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| Country | France |
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| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery International |
| Parent | Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA |
| Sister channels | Cartoon Network Cartoonito TCM Cinéma Warner TV TLC Discovery Channel France Discovery Investigation Boomerang |
| History | |
| Launched | February 11, 2016; 9 years ago (2016-02-11) |
| Former names | Toonami(2016–23) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Warner TV Next is a French television channel operated and distributed byWarner Bros. Discovery France, a subsidiary ofWarner Bros. Discovery International. It launched on 11 February 2016 asToonami, based on theCartoon Network/Adult Swim programming block of the same name in theUnited States,[1] and was originally targeted at children before shifting to mature audiences in 2020. The channel adopted its current branding on 4 September 2023.
On 3 February, it was confirmed by Toonami Squad in an email with Turner that Toonami would be launching in France on 11 February 2016. For its first four years on-air, the channel's programming was geared toward young children and teenagers. It also used the logo introduced by the original block in 2004, as well as branded promos that were first used forthe Southeast Asian feed.[2][3]
During evenings, the channel was branded as Toonami Unlimited, airing programs and severalAll Elite Wrestling events (which are not produced by Warner Bros. Discovery, but air on their channels in the United States) with little to no censorship. On 24 July 2019, anAdult Swim block began airing nightly from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. CET, followed by adding live-action series andAEW Dynamite to Toonami Unlimited's programming.
In September 2020, Toonami underwent a rebrand and shifted its target audience to teenagers and young adults, with its programs no longer subject to censorship during the daytime. On 14 September, the channel was added toStarTimes, being available alongside its English-language African counterpart.[4]
On 10 January 2023, Toonami was dropped fromCanal+, following a failure of negotiations for the renewal of Warner channels.[5]
On 28 June 2023, it was announced that Toonami France would be replaced by Warner TV Next on 4 September,[6] becoming part of theWarner TV franchise that exists in other European, Asian, and Latin American countries.
Following the launch ofHBO Max in June 2024, the channel was made available through the service for all HBO Max subscribers.[7]
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