Cartoon Network (Europe)
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| Cartoon Network (Europe) | |
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| Launched | September 17, 1993 |
| Owned by | Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner Inc.) |
| Slogan | "The Best Place For Cartoons" |
| Broadcast area | Europe, Middle East, Africa |
| Sister channel(s) | Boomerang |
| Website | www.cartoonnetworkhq.net |
| Availability | |
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| Cablevision | |
| Satellite | |
| ADD | Channel 1 |
| N HDTV | Channel 91 |
| Katelco Plus | |
| NOVA Cyprus | |
| NOVA Greece | Channel 502 |
| NTV Plus | |
| Orbit Network | Channel 23 |
| Poverkhnost | |
| Showtime Arabia | |
| VisionTV | |
| yes | Channel 41 |
| ZON Multimédia | Channel 47 |
| IPTV over ADSL | |
| Meo | |
Cartoon Network (Europe) is a pan-European digital television channel created by Turner Broadcasting and dedicated to showing animated programming. It premiered on 17 September 1993 in Europe, and on October 1, 1992 in the United States. Now, the channel broadcasts to Portugal, Russia, Czechoslovakia, Baltic Countries, Balkan countries, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Slovenia, the Middle East and Africa. The Pan-European version of Cartoon Network, however, does not air any content owned by Warner Bros.
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[edit] Broadcast Locations
[edit] Western Europe
Spain receives its own feed with Spanish soundtrack. It's available through satellite platform Digital+ and cable operators and it carries the Toonami block. A local version of the Boomerang channel is also available.
France has a localized version of the channel and a localized version of her sister channel Boomerang with French soundtrack. The channel is carried on Canalsat.
In Germany a localized version of Cartoon Network is available on digital channels. However, Cartoon Network programming is also broadcasted on Kabel Eins on weekends. A German Boomerang channel is also found on several Pay-TV stations.
Italy has its own version of Cartoon Network. The channel is available on Sky Italia.
The Netherlands has its own version of Cartoon Network as well, and most programs are in the original English language with Dutch subtitles. However, during daytime hours certain programs are broadcasted with a Dutch soundtrack to attract younger children. The channel is available through all major providers including Canal Digitaal, UPC and Ziggo. A Dutch version of Boomerang is also available through most providers. Both channels are exceptionally popular amongst university students. The now-defunct terrestrial broadcaster Yorin used to show Cartoon Network programming on weekday afternoons.
Belgium receives the French and Dutch versions of Cartoon Network.
[edit] Scandinavia
In Scandinavia, Cartoon Network was twinned with movie channel TNT in a pan-European version. Cartoon Network ran from 6:00am until 8:00pm CET, with TNT taking over from 8:00pm to 6:00am CET. Some programmes on the pan-European feed were dubbed into Norwegian, Swedish and Danish. 1996, it became a 24-hour channel, as did TNT. However, a version of the channel called TNT & Cartoon Network continued to appear on some providers. In 2000, a regional Scandinavian version of Cartoon Network was created, broadcasting in Swedish, Danish and Norwegian.
Most of the programming comes with monophonic English, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian soundtracks. The self-imposed necessity to dub material into three languages takes a heavy toll on the availability of new programs in the feed, which may come late, in smaller amount or not come at all. Existing programming is heavily recycled. The feed has seen an upsurge of commercial advertising in recent years, despite being distributed only on pay-TV. Most of the commercials and announcements on English soundtrack are nevertheless in Danish.
In mid-May 2006, the Cartoon Network logo was changed from the original logo to the British one, as well as the pre-show idents and promos were changed to the British style. The Boomerang block was removed but most of its program content still remains in the channel.
[edit] Central Europe
Cartoon Network is broadcasting from Warsaw, Poland in Central Europe in three audio versions, Polish, Hungarian and Romanian, since September 1, 1998. Cartoon Network is shares time with TCM. Cartoon Network is airing 18 hours (3:00 - 21:00 CET) and TCM is airing the other 6 hours (21:00 - 3:00 CET). Since March 1, 2007 Cartoon Network and TCM are now airing 24 hours a day on two different channels.
All shows are dubbed in their languages and regional competitions take place there. Advertising is shown in Polish. The shows' premieres in Central Europe are a bit later (about half of the year) after the American premiere. Romania has own feed from January, 2008 with Romanian advertising.
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