{{Short description|American multinational entertainment company}}{{About|an entertainment company|its namesake pay television channel|Cartoon Network}}{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Use American English|date=December 2025}} <!-- Do not mention Discovery Family in any capacity without reliable sources. All claims that CN operated the channel were original research and had been removed. --> {{Infobox company | name = The Cartoon Network, Inc. | trade_name = | logo = frameless|class=skin-invert | logo_caption = Logo used since 2010 | type = Division | founded = {{Start date and age|1992|3|12}}<ref name="TheCNInc">{{cite web |title=The Cartoon Network, Inc. :: Georgia (US) :: OpenCorporates |url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ga/K203884 |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=OpenCorporates |language=en}}</ref> | founder = Ted Turner<br>Betty Cohen | hq_location_city = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.<br>New York City, U.S.<br>Burbank, California, U.S. | area_served = Worldwide | industry = Entertainment | products = {{ubl|Pay television|Film|Television programs|Video games|Web portal}} | services = {{ubl|Motion pictures|TV production|Cable television|Internet|Streaming service|Satellite television|Film distribution}} | key_people = {{Unbulletedlist|Michael Ouweleen (president) }} | brands = {{flatlist| * Boomerang * Cartoon Network * Cartoonito * Adult Swim * Toonami }} | parent = {{plainlist| * Turner Broadcasting System (1992–2019) * Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics (2019–2022) * Warner Bros. Discovery Global Linear Networks (2022–present) }} | subsid = Williams Street | website = {{URL|https://www.hbomax.com/channel/cartoon-network}} }}

'''The Cartoon Network, Inc.''' ('''TCN''') is an American multinational entertainment company operating as a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery through its Global Linear Networks division. Founded by Ted Turner and based out of Atlanta, Georgia, it operates Cartoon Network, its programming blocks Adult Swim and Toonami in addition to Boomerang.

== History == {{Main|History of Cartoon Network}}

thumb|Logo used from 1992 to 2010 On March 25, 1986, Turner Broadcasting System acquired Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists. On October 18, Turner forcibly sold back MGM. However, Turner kept much of the film and television library made before May 1986 (including some of the UA library) and formed Turner Entertainment Co.<ref>{{cite web |last=Delugach |first=Al |date=March 4, 1986 |title=Way Cleared for Turner's MGM Deal |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-03-04-fi-15193-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201300/http://articles.latimes.com/1986-03-04/business/fi-15193_1_ted-turner |archive-date=May 11, 2011 |access-date=August 30, 2010 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> On October 8, 1988, its cable channel Turner Network Television was launched and gained an audience with its extensive film library.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hall |first=Jane |date=January 23, 1990 |title=Ted Turner's TNT Exploding Onto the Cable Scene |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-23-ca-744-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925064842/http://articles.latimes.com/1990-01-23/entertainment/ca-744_1_ted-turner-s-cable |archive-date=September 25, 2010 |access-date=August 30, 2010 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> In 1991, Turner also purchased the library of animation studio Hanna-Barbera.<ref>{{cite news |date=October 29, 1991 |title=TBS Buys Animator Hanna-Barbera Library for $320 Million |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-10-30-fi-565-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=December 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214182507/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-10-30-fi-565-story.html |archive-date=December 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=October 30, 1991 |title=Turner Buying Hanna-Barbera |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/30/business/company-news-turner-buying-hanna-barbera.html |url-status=live |access-date=June 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510125414/http://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/30/business/company-news-turner-buying-hanna-barbera.html |archive-date=May 10, 2013}}</ref> Ted Turner selected Betty Cohen (then-Senior Vice President of TNT) to devise a network to house these programs.<ref name="paley">{{cite web |title=Betty Cohen |url=http://www.shemadeit.org/meet/biography.aspx?m=133 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924101212/http://www.shemadeit.org/meet/biography.aspx?m=133 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |access-date=October 17, 2015 |website=SheMadeIt.com |publisher=The Paley Center for Media}}</ref> On February 18, 1992, Turner Broadcasting announced its plans to launch Cartoon Network as an outlet for an animation library.<ref name="launch">{{cite news |last=Carter |first=Bill |date=February 19, 1992 |title=The Media Business; Turner Broadcasting Plans to Start a Cartoon Channel |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/19/business/the-media-business-turner-broadcasting-plans-to-start-a-cartoon-channel.html |url-status=live |access-date=April 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001120031/http://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/19/business/the-media-business-turner-broadcasting-plans-to-start-a-cartoon-channel.html |archive-date=October 1, 2013}}</ref> On March 12, 1992, The Cartoon Network, Inc. was founded one month after Turner's plan was announced.<ref name= "TheCNInc" /> On October 1, 1992, its namesake TV channel officially launched as the first 24-hour single-genre cable channel with animation as its main theme.

In 1994, Hanna-Barbera's new division Cartoon Network Studios was founded and started production on ''What a Cartoon!''. This show debuted in 1995, offering original animated shorts, most of which became their own programs and significantly influenced the tone of the channel. In 1996, Cartoon Network aired two preschool programs: ''Big Bag'', a live-action/puppet television program with animated short series produced by Children's Television Workshop, and ''Small World'', which featured animated series aimed at preschoolers imported from foreign countries. Turner Broadcasting System merged with Time Warner,<ref>{{cite news |last=Lander |first=Mark |date=September 23, 1995 |title=Turner to Merge into Time Warner, a $7.5 Billion Deal |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/23/us/turner-to-merge-into-time-warner-a-7.5-billion-deal.html |url-status=live |access-date=July 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513030130/http://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/23/us/turner-to-merge-into-time-warner-a-7.5-billion-deal.html |archive-date=May 13, 2011}}</ref> which led to Warner Bros. reacquiring the animated shorts they had sold to Associated Artists Productions. The network could then continue more original productions.

The company also owns the assets of Adult Swim, a late-night programming block of Cartoon Network commonly considered to be a separate channel in itself. It launched on September 2, 2001 and remains a core property for the company.

=== Acquisition by AT&T === On October 22, 2016, AT&T and Time Warner disclosed an offer to merge for $108.7 billion, including assumed debt held by the latter company. The merger would bring Time Warner's various media properties, including The Cartoon Network, Inc., under the same corporate umbrella as AT&T's telecommunications holdings, including satellite provider DirecTV and IPTV/broadband provider AT&T U-verse.<ref>{{cite news |title=AT&T Reaches Deal to Buy Time Warner for $86 Billion |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-t-reaches-deal-to-buy-time-warner-for-more-than-80-billion-1477157084 |author=Thomas Gryta |author2=Keach Hagey |author3=Dana Cimmiluca |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=October 22, 2016 |access-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-date=October 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023013659/http://www.wsj.com/articles/at-t-reaches-deal-to-buy-time-warner-for-more-than-80-billion-1477157084 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=AT&T Sets $85.4 Billion Time Warner Deal, CEOs Talks 'Unique' Potential of Combination |url=https://variety.com/2016/biz/news/att-time-warner-deal-1201897938/ |author=Cynthia Littleton |periodical=Variety |date=October 22, 2016 |access-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-date=October 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023204133/http://variety.com/2016/biz/news/att-time-warner-deal-1201897938/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=AT&T agrees to buy Time Warner for more than $80B |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/10/22/reports-t-agrees-buy-time-warner-more-than-80b/92589816/ |author=Roger Yu |newspaper=USA Today |date=October 22, 2016 |access-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-date=October 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023013659/http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/10/22/reports-t-agrees-buy-time-warner-more-than-80b/92589816/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=AT&T Reaches Deal to Buy Time Warner for $86 Billion |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-t-reaches-deal-to-buy-time-warner-for-more-than-80-billion-1477157084 |author=Thomas Gryta |author2=Keach Hagey |author3=Dana Cimmiluca |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=October 22, 2016 |access-date=October 22, 2016 |archive-date=October 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023013659/http://www.wsj.com/articles/at-t-reaches-deal-to-buy-time-warner-for-more-than-80-billion-1477157084 |url-status=live}}</ref> Time Warner shareholders approved the merger on February 15, 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Time Warner shareholders vote to approve AT&T merger |url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/02/15/media/time-warner-shareholders-att-merger/ |author=Tom Kludt|website=CNNMoney |date=February 15, 2017 |access-date=July 26, 2020 |archive-date=April 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401233504/https://money.cnn.com/2017/02/15/media/time-warner-shareholders-att-merger/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> On November 20, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against AT&T and Time Warner in an attempt to block the merger, citing antitrust concerns surrounding the transaction.<ref>{{cite news |title=AT&T Sued by U.S. Seeking to Block Merger With Time Warner |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-20/at-t-is-said-to-face-u-s-antitrust-lawsuit-over-time-warner |author=Sara Foden |author2=David McLaughlin |author3=Scott Moritz |website=Bloomberg News |date=November 20, 2017 |access-date=September 22, 2018 |archive-date=November 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120214748/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-20/at-t-is-said-to-face-u-s-antitrust-lawsuit-over-time-warner |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Judge approves $85 billion AT&T-Time Warner deal |url=https://money.cnn.com/2018/06/12/media/att-time-warner-ruling/index.html |author=Hadas Gold |author2=Brian Stelter |website=CNNMoney |date=June 12, 2018 |access-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-date=July 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711204644/https://money.cnn.com/2018/06/12/media/att-time-warner-ruling/index.html |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Justice Department Sues to Block AT&T-Time Warner Merger |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/20/business/dealbook/att-time-warner-merger.html |author=Cecilia Kang|author2=Michael J. de la Merced |newspaper=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |date=November 20, 2017 |access-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-date=December 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211123601/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/20/business/dealbook/att-time-warner-merger.html |url-status=live}}</ref> U.S. clearance of the proposed merger—which had already received approval from European, Mexican, Chilean and Brazilian regulatory authorities—was affirmed by court ruling on June 12, 2018, after District of Columbia U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Leon ruled in favor of AT&T, and dismissed antitrust claims asserted in the DOJ's lawsuit. The merger closed two days later on June 14, 2018, with Time Warner becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T, which renamed the unit WarnerMedia. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington unanimously upheld the lower court's ruling in favor of AT&T on February 26, 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Judge approves $85 billion AT&T-Time Warner deal |url=https://money.cnn.com/2018/06/12/media/att-time-warner-ruling/index.html |author=Hadas Gold |website=CNNMoney |date=June 12, 2018 |access-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-date=July 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711204644/https://money.cnn.com/2018/06/12/media/att-time-warner-ruling/index.html |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Justice Department Sues to Block AT&T-Time WarnerMerger |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/20/business/dealbook/att-time-warner-merger.html |author=Cecilia Kang |author2=Michael J. de la Merced |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 20, 2017 |access-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-date=December 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211123601/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/20/business/dealbook/att-time-warner-merger.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=AT&T Completes Acquisition of Time Warner Inc. |url=http://about.att.com/story/att_completes_acquisition_of_time_warner_inc.html |website=AT&T |date=June 15, 2018 |access-date=June 15, 2018 |archive-date=September 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919095512/http://about.att.com/story/att_completes_acquisition_of_time_warner_inc.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=European Commission Approves AT&T Acquisition of Time Warner |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/european-commission-approves-at-t-acquisition-time-warner-986380 |author=Georg Szalai |periodical=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 15, 2017 |access-date=May 20, 2020 |archive-date=July 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731041841/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/european-commission-approves-at-t-acquisition-time-warner-986380 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=AT&T's $85B Time Warner deal gets Mexico's approval |url=https://seekingalpha.com/news/3291126-ts-85b-time-warner-deal-gets-mexicos-approval |author=Jason Aycock |website=Seeking Alpha |date=August 22, 2017 |access-date=May 20, 2020 |archive-date=June 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617093602/https://seekingalpha.com/news/3291126-ts-85b-time-warner-deal-gets-mexicos-approval |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=AT&T-Time Warner merger approved with conditions by Chilean regulators |url=https://www.fiercevideo.com/broadcasting/at-t-time-warner-merger-approved-conditions-by-chilean-regulators |author=Ben Munson |website=FierceCable |publisher=Questex LLC |date=September 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=With consent from Brazil, AT&T has only one regulatory hurdle left before it can gobble Time Warner |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-att-time-warner-approval-20171018-story.html |author=Meg James |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=October 18, 2017 |archive-date=October 18, 2017 |access-date=May 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018220203/https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-att-time-warner-approval-20171018-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. appeals court OKs $81 billion merger of AT&T and Time Warner |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/at-t-time-warner-merger-approved-by-u-s-appeals-court-81-billion-takeover-wont-harm-competition/ |website=CBS News |date=February 27, 2019 |access-date=May 20, 2020 |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331013453/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/at-t-time-warner-merger-approved-by-u-s-appeals-court-81-billion-takeover-wont-harm-competition/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== WarnerMedia-Discovery merger === On May 17, 2021, AT&T and Discovery, Inc. reached a definitive Reverse Morris Trust agreement, in which AT&T would spin out WarnerMedia into an independent company (unwinding the prior 2018 acquisition of the former Time Warner) that would concurrently acquire Discovery's assets, for $43 billion in cash, securities and stock plus WarnerMedia's retention of certain debt. Under the transaction, which was expected to be finalized by the second quarter of 2022, The Cartoon Network, Inc. and all other assets of WarnerMedia would be combined with the assets of Discovery, Inc. AT&T shareholders would own 71% of the company's stock and Discovery shareholders would own the remaining 29% share, with each shareholder group appointing representative board members; David Zaslav, President and CEO of Discovery, would head the new company, replacing WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar.<ref>{{cite news |title=AT&T in advanced talks to merge WarnerMedia with Discovery, deal expected as soon as tomorrow |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/16/att-in-advanced-talks-to-merge-warnermedia-with-discovery.html |author=Alex Sherman |website=CNBC |date=May 16, 2021 |access-date=May 17, 2021 |archive-date=May 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531031836/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/16/att-in-advanced-talks-to-merge-warnermedia-with-discovery.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=AT&T announces $43 billion deal to merge WarnerMedia with Discovery |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/17/att-to-combine-warnermedia-and-discovery-assets-to-create-a-new-standalone-company.html |author1=Steve Meredith |author2=Sam Kovach |website=CNBC |date=May 17, 2021 |access-date=May 17, 2021 |archive-date=January 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120133629/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/17/att-to-combine-warnermedia-and-discovery-assets-to-create-a-new-standalone-company.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=AT&T's WarnerMedia And Discovery To Merge, Create New Company Led By David Zaslav |url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/att-discovery-merge-entertainment-assets-create-new-company-1234758218/ |author=Jill Goldsmith |website=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=May 17, 2021 |access-date=May 17, 2021 |archive-date=August 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823144817/https://deadline.com/2021/05/att-discovery-merge-entertainment-assets-create-new-company-1234758218/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=AT&T Agrees to Merge Media Business With Discovery |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-t-to-combine-warnermedia-division-with-discovery-11621250928 |author=Drew FitzGerald |author2=Cara Lombardo |author3=Joe Flint |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=May 17, 2021 |access-date=May 17, 2021 |archive-date=August 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823144818/https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-t-to-combine-warnermedia-division-with-discovery-11621250928 |url-status=live}}</ref>

On June 1, 2021, it was announced that the merged company would be known as Warner Bros. Discovery; Zaslav explained that it would reflect "the combination of Warner Bros.' fabled hundred-year legacy of creative, authentic storytelling and taking bold risks to bring the most amazing stories to life, with Discovery’s global brand that has always stood brightly for integrity, innovation and inspiration."<ref>{{cite web |last=Goldsmith |first=Jill |date=2021-06-01 |title=Warner Bros. Discovery Set As Name Of Merged Company |url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/discovery-merged-company-to-be-called-warner-bros-discovery-1234767195/ |url-status=live |access-date=2021-06-01 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601172411/https://deadline.com/2021/06/discovery-merged-company-to-be-called-warner-bros-discovery-1234767195/}}</ref> The merger was officially completed on April 8, 2022, with The Cartoon Network, Inc. placed under its Kids, Young Adults & Classics division. On October 11, 2022, Cartoon Network Studios was moved from Cartoon Network to sister studio Warner Bros. Animation, consolidating into the latter as a division.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Michael |date=2022-10-12 |title=Warner Bros. TV Group Lays Off 82 Staffers, Consolidates Some Unscripted and Animation Departments in Belt-Tightening Restructure |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/warner-bros-tv-group-layoffs-82-staffers-channing-dungey-1235400286/ |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=October 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012193353/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/warner-bros-tv-group-layoffs-82-staffers-channing-dungey-1235400286/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe was similarly separated from Cartoon Network due to their separate brand identities.

Turner Broadcasting System and The Cartoon Network, Inc.'s founder, Ted Turner, died at his home in Lamont, Florida,<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.philanthropy.com/news/ted-turner-who-dared-fellow-billionaires-to-give-dies-at-87/|title = Ted Turner, Who Dared Fellow Billionaires to Give, Dies at 87|work = Chronicle of Philanthropy |quote = "He died on Wednesday at his home in Lamont, Fla."|date = May 6, 2026|accessdate = May 6, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/state/2026/05/06/ted-turner-cnn-founder-died-at-his-ranch-near-tallahassee/89960712007/|title = Ted Turner, CNN founder, died at his ranch near Tallahassee|last = Call|first = James|work = Tallahassee Democrat|quote = Ted Turner, the media mogul who created CNN and other lodestars of cable TV, died at his ranch in Jefferson County, Florida|date = May 6, 2026|accessdate = May 6, 2026}}</ref> on May 6, 2026, at the age of 87.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Folkenflik |first=David |date=May 6, 2026 |title=Brash CNN founder Ted Turner dies |url=https://www.npr.org/2026/05/06/nx-s1-3059290/ted-turner-obituary-cnn |access-date=May 6, 2026 |work=NPR |language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYT-obit">{{cite news |last=Kandell |first=Jonathan |date=May 6, 2026 |title=Ted Turner, Creator of CNN and the 24-Hour News Cycle, Dies at 87 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/business/media/ted-turner-dead.html |access-date=May 6, 2026 |work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref name=CNNobit>{{Cite news |last=Ann O’Neill |first=Brian Stelter |date=May 6, 2026 |title=CNN founder Ted Turner, a pioneer of cable TV news, dies at 87 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/06/us/ted-turner-death |access-date=May 6, 2026 |work=CNN |language=en}}</ref>

== Global expansion == Cartoon Network Europe, a pan-European English feed, was launched in 1993. 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,{{Citation needed|date=October 2015}} while the Spanish and French feeds were split in 1999. A Polish feed launched a year earlier, in 1998.

On September 17, 1993, some Russian cities began receiving Cartoon Network Europe through broadcasts from the Astra satellite.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 27, 1993 |title=Theatrum mundi |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/43240?query=cartoon%20network |publisher=kommersant.ru |access-date=September 26, 2024 |archive-date=March 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322092127/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/43240?query=cartoon%20network |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=September 4, 2009 |title="Мы присутствуем на российском рынке с начала 90-х..." |url=https://tv-digest.ru/archive/id/29520/ |publisher=ТВ Дайджест |access-date=September 26, 2024 |archive-date=August 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808062359/https://tv-digest.ru/archive/id/29520/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The channel broadcast in English. Since July 1, 1996, the channel has been available from the Panamsat 4 satellite in the territories of Southern Russia and Ukraine, in the Asian republics of the former USSR.<ref name="old.telesputnik">[https://old.telesputnik.ru/equipment/beginer1.html Советы для начинающих] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020200415/https://old.telesputnik.ru/equipment/beginer1.html |date=October 20, 2020 }} // Июль 1996</ref> In 1997, the channel's new distributor, Chello Zone, took over in the CIS.<ref>{{cite web |date=July 22, 2015 |title=Российский офис AMC Networks прекратит свою работу осенью 2015 года |url=https://tv-digest.ru/archive/id/46997/ |publisher=ТВ Дайджест}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=October 10, 1999 |title="Здравствуй, племя младое, незнакомое..." |url=https://old.telesputnik.ru/archive/48/article/26.html |publisher=old.telesputnik.ru |access-date=September 26, 2024 |archive-date=March 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322092452/https://old.telesputnik.ru/archive/48/article/26.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=April 4, 2008 |title=Chello Zone представляет JimJam |url=https://old.telesputnik.ru/archive/150/article/32.html |publisher=old.telesputnik.ru |access-date=September 26, 2024 |archive-date=February 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201153604/https://old.telesputnik.ru/archive/150/article/32.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the same year, the channel was partially dubbed into Russian.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 2, 2000 |title=Дублировано на Zone Vision |url=https://old.telesputnik.ru/archive/52/article/36.html |publisher=old.telesputnik.ru |access-date=September 26, 2024 |archive-date=February 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206053609/https://old.telesputnik.ru/archive/52/article/36.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1998, the channel began broadcasting on the territories of Belarus and Ukraine, the Baltic states and the North-West of Russia from the Astra 1G satellite. Broadcasting was 16 hours a day, from 8:00 to 0:00 MSK.,<ref name="old.telesputnik2">[https://old.telesputnik.ru/archive/34/article/30.html Детский мир] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811185417/https://old.telesputnik.ru/archive/34/article/30.html |date=August 11, 2020 }} // Август 1998г</ref> at night, the channel carried Turner Classic Movies. In November 1999, the channel became available on the platform NTV Plus and other cable networks, broadcasting from the Sirius 2 satellite.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 3, 2005 |title=Cartoon Network теперь на русском языке |url=https://old.telesputnik.ru/archive/113/article/22.html |publisher=old.telesputnik.ru |access-date=September 26, 2024 |archive-date=February 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206031328/https://old.telesputnik.ru/archive/113/article/22.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1999, the network's British feed officially split off from the pan-European version. 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.{{Citation needed|date=October 2015}}

A Nordic feed was launched in 2000, broadcasting in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and English. This also became available in Iceland and Finland.{{Citation needed|date=October 2015}} 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. Greek subtitles became available the same year.{{Citation needed|date=October 2015}} The Polish feed branched into separate ones for Romania and Hungary in 2002. A German feed was launched in 2006. A Turkish feed was added in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |date=2008 |title=Time Warner, Inc. |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1105705/000095014408001291/g11419e10vk.htm |access-date=October 3, 2015 |publisher=U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |quote=In January 2008, Turner, along with a local partner, launched Cartoon Network Turkey...}}</ref>

In April 2005, Cartoon Network Europe was completely dubbed into Russian.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 21, 2005 |title=CARTOON NETWORK на русском языке с 1 апреля на 100% |url=https://www.sostav.ru/news/2005/02/21/r3/ |publisher=Sostav.ru}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=February 22, 2005 |title=Cartoon Network to Speak Russian |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cartoon-network-to-speak-russian/ |publisher=Animation Magazine}}</ref>

On October 1, 2008, a separate feed of Cartoon Network was created for Hungary and Romania, while the two additional audio tracks that were previously added to Cartoon Network Poland in 2002. Czech Republic and Slovakia both used to receive this channel feed in an English-language muted audio track.{{Citation needed|date=October 2015}}.

On October 1, 2009, the channel was launched – Cartoon Network Russia, broadcasting in the countries of CIS and South-Eastern Europe.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 4, 2009 |title=Запуск новой версии Cartoon Network в России |url=https://tv-digest.ru/archive/id/29520/ |publisher=ТВ Дайджест |access-date=September 26, 2024 |archive-date=August 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808062359/https://tv-digest.ru/archive/id/29520/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The network's Arabic feed launched in 2010, which is free-to-air on satellite and exist alongside the pan-European feed in pay-TV which would later split into another MENA feed on 1 July 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Sean |date=October 10, 2010 |title=Cartoon Network Arabic launches |url=https://www.digitalproductionme.com/article-3337-cartoon-network-arabic-launches/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223449/http://www.digitalproductionme.com/article-3337-cartoon-network-arabic-launches/ |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |access-date=October 3, 2015 |work=Digital Production Middle East |publisher=ITP Business Publishing}}</ref> This is the only EMEA-marketed feed not broadcast in English. On November 17, 2010, the Dutch feed relaunched and started broadcasting 24 hours a day and with a new logo. All programs and ads air in Dutch.<ref>{{cite web |author=Elsbeth Eilander |date=November 17, 2010 |title=Nieuwe look Cartoon Network |url=https://www.adformatie.nl/media/nieuwe-look-cartoon-network |publisher=Adformatie.nl |language=nl |access-date=September 26, 2024 |archive-date=November 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113170224/https://www.adformatie.nl/media/nieuwe-look-cartoon-network |url-status=live }}</ref> The Spanish feed shut down in 2013, together with the Spanish Cartoonito. This market would focus completely on the free-to-air channel Boing.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dickson |first=Jeremy |date=July 17, 2013 |title=Cartoon Network shuts down pay-TV channels in Spain |url=https://kidscreen.com/2013/07/17/cartoon-network-shuts-down-pay-tv-channels-in-spain/ |access-date=October 3, 2015 |work=Kidscreen |publisher=Brunico Communications}}</ref> The Portuguese-speaking channel was launched in October 2013 in Angola and Mozambique. It launched in Portugal later in December.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rusak |first=Gary |date=September 30, 2013 |title=Cartoon Network heads to Angola and Mozambique |url=https://kidscreen.com/2013/09/30/cartoon-network-heads-to-angola-and-mozambique/ |access-date=October 3, 2015 |work=Kidscreen |publisher=Brunico Communications}}</ref>

{{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 had their own local or regional feed.

On September 1, 2017, the Central and Eastern European channel feed added a Czech-language audio track for its audience in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, replacing the English-language muted audio track.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 19, 2017 |title=Cartoon Network startuje v češtině a slovenštině, lokalizovaný bude už od zítřka &#124; Digitální rádio |url=https://digital.rozhlas.cz/cartoon-network-startuje-v-cestine-a-slovenstine-lokalizovany-bude-uz-od-zitrka-7215335 |accessdate=November 28, 2021 |publisher=Digital.rozhlas.cz |language=cs}}</ref>

== Units ==

=== Production studios === * CN LA Original Productions * Williams Street

=== Television channels === All channels the network division * Cartoon Network ** Adult Swim (block) *** Toonami (block) * Boomerang * Cartoonito (international only)

=== International channels === ==== Cartoon Network ==== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! "unsortable" | Region(s) ! Launch date ! End date ! Language(s) ! Coverage and availability notes |- | Africa | {{dts|1993|9|17}} (as part of Cartoon Network Europe) | | English | From Paris, France |- | rowspan="2" | Arab world | {{dts|2010|10|10}} (as an independent concurrent feed; via free-to-air TV) | rowspan="2" | | Arabic | rowspan="2" | From Dubai, United Arab Emirates |- | {{dts|2016|4|1}} (a Hindi language channel feed; via subscription TV) | Hindi |- | rowspan="2" | Asia Pacific | {{dts|1994|10|6}} | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | English, Indonesian, Thai, Malay, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, and Tamil | From Singapore and Jakarta |- | {{dts|1995|1|1}} (Taiwan) | From Taipei City, Taiwan |- | rowspan="3" | Australia and New Zealand | {{dts|1995|6|30}} (as part of Cartoon Network Asia) | rowspan="2" | {{dts|2025|5|13}} (Australia)<br />{{dts|2025|12|2}} (New Zealand) | rowspan="5" | English | rowspan="3" | From Sydney, Australia |- | {{dts|1995|10|3}} (as an independent feed) |- | {{dts|2025|11|1}} (relaunch, Australia only) |- | rowspan="2" | Canada | {{dts|2012|7|4}} (as a sister channel of Teletoon) | {{dts|2023|3|27}} (replaced by Boomerang) | rowspan="2" | From Toronto, Ontario, Canada.<br /><br />Operated under licence by Corus Entertainment. |- | {{dts|2023|3|27}} (replacing Teletoon) |- | rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Central and Eastern Europe" | Central and Eastern Europe | {{dts|2002|9|30}} (as part of Cartoon Network Poland) | rowspan="2" | September 18, 2024 | rowspan="3" | Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, and English | rowspan="3" | From Prague, Czech Republic<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cartoonnetwork.pl/broadcaster |title=Szczegóły nadawcy |access-date=August 4, 2023 |archive-date=September 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921230054/https://www.cartoonnetwork.pl/broadcaster |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | {{dts|2008|10|1}} (as an independent feed) |- | {{dts|2024|9|18}} (as part of Cartoon Network CECP) | |- | rowspan="3" data-sort-value="France" | France | {{dts|1993|9|17}} (as part of Cartoon Network Europe) | rowspan="2" | September 25, 2024 | rowspan="3" | French and English | rowspan="3" | From Paris, France |- | {{dts|1999|8|23}} (as an independent feed) |- | {{dts|2024|9|25}} (as part of Cartoon Network WE) | |- | rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Germany" | Germany | {{dts|1993|9|17}} (as part of Cartoon Network Europe, in English) | rowspan="2" | {{dts|2024|9|25}} | rowspan="3" | German and English | rowspan="3" | From Munich, Germany |- | {{dts|2005|9|3}} (as an independent feed) |- | {{dts|2024|9|26}} (as part of Cartoon Network WE) | |- | India (South Asia) | {{dts|1995|5|1}} | | English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada | From Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |- | rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Israel" | Israel | 2000 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe, in English) | rowspan="3" | | rowspan="3" | English and Hebrew | rowspan="3" | Airs as a VOD streaming channel on Yes |- | {{dts|2011|6|20}} (as a programming block on Arutz HaYeladim) |- | 2019 (as a VOD streaming channel on Yes) |- | rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Italy" | Italy | {{dts|1993|9|17}} (as part of Cartoon Network Europe) | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | Italian and English | rowspan="2" | From Milan, Rome, Italy |- | {{dts|1996|7|31}} (as an independent feed) |- | data-sort-value="Japan" | Japan | {{dts|1997|9|1}} | | Japanese and English | From Tokyo, Japan |- | rowspan="2" | Middle East | {{dts|1993|9|17}} (as part of Cartoon Network Europe; via pay TV) | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | English, Arabic, and Greek | rowspan="2" | From London, England |- | {{dts|2016|7|1}} (relaunched as an independent feed specific for the MENA region; via pay TV) |- | rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Latin America" | Latin America | {{dts|1993|4|30}} | rowspan="3" | | rowspan="2" | Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and English (translated continuity on SAP) | From Buenos Aires and São Paulo (Brazilian feed) |- | {{dts|1996|10}} (as an autonomous Brazilian feed within the Latin American variant of the channel) | rowspan="2" | From Atlanta, Georgia, United States |- | 1999 (as an autonomous Mexican feed within the Latin American variant of the channel) | Brazilian Portuguese and English (translated continuity on SAP) |- | rowspan="2" | South Atlantic<br>(Latin America) | {{dts|1993|4|30}} (as part of the Latin American feed) | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="6" | Latin American Spanish and English (translated continuity on SAP) | rowspan="6" | From Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Medellín, Santiago de Chile and São Paulo |- | 2002 (as an autonomous feed within the Latin American variant of the channel) |- | rowspan="2" | Pacific<br />(Latin America) | {{dts|1993|4|30}} (as part of the Latin American feed) | rowspan="2" | |- | {{dts|2015|6|1}} (as an autonomous feed within the Latin American variant of the channel) |- | rowspan="2" | North Atlantic<br />(Latin America) | {{dts|1993|4|30}} (as part of the Latin American feed) | rowspan="2" | |- | {{dts|2015|6|1}} (as an autonomous feed within the Latin American variant of the channel) |- | rowspan="5" data-sort-value="Netherlands" | Netherlands | {{dts|1993|9|17}} (as part of Cartoon Network Europe, in English) | rowspan="4" | {{dts|2024|9|25}} | rowspan="5" | Dutch and English | rowspan="5" | From Amsterdam, Netherlands |- | {{dts|1997|7|12}} (as an independent feed) |- | {{dts|2001|8|1}} (as part of Cartoon Network Europe, in Dutch and English) |- | {{dts|2010|11|17}} (as an independent feed) |- | {{dts|2024|9|25}} (as part of Cartoon Network WE) | |- | rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Nordic" | Nordic | {{dts|1993|9|17}} (as part of Cartoon Network Europe) | rowspan="2" | {{dts|2024|9|25}} | rowspan="3" | Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and English | rowspan="3" | From London, England |- | {{dts|2000|1|1}} (as an independent feed) |- | {{dts|2024|9|25}} (as part of Cartoon Network WE) | |- | rowspan="2" | Pakistan | {{dts|1995|5|1}} (as part of Cartoon Network India) | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | English and Urdu | rowspan="2" | From Karachi, Pakistan |- | {{dts|2004|4|2}} (as an independent feed) |- | rowspan="2" | Philippines | {{dts|1994|10|6}} (as part of Cartoon Network Asia Pacific) | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | English | rowspan="2" | From Singapore, Jakarta, Bangkok, Manila |- | {{dts|1995|9|1}} (as an independent feed) |- | rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Poland" | Poland | {{dts|1993|9|17}} (as part of Cartoon Network Europe, in English) | rowspan="2" | {{dts|2024|9|18}} | rowspan="3" | Polish and English | rowspan="3" | From Munich, Germany |- | {{dts|1998|6|1}} (as an independent feed) |- | {{dts|2024|9|18}} (as part of Cartoon Network CECP) |- | rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Portugal and Portuguese-speaking African countries" | Portugal | {{dts|1993|9|17}} (as part of Cartoon Network Europe, in English) | rowspan="2" | {{dts|2024|9|25}} | rowspan="3" | European Portuguese and English | rowspan="4" | From London, England |- | {{dts|2013|12|3}} (as an independent feed) |- | {{dts|2024|9|25}} (as part of Cartoon Network WE) | |- | rowspan="3" data-sort-value="CIS" | CIS | {{dts|1993|9|17}} (Cartoon Network Europe) | rowspan="2" | {{dts|2024|9|18}} | Russian and English |- | {{dts|2009|10|1}} (Cartoon Network RSEE) | rowspan="2" | Russian, Bulgarian, and English | rowspan="5" | From Munich, Germany |- | {{dts|2024|9|18}} (as part of Cartoon Network CECP) |- | rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Southeastern Europe" | Southeastern Europe | {{dts|2009|10|1}} | rowspan="2" | {{dts|2024|9|18}} | rowspan="3" | Russian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, and English |- | {{dts|2021|11|5}} (launched in Croatian, Serbian, Slovene) |- | {{dts|2024|9|18}} (as part of Cartoon Network CECP) | |- | data-sort-value="South Korea" | South Korea | {{dts|2006|11|11}} | | Korean and English | From Seoul, South Korea |- | rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Spain" | Spain | {{dts|1994|3|4}} (as part of Cartoon Network Europe) | rowspan="2" | {{dts|2013|7|1}} (as a channel) | rowspan="3" | European Spanish and English (in rare times Catalan) | rowspan="3" | From London, England |- | {{dts|1999|8|23}} (as an independent feed) |- | {{dts|2013|9|3}} (as a weekend afternoon block on Boing) |- | data-sort-value="Turkey" | Turkey | {{dts|2008|1|28}} | | Turkish and English | From Istanbul, Turkey |- | data-sort-value="United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta" | UK, Ireland & Malta | {{dts|1993|9|17}} | | English | From London, England |}

==== Adult Swim ==== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Channel name ! Launch date ! End date ! Coverage and availability notes |- | rowspan="2" | Australia & New Zealand | {{dts|2005|12}} (original) | {{dts|2007|12|31}} (original) | rowspan="2" | Available as a block on Cartoon Network (Australia). |- | {{dts|2016|1|9}} (relaunch) | {{dts|2019|11}} (relaunch) |- | rowspan="2" | Canada | {{dts|2012|7|4}} (as a block on Cartoon Network) | {{dts|2019|3|3}} (as a block on Cartoon Network (now Boomerang)) | Canadian block operated under licence by Corus Entertainment |- | {{dts|2019|4|1}} (as channel, replaced Action) | | Canadian channel (24/7) operated by Corus Entertainment; successor to Teletoon at Night, and formerly under the Showcase brand. |- | rowspan="2" | France | {{dts|2011|3|4}} (as a block on Cartoon Network Switzerland) | 2015 (as a block on Cartoon Network Switzerland) | rowspan="2" | Available as programming and in SVOD with Warner TV Next, and selected programming on Max. |- | {{dts|2019|7|24}} (as a block on Warner TV Next) | |- | rowspan="2" | Germany | {{dts|2009|1|28}} (as a block on TNT Serie) | 2017 (as a block on TNT Serie) | rowspan="2" | Available as a block on WarnerTV Comedy. |- | 2016 (as a block on TNT Comedy) | |- | rowspan="5" | Latin America | {{dts|2005|10|7}} (as a block on Cartoon Network) | 2008 (as a block on Cartoon Network) |- | {{dts|2007|11|19}} (as a block on I.Sat) | {{dts|2020|4|16}} (as a block on I.Sat) |- | {{dts|2014|11|3}} (as a block on TBS) | 2020 (as a block on TBS) |- | {{dts|2020|5|2}} (as a block on Warner TV) | {{dts|2021|11|8}} (as a block on Warner TV) |- | {{dts|2023|10|31}} (as a TV channel) | |- | Russia | {{dts|2007|4|1}} | 2021 | Available as a block in Russia on 2x2 channel. |- | rowspan="3" | Spain | {{dts|2007|5|5}} (as a block on TNT) | 2012 (as a block on TNT) |- | {{dts|2020|1|22}} (as part of HBO, now HBO Max) | rowspan="2" | |- | {{dts|2020|12|3}} (as a premium pack with Toonami on Orange TV) |- | rowspan="5" | UK & Ireland | {{dts|2006|7|8}} (as a block on Bravo) | {{dts|2008|7|7}} (as a block on Bravo) | rowspan="5" | Available as a block on E4. |- | {{dts|2010|6|5}} (as a block on FX/Fox) | {{dts|2017|9|1}} (as a block on FX/Fox) |- | {{dts|2012|1|4}} (as a block on TCM) | {{dts|2013|8}} (as a block on TCM) |- | {{dts|2016|11}} (as a block on TruTV) | {{dts|2016|12}} (as a block on TruTV) |- | {{dts|2019|2|15}} (as a block on E4) | {{dts|2025|10|13}} (as a block on E4) |}

==== Boomerang ==== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Region(s) ! Launch date ! End date ! Language(s) ! Coverage and availability notes |- | rowspan="2" | Australia | {{dts|1995|10|3}} (block on Cartoon Network Australia and New Zealand) | {{dts|2004|3|13}} (block on Cartoon Network Australia and New Zealand) | rowspan="3" | English | rowspan="2" | From Sydney, Australia |- | {{dts|2004|3|14}} (TV channel) | {{dts|2025|5|13}} (TV channel) |- | Canada | {{dts|2023|3|27}} (rebranding the first Cartoon Network as a Boomerang channel) | | From Toronto, Ontario.<br /><br />Owned by Corus Entertainment. |- | rowspan="2" | Central and Eastern Europe | {{dts|2005|6|5}} (as part of Boomerang Europe) | rowspan="2" | {{dts|2022|3|9}} (Russia) and {{dts|2023|3|18}} (in whole CEE); replaced by Cartoonito | rowspan="2" | English, Polish, Romanian, Hungarian, Russian, Bulgarian, Dutch, Czech, and German | rowspan="2" | From Munich, Germany |- | {{dts|2011|10|11}} (split into an independent feed) |- | France | {{dts|2003|4|23}} | | French and English | From Paris, France |- | Germany | {{dts|2006|6|1}} | {{dts|2018|10|1}} (closed down and replaced by Boomerang Central and Eastern Europe) | German and English | From Munich, Germany |- | India (South Asia) | {{dts|2005|9|5}} (block on Cartoon Network India) | {{dts|2009|5}} | English and Hindi | From Mumbai, India |- | Italy | {{dts|2003|7|31}} | | Italian and English | From Rome, Italy |- | Japan | {{dts|2018|1}} | {{dts|2022|3|31}} | Japanese | From Tokyo, Japan |- | Latin America | {{dts|2001|7|2}} (channel) | {{dts|2021|12|1}} (channel); replaced by Cartoonito | Spanish, English, and Portuguese | From Buenos Aires, Argentina; Santiago, Chile; São Paulo, Brazil; and Mexico City |- | rowspan="2" | Middle East and Africa | {{dts|2005|3}} (as part of Boomerang Europe) | rowspan="2" | {{dts|2023|3|25}} (Africa) and {{dts|2023|9|4}} (MENA); replaced by Cartoonito | rowspan="2" | English, Arabic, and Greek | From Paris, France |- | {{dts|2016|7|1}} (MENA independent feed) | rowspan="5" | From London, England |- | rowspan="2" | Netherlands | {{dts|2005|10|10}} | rowspan="2" | 2017 (replaced again by Boomerang Central and Eastern Europe) | rowspan="2" | Dutch and English |- | 2015 (independent feed) |- | rowspan="2" | Nordic | {{dts|2009|9|15}} (as a block) | {{dts|2010|9|30}} (as a block) | rowspan="2" | English, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish |- | {{dts|2010|9|30}} (as a channel) | {{dts|2023|9|4}} (as a channel); replaced by Cartoonito |- | Portugal | {{dts|2015|4|21}} | {{dts|2023|3|23}}; replaced by Cartoonito | Portuguese and English | From Lisboa, Portugal |- | South Korea | {{dts|2015|11|14}} | {{dts|2024|6|30}}; replaced by Cartoonito | Korean and English | From Seoul, South Korea |- | rowspan="2" | Southeast Asia | {{dts|2005|9|5}} (original) | {{dts|2012|12|1}} (original) | rowspan="2" | English and Mandarin | rowspan="2" | From Singapore |- | {{dts|2015|1|1}} (relaunch) | {{dts|2023|7|28}} (relaunch); replaced by Cartoonito |- | Spain | {{dts|2004|12|1}} | {{dts|2011|9|1}}; replaced by Cartoonito | Spanish and English | From London, England |- | Thailand | {{dts|2013|8|14}}<ref>{{cite web |date=2023-08-31 |title=WBD and MVTV announce new agreement to operate Boomerang in Thailand |url=https://press.wbd.com/emea/au/media-release/wbd-and-mvtv-announce-new-agreement-operate-boomerang-thailand?language_content_entity=en&fb |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=Pressroom |language=en}}</ref> | {{dts|2025|5|27}} | Thai | From Bangkok, Thailand |- | rowspan="2" | Turkey | {{dts|2016|4|23}} (as a channel) | {{dts|2018|12|3}} (as a block on Cartoon Network) | rowspan="2" | Turkish and English | rowspan="2" | From Istanbul, Turkey |- | {{dts|2018|4|23}} (as a block on Cartoon Network) | {{dts|2023|9|4}}; replaced by Cartoonito |- | UK, Ireland & Malta | {{dts|2000|5|27}} | | English | From London, England |}

==== Cartoonito ==== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Region(s) ! Launch date ! End date ! Language(s) ! Type ! Coverage and availability notes |- | rowspan="3" | Arab world | {{dts|2011|9|4}} (original block) | {{dts|2014|4|1}} (original block) | rowspan="3" | Arabic<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1KsTwSEGwU&app=desktop |date=2019 |title=Cartoonito block on Cartoon Network Arabic |publisher=CN Montage |access-date=April 3, 2019}}</ref> | rowspan="3" | Block on Cartoon Network | rowspan="3" | From Dubai, United Arab Emirates |- | {{dts|2019|3|24}} (reblock) | {{dts|2022|2|7}} (reblock) |- | {{dts|2022|2|7}} (relaunch)<ref>{{cite web |title=C21Media » WarnerMedia eyes preschool originals » Print |url=https://www.c21media.net/news/warnermedia-eyes-preschool-originals?print |access-date=August 4, 2023 |archive-date=March 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320193955/https://www.c21media.net/news/warnermedia-eyes-preschool-originals?print |url-status=live }}</ref> | |- | rowspan="4" | Asia Pacific | {{dts|2012|12|1}} (channel, original) | {{dts|2015|1|1}} (channel, original) | rowspan="4" | English and Chinese | Channel (2012–2015) | rowspan="4" | From Singapore and Jakarta, replaced Boomerang Asia |- | {{dts|2022|3|28}} (Cartoon Network block) | {{dts|2022|11|21}} (Cartoon Network block) | Block on Cartoon Network (2022) |- | {{dts|2022|5|2}} (Boomerang block) | {{dts|2023|7|28}} (Boomerang block) | Block on Boomerang (2022–2023) |- | {{dts|2023|7|28}} (channel, relaunch) | | Channel (2023–present) |- | Australia & New Zealand | {{dts|2022|6|27}} | {{dts|2025|5|13}} (Australia only) | English | Block on Cartoon Network | From Sydney, Australia |- | rowspan="3" | Central and Eastern Europe | {{dts|2011|10|12}} (original block) | {{dts|2014|1|1}} (original block) | rowspan="3" | English, German, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian, Russian, Dutch, and Bulgarian | Block on Boomerang CEE (2011–2014) | rowspan="3" | From Munich, Germany, replaced Boomerang CEE |- | {{dts|2022|9|1}} (relaunched block) | {{dts|2023|3|18}} (relaunched block) | Block on Boomerang CEE (2022–2023) |- | {{dts|2023|3|18}} (channel) | | Channel (2023–present) |- | rowspan="2" | France | {{dts|2011|9|5}} (original block) | {{dts|2013|7|5}} (original block) | rowspan="2" | French | Block on Boing (2011–2013) | rowspan="2" | From Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |- | {{dts|2023|4|3}} (channel)<ref>{{cite web |date=2023-02-02 |title=Warner Bros. Discovery va lancer une nouvelle chaîne TV sur les box de Free, Orange, SFR et Bouygues Telecom |url=https://www.universfreebox.com/article/541651/warner-bros-discovery-va-lancer-une-nouvelle-chaine-tv-sur-les-box-de-free-orange-sfr-et-bouygues-telecom |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=Univers Freebox |language=fr-FR |archive-date=August 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829182631/https://www.universfreebox.com/article/541651/warner-bros-discovery-va-lancer-une-nouvelle-chaine-tv-sur-les-box-de-free-orange-sfr-et-bouygues-telecom |url-status=live }}</ref> | | Channel (2023–present) |- | India (South Asia) | {{dts|2013|8|7}} | | Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu | Block on Cartoon Network | From Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |- | Italy | {{dts|2011|8|22}} | | Italian | Channel | From Rome, Italy; owned by Boing S.p.A. (joint-venture between Mediaset (51%) and Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA (49%)) |- | Japan | {{dts|2022|3|1}} | | Japanese and English | Block on Cartoon Network | From Tokyo, Japan |- | Latin America | {{dts|2021|12|1}} | | Spanish, English, and Portuguese | Channel | From Buenos Aires, Argentina, replaced Boomerang Latin America<ref>{{cite web |date=December 1, 2021 |title=Cartoonito, la nueva señal de Cartoon Network para los más pequeños |url=https://www.infobae.com/que-puedo-ver/2021/12/01/cartoonito-la-nueva-senal-de-cartoon-network-para-lo-mas-pequenos/ |access-date=December 2, 2021 |website=infobae |language=es-ES}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3" | Middle East and Africa | {{dts|2011|10|12}} (original block) | {{dts|2014|1|1}} (original block) | rowspan="3" | English, Arabic, and Greek | Block on Boomerang (2011–2014) | rowspan="3" | From London, England |- | {{dts|2022|4|4}} (relaunch block)<ref name="Hello, Cartoonito! Coming in April to Boomerang Africa!">{{cite web |title=Hello, Cartoonito! Coming in April to Boomerang Africa! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5hGxbs5KiQ |access-date=March 20, 2022 |publisher=BoomerangAfrica}}</ref> | {{dts|2023|3|25}} (relaunch Africa block)<br />{{dts|2023|9|4}} (relaunch MENA block)<ref name=":0" /> | Block on Boomerang (2022–2023) |- | {{dts|2023|3|25}} (Africa channel)<br />{{dts|2023|9|4}} (MENA channel)<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Cartoonito {{!}} Games, Videos & Downloads |url=https://www.boomeranghq.net/shows/cartoonito |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=Boomerang |language=en |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324165655/https://www.boomeranghq.net/shows/cartoonito |url-status=dead}}</ref> | | Channel (2023–present) |- | rowspan="3" | Nordic | {{dts|2022|2|1}} (block) | {{dts|2023|9|4}} (block) | rowspan="2" | Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and English | Block on Boomerang (2022–2023) | rowspan="2" | From London, England; replaced Boomerang Nordic |- | {{dts|2023|9|4}} (channel) | {{dts|2024|9|11}} | Channel (2023–present) |- | {{dts|2024|9|11}} (as part of Cartoonito Western Europe) | | | | |- | rowspan="2" | Philippines | {{dts|2012|12|1}} (channel) | {{dts|2015|1|1}} (channel) | rowspan="2" | English | Channel (2012–2015) | rowspan="2" | From Singapore, Jakarta, Bangkok, Manila |- | {{dts|2022|3|28}} (block) | | Block on Cartoon Network (2022–present) |- | rowspan="3" | Portugal | {{dts|2022|2|21}} (block) | {{dts|2023|3|23}} (block) | rowspan="2" | Portuguese and English | Block on Boomerang (2022–2023) | rowspan="2" | From Lisbon, Portugal; replaced Boomerang Portugal |- | {{dts|2023|3|23}} (channel) | {{dts|2024|9|11}} (merged) | Channel (2023–present) |- | {{dts|2024|9|11}} (as part of Cartoonito Western Europe) | | | | |- | rowspan="2" | South Korea | {{dts|2022|3|28}} (block) | {{dts|2024|6|30}} (block) | rowspan="2" | Korean and English | Block on Boomerang (2022–2024) | rowspan="2" | From Seoul, South Korea; replaced Boomerang South Korea |- | {{dts|2024|7|1}} (channel) | | Channel (2024–present) |- | Spain | {{dts|2011|9|1}} | {{dts|2013|6|30}} | Spanish and English | Channel | From London, England |- | rowspan="3" | Turkey | {{dts|2018|12|3}} (Cartoon Network block) | | rowspan="3" | Turkish and English | Block on Cartoon Network (2018–present) | rowspan="3" | From Istanbul, Turkey; replaced Boomerang Turkey |- | {{dts|2022|9|5}} (Boomerang block) | {{dts|2023|9|4}} (Boomerang block) | Block on Boomerang (2022–2023) |- | {{dts|2023|9|4}} (channel) | | Channel (2023–present) |- | rowspan="3" | UK, Ireland & Malta | {{dts|2006|9|4}} (original block) | {{dts|2007|5|23}} (original block) | rowspan="3" | English | Block on Cartoon Network Too (2006–2007) | rowspan="3" | From London, England |- | {{dts|2007|5|24}} (channel) | rowspan="2" | | Channel (2007–present)<br />Block on Boomerang (2009–2010) |- | {{dts|2022|3|1}} (relaunch block) | Block on Cartoon Network (2022–present) |}

==== Toonami ==== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Region(s) ! Launch date ! End date ! Language(s) ! Type ! Coverage and availability notes |- | Africa<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.regularcapital.com/2017/06/toonami-africa-channel-launched-today/ |title=Toonami Africa Channel Launched Today |date=June 1, 2017 |website=RegularCapital}}</ref> | {{dts|2017|6|1}} | | English | Channel | From Paris |- | Asia Pacific | {{dts|2012|12|1}} | {{dts|2018|3|31}} | English, Thai, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Malay | Channel | From Singapore |- | Australia and New Zealand | {{dts|2001|7|7}} | {{dts|2006|8|4}} | English | Block on Cartoon Network | Aired on Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons. It later expanded to airing on weekday afternoons. |- | Central Europe | {{dts|2002|11|4}} | {{dts|2006|9|2}} | Polish, Hungarian, and Romanian | Block | Aired as a weeknight and weekend morning block. |- | France | {{dts|2016|2|11}} | {{dts|2023|9|4}}; replaced by Warner TV Next | French | Channel | From Paris, France |- | rowspan="2" | India (South Asia) | 2005 (block) | rowspan="2" | {{dts|2018|5|18}} | rowspan="2" | English and Hindi | rowspan="2" | Channel | rowspan="2" | Launched in 2015, it formerly aired action-animated and anime programming, before shifting its focus to airing classic animated series in 2017, similar to Boomerang. It ceased broadcasting in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://regularcapital.toonsphere.com/2017/07/toonami-india-reformulates-schedule-becomes-classic-animation-channel/ |title=Toonami India Reformulates Schedule Becomes Classic Animation Channel |date=July 1, 2017 |access-date=April 4, 2022 |website=Regular Capital}}{{Dead link|date=October 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot}}</ref> |- | {{dts|2015|2|26}} (channel) |- | rowspan="3" | Latin America | {{dts|2002|12|2}} (original block) | {{dts|2007|3|26}} (original block) | rowspan="3" | Spanish and Portuguese | rowspan="3" | Block on Cartoon Network and Adult Swim | rowspan="3" | It was later relaunched as "Toonami Powered by Crunchyroll" as part of a partnership with Crunchyroll from 2020–2022. |- | {{dts|2020|8|31}} (First relaunch) | {{dts|2022|8|30}} (First relaunch) |- | 2023 (Second relaunch) | |- | UK, Ireland & Malta | {{dts|2003|9|8}} | {{dts|2007|5|24}} | English | Channel | Replaced CNX; From London, England |}

==== Other channels ==== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Channel name ! Launch date ! End date ! Availability ! Notes |- | rowspan="3" | Boomerang +1 | {{dts|2006|3|6}} | | United Kingdom | rowspan="3" | One-hour timeshift service to Boomerang. |- | {{dts|2004|1|29}} | {{dts|2025|12|31}} | Italy |- | {{dts|2010|2|23}} | | France |- | rowspan="3" | Cartoon Network +1 | {{dts|1999|6|20}} (original) | {{dts|2006|4|24}} (original) | rowspan="2" | United Kingdom | rowspan="3" | One-hour timeshift service to Cartoon Network.<br /><br />The original network was replaced with Cartoon Network Too and subsequently Cartoonito and TCM 2 until the latter block closed.<br /><br />Re-launched version replaced Cartoon Network Too. |- | {{dts|2014|4|1}} (relaunch) |- | {{dts|2003|7|31}} | | Italy |- | Cartoon Network HD+ | {{dts|2018|5|18}} | | India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Bangladesh | The channel is a sister channel of Cartoon Network India, that mostly airs new shows. The channel is an HD-only channel broadcast in South Asia. |- | Cartoon Network Too | {{dts|2006|4|24}} | {{dts|2014|4|1}} | United Kingdom | Sister channel to Cartoon Network, originally launched as a service that timeshared with TCM 2.<br /><br />Relaunched as part of a merger with Toonami, with original slot being replaced with Cartoonito and re-replaced by Cartoon Network +1. |- | CNX | {{dts|2002|10|14}} | {{dts|2003|9|8}} | United Kingdom | General Entertainment network that aired mostly action cartoons during the day and more-adult-oriented shows during the evening. Replaced by Toonami |- | Tooncast | {{dts|2008|12|1}} | | Latin America | Sister channel that airs classic cartoons. |}

'''Note''': In Italy and the UK, the network's "+1" timeshift channels are often temporarily rebranded and carry only one franchise for around a month, such as ''Looney Tunes'', ''Tom and Jerry'', and ''Ben 10''.

== See also == * Discovery Kids * Pogo * Boing

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == * {{Official website|https://www.hbomax.com/channel/cartoon-network}}

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