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| Country | Singapore (Southeast Asia) China (East Asia) |
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| Broadcast area | East Asia Southeast Asia South Asia |
| Headquarters | Singapore |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English Mandarin Cantonese Malay Indonesian Thai Vietnamese |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i (downscaled to 480i/576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 6 October 1994; 30 years ago (1994-10-06) |
| Closed | 13 May 2023 (2023-05-13)(Indonesia, MNC Vision) |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Nexmedia Indonesia | Channel 106 |
Cartoon Network is a pan-Asian television channel that primarily broadcastsanimated series. Operated byWarner Bros. Discovery under its International division, the channel is broadcast from its headquarters inSingapore andJakarta, Indonesia to audiences in its country of location, as well as toHong Kong and several areas in the Asian continent. It was launched on 6 October 1994.
In January 1994, it was announced thatTNT and Cartoon Network would launch by the end of the year. They were supposedly launched as a 24-hour services on theApstar 2 satellite service.[1]
On 6 October 1994, Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific launched Cartoon Network Asia on bothApstar 1 andPalapa-B2P. The channel was launched at 12:00 pm (SG/HK time).[2] It was broadcast for 14 hours between 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., whileTurner Classic Movies (formerly TNT) took the remainder of the daily schedule and broadcast 10 hours of movie programming from Turner's libraries.[1][3]
During that time, Cartoon Network Asia was originally a 24-hour cable and satellite TV channel devoted to cartoons and classic films called TNT & Cartoon Network Asia and the service only had 4 different audio tracks includingEnglish,Mandarin,Persian andJapanese. Originally devoted to classic cartoons from studios such asWarner Bros.,MGM andHanna-Barbera, Cartoon Network Asia has since expanded to include more contemporary programming as well as its original productions, starting with its first original series to air inAsia in 1997,Dexter’s Laboratory. By 31 December 1995, both TNT & Cartoon Network Asia were broadcast in 20 countries and territories across pan-Asia via satellite.[citation needed]
Sometime during the 1990s, Cartoon Network Asia launched a separate 24-hour feed of its service on thePAS-2 satellite along withTNT Asia.
On 4 January 1999, Cartoon Network Asia began to offer Hindi-dubbed versions of its shows in addition toEnglish,Mandarin,Cantonese,Thai,Korean,Japanese,Filipino andMalay, with dubs of shows such asScooby-Doo, Where Are You!,The Flintstones,The Jetsons,SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron,The Mask: Animated Series,The Addams Family,The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest,Captain Planet and other select programs.[4]
On 22 August 1999, Cartoon Network Asia was 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 Asia began airing several more original productions.
In 2001, a programming block calledCartoon Cartoons was introduced. Cartoon Network Asia also introduced other programming blocks including Toonami, Acme Hour, Prime Time, theBoomerang block (now a TV channel), and Cartoon Network Night Shift.
On 1 July 2001, Cartoon Network Asia officially became a separate 24-hour channel along with its country-specific feeds forIndia, thePhilippines,Taiwan,Australia andNew Zealand andTCM Asia.
In 2003 and 2004, more programming blocks were added. In early-2004, Boomerang was added to Foxtel with many of the older cartoons moved to the new channel. In addition, Cartoon Network showed segments of children receiving prizes during the holidays for a brief period, but these were cancelled due to low audience ratings. Up until mid-2004, Cartoon Network Asia had been tied withDisney Channel as the most popular family channel inAsian continent. The removal of the older 1950s-1980s Hanna-Barbera programming from the network during the period led to a fall in average audience share during 2004 as the fans of older cartoons moved to its new sister channelBoomerang Asia.
On 1 October 2005, the channel's 'bumpers' were replaced with3-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 and "Cartoon Network Theatre" was renamed into "Cartoon Network Popcorn".
On 1 October 2011, during the premiere ofThe Amazing World of Gumball in Asia, the channel introduced a new branding and logo originally designed byBrand New School, with a slogan "It's A Fun Thing" as well as new shows (e.g.Oggy and the Cockroaches). In 2012, Cartoon Network started airing almost all shows (except forCourage the Cowardly Dog and several past shows) inHDTV1080i format. In 2013, the American CN bumpers and the Asian bumpers were refreshed.
The channel was rebranded as Dimensional on 18 October 2017, along withCinemax Asia.
On 8 January 2022, Cartoon Network Asia, Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan rebranded to Redraw Your World. The video series "Craft Your World" launched on Cartoon Network Asia, Crayola websites and social channels in the following weeks. "Redraw Your World" physical events also took place from February onwards in malls across the region, including Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines.[5]
InMainland China, Cartoon Network Asia has been available on a satellite since October 6, 1994. Broadcasting fromSingapore inStandard Chinese andCantonese (forSouth China), Cartoon Network Asia became the number one rated foreign-owned children's channel inMainland China. It was also available on various CATV systems acrossMainland China from the channel's launch on October 6, 1994, until January 2000, when it was banned for, according to an official of the SARFT, violating "relevant Chinese rules". Turner officials hadn't received official information at the time of the decision.[6] At the time of banning, the channel had an estimated reach of 100,000 CATV subscribers. Just a few months before, the Chinese government blocked children's programming from being permitted to relay, and one media analyst said that the Cartoon Network ban was to favor local production.[6] Despite the ban, Cartoon Network Asia is still available on various CATV systems acrossMainland China includingBeijing,Shanghai,Guangzhou andShenzhen.
InHong Kong, Cartoon Network Asia is available onNow TV. It is broadcast inEnglish,Standard Chinese andCantonese.
Cartoon Network Asia has a country-specific feed forTaiwan (Chinese:卡通頻道;pinyin:Kǎtōng píndào) that has been available on cable and satellite since October 6, 1994. It is broadcast in bothTaiwanese Mandarin andEnglish.
In January 2003, Cartoon Network Asia was launched inSouth Korea after the discontinuation of a Cartoon Network block onTooniverse, but only in English, as Korean laws at the time stated that channels operating outside of South Korea were forbidden to carry Korean audio tracks or subtitles within South Korean territory. In 2006,JoongAng Ilbo and Turner established a joint venture to launch a separate Korean version of Cartoon Network and was launched in November of the same year.[7]
In 1995, Cartoon Network Asia was launched on various CATV systems acrossJapan along withTNT Asia,STAR TV and many other foreign-owned satellite TV channels acrossAsia.
On September 1, 1997, Cartoon Network Asia has launched a separate country-specific feed forJapan called Cartoon Network Japan. Broadcasting fromTokyo in bothJapanese andEnglish, Cartoon Network Japan became the No. 1 foreign-owned children's channel inJapan. During that time, Cartoon Network Japan had signed an exclusive contract withSKY PerfecTV! (formerly PerfecTV!), but it was expired when the channel was launched on the now-defunctDirecTV Japan in December 1997.
InThailand, Cartoon Network Asia is available as a part of theTrueVisions cable and satellite services; TrueVisions includes the pan-Asian Cartoon Network in both its Gold and Platinum packages.
On October 6, 1994, TNT & Cartoon Network Asia was launched on various CATV systems acrossThailand along withTNT Asia.
Starting in 2009, a Thai audio track for promos and adverts was introduced alongside an official Thai website.
In February 2018, Cartoon Network Asia along withCNN International Asia Pacific is made available on AIS Play.[citation needed]
InIndonesia, Cartoon Network Asia is available onFirst Media Gold and Platinum packages, TransVision Platinum Packages (formerlyTelkomVision) and the IndiKids add-on package on IndiHome.[citation needed]
Cartoon Network Asia has a country-specific feed for the Philippines since 1995 and it has been available on cable and satellite since October 6, 1994 and is SD. It is broadcast inEnglish. HD version is Cartoon Network Asia.
InVietnam, where it was first introduced around 1995, Cartoon Network Asia used to be available inEnglish, but in April 2014, a localized feed was launched. The line-up is identical to the pan-Asian version, but the promos are entirely in Vietnamese[8] (In addition, the original programming is either dubbed or has a Vietnamese voice-over), and the local titles of the cartoons are shown on screen, right next to Cartoon Network's logo. The Vietnamese feed is available onVTC Digital, SCTV, Viettel, Hanoi Radio-Television (HCATV),Vietnam Television (VTVcab) and FPT Play. Starting in December 2016, a Vietnamese audio track for promos and adverts was introduced.[citation needed]
A Vietnamese ad or other channel's promos (likeWarner TV) may appear when promos are playing.
The first Malaysian broadcasting company to air Cartoon Network Asia wasAstro subsidiaries ofMeasat Broadcasting Systems Sdn Bhd. Cartoon Network was launched onAstro in 1996 on channel 616 (the old channel number was changed in April 2020) inMalaysia, and in 2000 inBrunei (Kristal-Astro).
Before Astro launched the channel in 1996, Cartoon Network Asia was first launched onMega TV in 1995. Originally, when Cartoon Network was launched on the service, it was time shared with the Variety Channel.[9][10]
On 1 August 2023, Cartoon Network was launched onUnifi TV along withHGTV.
Cartoon Network Asia was available in Sri Lanka.[11] In June 2019, the Asian channel got replaced withCartoon Network HD+ India. According to a census, the most famous Cartoon Network shows in Sri Lanka areWe Bare Bears,Teen Titans Go! andThe Powerpuff Girls.[citation needed]
Cartoon Network is available in Sri Lanka onDialog,Peo TV andFreesat. Cartoon Network was also the first international channel to reach over 10 million total of views in Sri Lanka.
In theMaldives, Cartoon Network Asia is available onMediaNet in 2005. It is broadcast inEnglish.
BeforeSky Pacific became a regional company, the channel was relayed a few hours a day during mornings on the SKY Plus subscription channel of Sky Fiji.[12]
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Redraw Your Summer (formerly Best Summer Ever) is a Summer-themed programming block that airs Cartoon Network shows and some acquired content from May to June.
Shriektober is a Halloween-themed programming block that airs Cartoon Network shows and some acquired content.
So Much Christmas is a Christmas-themed programming block that airs Cartoon Network shows and some acquired content.
Originally launched on 1 December 2012 inAsia in conjunction with its localized website, Cartoonito's original programming block aired on Cartoon Network from 6 to 8 AM includingBaby Looney Tunes andABC Monsters.[13] Cartoonito was replaced byBoomerang on January 1, 2015.[14]
The brand was relaunched as a morning programming block on Cartoon Network Japan on March 1, 2022, and in Southeast Asia and Korea on March 28 of the same year. It offers a modern approach to pre-school programming, built to support each child's unique potential with its educational framework called “Humancentric Learning”.[15]
Boomerang was first shown as a programming block on Cartoon Network Asia from October 6, 1994, to March 14, 2004. A separateTV channel was available all across Asia on 14 March 2004. On 1 December 2012, it went defunct and was replaced withToonami; Toonami is also operated and distributed by Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific. However, since 1 January 2015, Boomerang has replaced Cartoonito.
Triple Jam was a programming block that broadcast three Cartoon Network shows in one-hour timeslots includingTeen Titans Go!,We Bare Bears andThe Amazing World of Gumball on weekdays. On September 2nd 2024, Triple Jam returned every weekday morning at 10am (Singapore/Malaysia) or 9am (Indonesia/Thailand). but by this time,Teen Titans Go! had been replaced withMr. Bean: The Animated Series
Tiny TV was first shown inAsia in June 2002. It showed cartoons that were geared towards young children includingThe Flintstone Kids,Baby Looney Tunes,Krypto the Superdog,Tom & Jerry Kids andA Pup Named Scooby-Doo.
Cartoon Network Mornings was a morning programming block that broadcast shows from Warner Bros. Animation and some shows which aired onCartoonito in the US and its sister channel, Boomerang, includingMush-Mush and the Mushables,Alice and Lewis,Talking Tom and Friends,Grizzly and the Lemmings andMr. Bean: The Animated Series on weekdays.
FRIYAY was a programming block that aired every Friday. It aired shows such asThe Amazing World of Gumball,Craig of the Creek,Teen Titans Go! andWe Bare Bears.
Cartoon Network Popcorn was a programming block that aired movies.
Cartoon Network Classic was a programming block that aired classic shows such asCourage The Cowardly Dog,Chowder,Dexter's Laboratory and others. This block ended at the end of 2020.
Laughternoons was a programming block that aired some Cartoon Network shows.
Good Morning Scooby! was a programming block that aired some Scooby-Doo series includingWhat's New Scooby Doo. The block ended at the end of 2011.
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| Cartoonito | |
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