List of international Cartoon Network channels

The current logo of Cartoon Network, adapted in 2010-present, international markets adapted this version at various dates

Since the inception of Cartoon Network and its sister network Boomerang, Turner Broadcasting System has set up international feeds of both networks.

Cartoon Network

Background

Cartoon Network Europe, a pan-European English feed, was launched in 1993.[1] Spanish, Swedish, Danish, French, Italian, and Norwegian audio tracks were added in 1994. The network's Dutch feed was launched in 1997. Another feed launched in 1998, which aired in France, Italy and Spain. The pan-European feed kept airing in the other parts of Europe. The network's Italian feed became independent a few months later after the launch of the French channel, while the Spanish and French feeds were split in 1999.[2][3] A Polish feed launched a year earlier, in 1998.[4]

In 1999, the network's British feed officially split off from the pan-European version.[1] This followed after the shared transponder analogue feed on Astra 1C became scrambled with VideoCrypt and the short-lived British version of TNT was launched.

A Nordic feed was launched in 2000,[5] broadcasting in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and English. This also became available in Iceland and Finland. The Dutch Cartoon Network closed down in 2001. It was replaced with the pan-European feed in 2001. A Dutch audio track was simultaneously added. A Russian audio track was added in 2005; Greek subtitles became available the same year. The Polish feed branched into separate ones for Romania and Hungary in 2002.[6] A German feed launched was on 2006.[7] A Turkish feed was added in 2008.[8]

Romania got its own feed in 2008, as part of that for Central and Eastern Europe. In 2009, the Hungarian audio track from the Polish feed was moved to this feed. Slovakia and the Czech Republic receive this feed in English. Bulgaria got its own version in 2009, broadcast in both Bulgarian and English.[9] The Russian audio track was simultaneously moved to this feed. The Central and Eastern Europe feed has aired the network 24 hours a day since 2014. Russia was previously the only country who received the 24-hour feed.

The network's Arabic feed launched in 2010.[10] This is the only EMEA-marketed feed not broadcast in English. The Spanish feed shut down in 2013, together with the Spanish Cartoonito. This market can still watch Cartoon Network on Boing,[11] The African Portuguese feed was launched in 2013 in Angola and Mozambique. It launched in Portugal in the same year.[12]

As of 2015, the ex pan-European feed still airs in the Greek part of Cyprus; it is also one of the four feeds available in the Middle East and Africa (the other ones being the Arabic, French, and Portuguese feeds). This pan-European feed broadcasts in English, while Greek subtitles are available. All other European countries have their own local feed.

Channels

Region(s) Launch date Language(s) Coverage and availability notes
United States United States October 1, 1992 English and Spanish (on SAP) From Atlanta, Georgia, United States
United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Egypt Algeria Middle East and North Africa September 17, 1993 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe; via subscription TV) English From London, England
October 10, 2010 (as an independent concurrent feed; via free-to-air TV) Arabic
April 1, 2016 (a Hindi channel via subscription TV) Hindi
Greece South Africa Europe, Middle East and Africa September 17, 1993 English, Arabic and Greek subtitles available From London, England;
Argentina Paraguay Uruguay South Altantic April 30, 1993 (as part of the Latin American feed) Spanish and English (translated continuity on SAP) From Buenos Aires, Argentina
2002 (as an autonomous feed within the Latin American variant of the channel)
Australia New Zealand Australia and New Zealand October 3, 1995 English From Sydney, Australia
Brazil Brazil April 30, 1993 (as part of the Latin American feed) Brazilian Portuguese and English (translated continuity on SAP) From Atlanta, Georgia, United States
October 1996 (as an independent feed)
Canada Canada July 4, 2012 English From Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Romania Moldova Hungary Czech Republic Slovakia Central and Eastern Europe September 30, 2002 Romanian, Hungarian and English From London, England
China China October 2012 Mandarin From Beijing, China
Chile Peru Ecuador Bolivia Pacific April 30, 1993 (as part of the Latin American feed) Latin Spanish and English (translated continuity) From Buenos Aires, Argentina
June 1, 2015 (as an autonomous feed within the Latin American variant of the channel)
Colombia Venezuela Central America Dominican Republic North Atlantic April 30, 1993 (as part of the Latin American feed) Latin Spanish and English (translated continuity) From Buenos Aires, Argentina
June 1, 2015 (as an autonomous feed within the Latin American variant of the channel)
France Belgium Luxembourg France September 17, 1993 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe) French and English From London, England
August 23, 1999 (as an independent feed)
Germany Switzerland Austria Germany September 17, 1993 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe, in English) German and English From London, England
September 3, 2005 (as an independent feed)
India India May 1, 1995 Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English From Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Israel Israel 2011 Hebrew Airs as a programming block on Arutz HaYeladim
Italy Italy September 17, 1993 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe) Italian and English From London, England
July 31, 1996 (as an independent feed)
Japan Japan September 1, 1997 Japanese and English From Tokyo, Japan
Mercosur Latin America April 30, 1993 Spanish and English From Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mexico Mexico April 30, 1993 (as part of the Latin American feed); Spanish and English From Atlanta, Georgia, United States
1999 (as an autonomous feed within the Latin American variant of the channel)
Netherlands Belgium Netherlands September 17, 1993 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe, in English) Dutch and English From London, England
July 12, 1997 (as an independent feed)
Sweden Denmark Norway Finland Nordic September 17, 1993 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe) Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English From London, England
January 1, 2000 (as an independent feed)
Pakistan Bangladesh Iran Pakistan April 2, 2004 Hindi (Urdu) and English From Karachi, Pakistan
Philippines Philippines June 6, 1995 English From Tokyo, Japan and Beijing, China
Poland Poland September 1, 1998 Polish and English From London, England
Portugal Angola Mozambique Portugal September 17, 1993 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe, in English) European Portuguese and English From London, England
December 3, 2013 (as an independent feed)
Russia Commonwealth of Independent States Bulgaria Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia
Russia and Southeastern Europe
April 1, 2005 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe, not in Bulgarian) Bulgarian, Russian and English From London, England
October 1, 2009 (as an independent feed)
South Korea South Korea November 11, 2006 Korean From Seoul, South Korea
Indonesia Thailand Malaysia Singapore Hong Kong Southeast Asia October 6, 1994 English, Thai, Mandarin, Indonesian and Malay From Hong Kong and Beijing, China
Spain Spain March 4, 1994 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe) Castilian Spanish and English From London, England
August 23, 1999 (as an independent feed)
July 1, 2013 (as part of Boing)
Taiwan Taiwan January 1, 1995 Mandarin and English From Hong Kong and Beijing, China
Turkey Turkey January 28, 2008 Turkish and English From London, England
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland United Kingdom and Ireland September 17, 1993 English From London, England
Vietnam Vietnam April 2014 Vietnamese and English From Hong Kong and Hanoi, Vietnam

Boomerang

Region(s) Launch date Language(s) Coverage and availability notes
United States December 8, 1992 (block on Cartoon Network); 1 April 2000 (channel) English (Spanish with SAP ) From Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Australia and New Zealand April 2001 (block on Cartoon Network Australia and New Zealand); March 2004 (channel) English From Sydney, Australia
Central and Eastern Europe/Netherlands 5 June 2005 English, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Hungarian, Russian and sometimes Bulgarian as well From London, England
Europe, Middle East and Africa 5 June 2005 English, Turkish, Arabic and Greek From London, England
France 23 April 2003 French and English From London, England
Germany 1 June 2006 German and English From London, England
Italy 31 July 2003 Italian and English From London, England
Latin America 8 November 1998 (block); 2 July 2001 (channel) Spanish, English and Brazilian Portuguese From Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Nordic 1 April 2008 English, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish From London, England
Portugal 21 April 2015 Portuguese and English From London, England
South Korea 14 November 2015 Korean From Seoul, South Korea
Southeast Asia 5 September 2005; 1 January 2015 (Relaunch) English From Beijing, China
Turkey 23 April 2016 Turkish From London, England
United Kingdom and Ireland 27 May 2000 English From London, England

Boing

Region(s) Launch date Language Coverage and availability notes
Italy 20 November 2004 Italian Italian channel
Africa 30 May 2015 English African channel
Spain 1 September 2010 Spanish Spanish channel
France 8 April 2010 French French channel

Cartoonito

Region(s) Launch date End date Language Coverage and availability notes
Middle East and North Africa 4 September 2011 (block on Cartoon Network Arabia)2014 Arabic from London, England
United Kingdom 4 September 2006 (Cartoon Network Too block), 24 May 2007 (channel) English Serves the purpose of Cartoon Network Too; from London, England
Italy 22 August 2011 Italian from London, England

Toonami

Region(s) Launch date Language Coverage and availability notes
France 11 February 2016 French from London, England
India 26 February 2015 Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English From Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Asia 1 December 2012 English, Thai, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Indonesian and Malay From Hong Kong and Beijing, China

Other channels

Channel name Launch date End date Coverage and availability notes
Cartoon Network +1 20 June 1999, Present Replaced by Cartoon Network Too and subsequently Cartoonito and TCM 2 until the latter block closed; from London, England
Cartoon Network Too 24 April 2006 1 April 2014 British channel merged with Toonami (UK & Ireland), from London, England, and replaced by Cartoon Network +1
Cartoon Network Arabic +2 30 June 2014 1 January 2016 Timeshift channel
Tooncast 1 December 2008 Present Latin American channel
CNX 14 October 2002 7 September 2003 Replaced by Toonami (Asia); from London, England
Pogo 1 January 2004 Present Indian channel; available as a block in Pakistan

See also

References

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