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| Country | Italy |
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| Broadcast area | Italy San Marino Vatican City Switzerland Malta |
| Programming | |
| Language | Italian |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV[1] |
| Ownership | |
| Parent | Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA |
| Sister channels | Cartoon Network Boing Cartoonito Frisbee K2 |
| History | |
| Launched | 31 July 2003; 22 years ago (2003-07-31) 20 December 2008; 16 years ago (2008-12-20)(Boomerang +1) |
| Closed | 31 December 2025; 36 days' time (2025-12-31) (Sky feed) |
| Links | |
| Website | boomerangtv |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Sky Italia | Sky Go[1] |
Boomerang is an Italianpay television television channel launched in 2003, which airs mostly modern cartoons aimed at preschoolers. It is a sister service ofCartoon Network, and is ownedWarner Bros. Discovery under its International division ofthe eponymous American cable television channel.
For the most part, thenetwork's schedule matches that of the mainBoomerang in the United Kingdom and Ireland, with local scheduling variations and the dubbing/subtitling of programmes into Italian.
The channel launched exclusively onSky Italia on 31 July 2003, airing the classicHanna-Barbera cartoons such asCourage the Cowardly Dog,Johnny Bravo,The Flintstones and many other classics, taken directly from theCartoon Network schedule.[2]
From 20 December 2008 on channel 610 ofSky, along withCartoon Network, the channel Boomerang +1 launched, airing the same schedule as Boomerang just one hour behind.
From 20 December 2013 due to frequency changes, the channel began to air in the14:9 ratio, and from 16 September 2015 along with the original feed it switched to16:9.
Since 2 February 2015, the channel has been rebranding the network, adopting the new logo. and the new graphics, concurrently with international versions, of the channel.[2]
Since 16 September 2015, the original version of the channel has been broadcast in 16:9 wide format.
From 1 December 2023, the channel transmits, in high definition on the streaming platformNow and on the satellite platform, ofSky Italia on channel 609.[3][4] The channel will leave Sky Italia on 31 December 2025; it is unknown if it will shut down.[3]
Boomerang +1 is a timeshift channel launched on 20 December 2008 that airs the same schedule as Boomerang, just one hour behind. The channel also usually temporarily rebrands to special programmes dedicated to classic shows.
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