was due to the energy supplier EDF cutting power from different parts of Soho one at a time for four hours, purposely, due to the inability to meet energy demands in the wake of a heat wave. The power cut caused a mix up of channels (i.e. Cartoon Network being broadcast on Boomerang and Toonami, with Boomerang being broadcast on CN Too). Boomerang +1 was off air for some time, while TCM, reverted between TCM France and other programming during the times it was able to provide a service. TCM 2 didn't have a power cut because of its downtimes of timesharing. Most advertising was suspended and several of the channel websites were offline also. However, Those who could still receive the channels had a backup transmission played out, making people curious into why the incorrect programmes were played out when compared to the EPG CN Too and Boomerang were showing episodes of The Flintstones. These backups where played out with a scrolling message which said "We apologise for the disruption to this service. This is due to technical difficulties. We will resume normal programming as soon as possible" in multiple languages. Whilst most channels returned to the air relatively quickly, it took longer for CN Too to resume programming and it was also joked on various animation based forums by Toonami UK viewers, many of whom have made note of their disdain for the direction in which Turner took the Brand in the UK, that the backup transmission was more entertaining, purely on the basis that there's no live action aired during the black out. The idents on Toonami which aired between shows during the black-out displayed the message "Sorry! Toonami is broken, we'll be right back as soon as we fix it.". These idents have since been re-used in disclaimers warning viewers not to try stunts on various shows at home.

Scandinavia - Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland

In Scandinavia, Cartoon Network was twinned with movie channel TNT in a pan-European version. Cartoon Network ran from 6:00am until 8:00pm CET, with TNT taking over from 8:00pm to 6:00am CET. Some programmes on the pan-European feed were dubbed into Norwegian, Swedish and Danish. 1996, it became a 24-hour channel, as did TNT. However, a version of the channel called TNT & Cartoon Network continued to appear on some providers. In 2000, a regional Scandinavian version of Cartoon Network was created, broadcasting in Swedish, Danish and Norwegian.

Most of the programming comes with monophonic English, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian soundtracks. The self-imposed necessity to dub material into three languages takes a heavy toll on the availability of new programs in the feed, which may come late, in smaller amount or not come at all. Existing programming is heavily recycled. The feed has seen an upsurge of commercial advertising in recent years, despite being distributed only on pay-TV. Most of the commercials and announcements on English soundtrack are nevertheless in Danish.

In mid-May 2006, the Cartoon Network logo was changed from the original logo to the British one, as well as the pre-show idents and promo's were changed to the British style. The Boomerang block was removed but most of its program content still remains in the channel.

Lilletoon

Lilletoon is a preschool-programming block currently airing in Scandinavia. It is aired early mornings (6AM weekdays and 7AM weekends). It consists of series dubbed entirely on Norwegian, Swedish and Danish. The block currently consists of the shows:

Central Europe - Hungary, Poland, Romania

Cartoon Network is broadcast from Poland in Central Europe in three audio versions, Polish, Hungarian and Romanian, since 1998 year. All shows are dubbed in this languages and regional competitions take place. Advertising is shown in Polish.

Western Europe - Spain, France, Germany, The Netherlands

Spain receives its own feed with Spanish soundtrack. It's available through satellite platform Digital+ and cable operators and it carries the Toonami block. A local version of the Boomerang channel is also available.

France have a localized version of the channel with French soundtrack. The channel is carried on Canal+.

In Germany an own version of Cartoon Network is available on the digital platforms. However, CN programming is also featured on Kabel Eins on weekends. Also, a German Boomerang channel is found on several Pay-TV providers.

The Netherlands also has it's own version of Cartoon Network, most programmes are in the original English language with Dutch subtitles. However, during daytime hours certain programmes are aired with a Dutch soundtrack to attract younger children. The channel is available trough all major providers including Canal Digitaal, UPC, Casema and @Home. Also a Dutch version of Boomerang is available through most providers. Both channels are exceptionally popular amongst university students. Now-defuct terrestrial broadcaster Yorin used to show CN programming on weekday afternoons.

Eastern Europe

Ukrainian cable operators used to distribute ad-free UK feed (as of 2003). The European feed of TCM & Cartoon Network is used throughout much of Eastern Europe. The Pan-European version of Cartoon Network, however, does not air any content owned by Warner Bros..

Baltics

Estonia receives ad-free UK feed.

North America and South America

Brazil

Cartoon Network has been available from all Pay TV providers in Brazil since 1993. The Brazilian channel has its own schedule with local Brazilian productions like Monica's Gang

Like its American counterpart, Cartoon Network Brazil carries the Adult Swim and Toonami block, but it doesn't carry the Miguzi block. Boomerang became a separate channel in 2002. Classic Warner Bros and MGM cartoons are still aired regularly as part of its daily programming. All Brazilian programs are in Portuguese.

Canada

Due to strict restrictions on foreign media ownership and Canadian content, the only way to watch Cartoon Network in Canada is with a grey market American satellite dish. However, almost all of Cartoon network's programming is carried on Canadian cable channels YTV and TELETOON.

Latin America

Many Latin American nations have Cartoon Network including Argentina, Bahamas, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela and Costa Rica.

References

^ "3 Mobile offers Cartoon Network". Retrieved 2006-04-09.
^ "SKY Network Television offers Cartoon Network". Retrieved 2006-04-09.

External links

[1] "3 Mobile offers Cartoon Network". Retrieved 2006-04-09.

[2] "SKY Network Television offers Cartoon Network". Retrieved 2006-04-09.

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