Cartoonito (Asian TV channel)
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| Country | Singapore (Southeast Asia) China (East Asia) |
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| Broadcast area | East Asia South East Asia Pacific Islands Maldives Oceania |
| Headquarters | Singapore |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English Chinese Malay Indonesian Thai Vietnamese (Voice-over) |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i/480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific |
| Sister channels | Cartoon Network Asia Cartoon Network Philippines CNN International Cinemax Asia HBO Asia HLN Warner TV |
| History | |
| Launched |
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| Replaced | Boomerang |
| Closed |
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Cartoonito is the brand of two feeds that air animated series for preschoolers: Cartoonito Asia and Cartoonito Australia. Both are owned by Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific.
The original version of Cartoonito was launched on 1 December 2012, replacing Boomerang Asia. The channel would close on 1 January 2015, with Boomerang relaunched as part of the 2015 global rebrand.[1][2]
As part of Cartoonito's 2021 relaunch, the brand returned to Asia as a block on Cartoon Network and Boomerang in March and May 2022 respectively; the block shifted to Boomerang full-time in November. On 28 June 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that Cartoonito would once again become its own channel, and the switchover from Boomerang took place on July 28.[3]
Availability
[edit]Malaysia
[edit]In Malaysia, Cartoonito broadcasts via Unifi TV plus local advertisements from the service providers.
Philippines
[edit]In the Philippines, Cartoonito broadcasts as a channel and its programming came straight from the pan-Asian feed.
Thailand
[edit]In Thailand, the pan-Asian feed was launched in 2020 on 3BB Giga TV. In May 2023, Cartoonito launched on AIS Play
Indonesia
[edit]In Indonesia, Cartoonito Asia has been broadcast on Transvision (a subsidiary of CT Corp) and IndiHome TV (Telkom Indonesia). Some programs use Indonesian languages and are in English.
Vietnam
[edit]In Vietnam, Cartoonito Asia broadcasts in Vietnamese with the name Boomerang Vietnam and localized Vietnamese commercials.
South Korea
[edit]A separate South Korean television channel (Korean: 카투니토; RR: katun-ito) launched on 14 November 2015 as Boomerang.[4] It is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery Korea Ltd. and is located in Seoul. The channel rebranded as Cartoonito on 1 July 2024.
Taiwan
[edit]In Taiwan, Cartoonito broadcasts in Taiwanese Mandarin.
Oceania
[edit]A Cartoonito block was launched on July 4, 2022 on both Cartoon Network and Boomerang.[5][6] This coincided with its Asian counterpart.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Boomerang Bounces Back to Asia". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Astro perkenal dua saluran baharu bagi pek hiburan kanak-kanak" (in Malay). Astro Awani. 11 December 2020. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (27 June 2023). "WBD's Boomerang Channel Rebrands as Cartoonito in Asia". Variety. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Boomerang launches in Korea with new content". Jade Burke. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "Preschool Brand 'Cartoonito' Launches on Cartoon Network in Asia". Google Docs. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ Perry, Kevin (4 July 2022). "Brand new block of dedicated kids preschool programming CARTOONITO launches this week on FOXTEL". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Preschool Brand 'Cartoonito' Launches on Cartoon Network in Asia". Google Docs. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ Perry, Kevin (4 July 2022). "Brand new block of dedicated kids preschool programming CARTOONITO launches this week on FOXTEL". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
External links
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| Boomerang | |
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| See also |
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- Cartoonito
- Children's television channels in the Asia Pacific
- English-language television stations in Hong Kong
- English-language television stations in Singapore
- English-language television stations in the Philippines
- English-language television stations in Australia
- Mass media in Southeast Asia
- Television channels and stations disestablished in 2014
- Television channels and stations established in 2012
- Television channels and stations established in 2023
- Television stations in Indonesia
- Television stations in Japan
- Television stations in Macau
- Television stations in Malaysia
- Television stations in Taiwan
- Television stations in Vietnam
- Boomerang (TV network)
- Children's television channels in South Korea
- Children's television channels in Australia
- Television channels in South Korea
- Turner International Australia
- Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific