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| Broadcast area | United Kingdom Australia Pakistan India South Asia France Italy |
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| Programming | |
| Picture format | 576i (4:3 SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Turner Broadcasting System Europe, Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Turner International India Pvt Ltd, Turner International Australia (Time Warner) |
| Sister channels | Cartoon Network Cartoon Network Too Boomerang TCM Boing |
| History | |
| Launched | Cartoon Network Too block 4 September 2006 UK 24 May 2007 |
| Replaced | UK Toonami Spain Boomerang |
| Closed | Cartoon Network Too block 24 May 2007 Spain 30 June 2013 |
| Links | |
| Website | cartoonito.co.uk, CartoonitoAsia.com |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital (in Italy) | LCN 46 (Where available) |
| Streaming media | |
| Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (UK only) |
Cartoonito is a pre-school brand owned and distributed by Turner Broadcasting System Europe Ltd, available as dedicated television channels in the United Kingdom and Italy, and also as a branded block of content on Boomerang across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.[1] Cartoonito is available as a dedicated channel in Asia, owned and operated by Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc.[2] The brand is aimed at young children under the age of 6 years.[3]
According to the TBS website, "Cartoonito is a brand dedicated to helping pre-school kids explore their world in a fun and imaginative way.[4] The fun, entertaining and quirky content on Cartoonito is designed to make children feel safe and relaxed by providing an environment where they can be themselves, play and discover". Flagship shows are listed as LazyTown, Bananas in Pyjamas, Tweenies, and Jelly Jamm. Cartoonito is available as a block on Cartoon Network Southeast Asia, India, Pakistan, and AXN.
It is known to be a diverse network, with broadcasting across Asia and Europe. It has grown over the years, and continues to take larger and larger time slots in airing time on various channels of television.
History
[edit] | This section relies largely or entirely on a single source. (February 2014) |
Cartoonito was originally a programming block on Cartoon Network Too with it airing between 06:00 and 15:00. It started on September 4, 2006 with it airing for the last time (as a block on CN Too) on 23 May 2007 as it got its own channel as a replacement for the original version of Cartoon Network Too. Since it became no longer a member of CN Too, it expanded its broadcasting hours to 03:00 until 19:00, timesharing with TCM 2, another UK-only spin-off channel from TCM. [citation needed]
In addition, the programming block agreements with Cartoon Network Too terminated, which made it 24 hours for the first time as it replaced Toonami as the current version. However, from September 2009 until March 2010, Boomerang gave up its morning programming for a new Cartoonito slot, [citation needed] terminating its 24 hour schedule which had been in place since 2001. [citation needed]
In its early years, between 03:00 and 06:00 each morning, it also aired some shows from Cartoon Network Too, Boomerang and sometimes the main Cartoon Network. [citation needed]
In its early years, Cartoonito taught children French. [citation needed]
On 25 March 2010, Cartoonito was added to Virgin Media on channel 706.[5] In early 2011, Cartoonito changed its hours to 04:00 until 20:00, and revamped its early hour schedule to include more pre-school orientated shows.
Despite TCM 2 closing on 13 August 2013 at 4:00am, and being replaced with TCM +1 later in the day[citation needed], the British version of Cartoonito continued to only broadcast from 4:00am to 9:00pm.
Programmes Broadcast on Cartoonito
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Current/upcoming programming
[edit]†Late at night only
| Show | Notes |
|---|---|
| A Pup Named Scooby-Doo | |
| ABC Monsters | Asia (Asia Pacific) only. |
| The Adventures of Chuck and Friends | |
| Baby Looney Tunes | |
| BallooniVille | |
| The Baby Triplets | |
| Bananas in Pyjamas | |
| Barney & Friends | |
| Cartoonito Karaoke | |
| Captain Mack | |
| Cartoonito Tales | |
| Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lot | |
| The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show | Series 1 only. |
| Chloe's Closet | |
| The Flintstone Kids | |
| Fireman Sam | Series 1 to 7 only. |
| Frances | |
| Gerald McBoing-Boing | |
| Go and be a Grown-Up! | |
| Hi-5 (Kids' Band) | |
| Ha Ha Hairies | |
| Jelly Jamm | |
| Jellikins | |
| Krypto the Superdog | |
| LazyTown | |
| The Land Before Time | |
| My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | Italy and Asia-Pacific markets (excluding Japan). |
| Olly The Little White Van | |
| Paddington Bear | |
| Pororo the Little Penguin | |
| Puppy in My Pocket: Adventures in Pocketville | Asia (Asia Pacific) only. |
| Peppa Pig | Asia (Asia Pacific) only. |
| The Smurfs | |
| Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures | Asia (Asia Pacific) only. |
| Tom & Jerry Kids | |
| Tweenies | |
| "Tractor Tom |
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Former programming
[edit]†Late at night only
International
[edit]Europe
[edit]Turner Broadcasting System Europe had announced it would rollout its UK-based preschoolers' channel Cartoonito across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, increasing the brand's distribution to 125 million homes in 112 territories.[6] The channel closed on 30 June 2013 in Spain, along with Cartoon Network, with its shows moving to Boing.
Asia
[edit]On December 1, 2012, Cartoonito launched in Asia Pacific in conjunction with its localized website. A key market upon launch is the Philippines, which began transmission initially in SD on the country's largest cable provider, SkyCable[7] Cartoonito is available as part of its Metropack and on an a la carte basis via Skycable Select.[8]
India & Pakistan
[edit]In India & Pakistan, Cartoonito was launched as a morning block for a variant of the ian- Indian Cartoon Network, broadcasting for seven days a week, starting from August 7, 2013.
Middle East and North Africa
[edit]In the MENA region, an Arabic-dedicated version of Cartoonito was launched as a morning block for Cartoon Network Arabic, broadcasting for seven days a week, starting from September 4, 2011. Simultaneously, Cartoonito is also available in English in the Middle East via the Cartoonito block on the pan-eastern European Boomerang channel.
South Africa
[edit]In South Africa, Cartoonito was launched as a morning block for a variant of the pan-European Cartoon Network, broadcasting for seven days a week, starting from May 7, 2012.
References
[edit]- ^ Whittock, Jesse (2011-04-21). "Cartoonito spreads across EMEA". C21Media. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- ^ Dickson, Jeremy (2012-11-27). "Toonami and Cartoonito to bow in Asia December 1". Kidscreen. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "What is Cartoonito?". Boomerang. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- ^ "Virgin Media Expands Kids' Line-up with Cartoonito". Virgin Media. 2010-03-01.
- ^ "Turner Broadcasting to launch Cartoonito across EMEA". AMEinfo. 2011-04-21. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
- ^ "BBC's pre-school channel, CBeebies launches in the Philippines". BBC. 2011-01-17. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- ^ [2][dead link]
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Category:Children's television networks Category:Children's television channels in the United Kingdom Category:Cartoon Network Category:Turner Broadcasting System Europe Category:Television channels and stations established in 2006