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Cartoonito (Asia)

Southeast Asian TV channel

Summary

Southeast Asian TV channel

Field	Value
name	Cartoonito
logo	Cartoonito - Logo 2021.svg
logo_size	250px
picture_format	1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i/480i for the SDTV feed)
launch_date	{{plainlist
*{{Start date and age	2012	12	1	df	y}} (original)
*{{Start date and age	2023	7	28	df	y}} (relaunch)
*{{Start date and age	2015	11	14	df	y}} (South Korea)
closed_date	{{plainlist
*{{End date and age	2015	1	1	df	y}} (original)
owner	Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific
country	Singapore
area	East Asia
South East Asia
South Asia
headquarters	Singapore
language	English
Chinese
Indonesian
Korean (Korea feed only)
Malay
Filipino
Thai
Vietnamese (Voice-over)
replaced	Boomerang
sister_channels	Cartoon Network Asia
Cartoon Network Philippines
CNN International
Cinemax Asia

terr_serv_1	Cignal TV
Philippines
terr_chan_1	Channel 76
terr_serv_2	SatLite
Philippines
terr_chan_2	Channel 80
terr_serv_3	Sky Cable
Philippines
terr_chan_3	Channel 42
terr_serv_4	Singtel TV
Singapore
terr_chan_4	Channel 228 (HD)

(downscaled to 576i/480i for the SDTV feed)

(original)
(relaunch)
(South Korea)
(original) South East Asia South Asia Chinese Indonesian Korean (Korea feed only) Malay Filipino Thai Vietnamese (Voice-over) Cartoon Network Philippines CNN International Cinemax Asia

HBO Asia HLN Warner TV Philippines Philippines Philippines Singapore

Cartoonito is pan-Asian television channel that air animated series for preschoolers 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.

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 28 July.

Availability

Malaysia

In Malaysia, Cartoonito broadcasts via Unifi TV plus local advertisements from the service providers.

Philippines

In the Philippines, Cartoonito broadcasts as a channel and its programming came straight from the pan-Asian feed.

Thailand

In Thailand, the pan-Asian feed was launched in 2020 on 3BB Giga TV. In May 2023, Cartoonito launched on AIS Play

Indonesia

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

In Vietnam, Cartoonito Asia broadcasts in Vietnamese, delayed by one hour.

South Korea

A separate South Korean television channel () launched on 14 November 2015 as Boomerang. It is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery Korea Ltd. and is located in Seoul. The channel rebranded as Cartoonito on 1 July 2024.

Taiwan

In Taiwan, Cartoonito broadcasts in Taiwanese Mandarin.

Oceania

A Cartoonito block was launched on 4 July 2022 on both Cartoon Network and Boomerang. This coincided with its Asian counterpart.

Notes

References

"Boomerang Bounces Back to Asia".
(11 December 2020). "Astro perkenal dua saluran baharu bagi pek hiburan kanak-kanak". Astro Awani.
Frater, Patrick. (June 27, 2023). "WBD's Boomerang Channel Rebrands as Cartoonito in Asia".
"Boomerang launches in Korea with new content". Jade Burke.
"Preschool Brand 'Cartoonito' Launches on Cartoon Network in Asia".
Perry, Kevin. (2022-07-04). "Brand new block of dedicated kids preschool programming CARTOONITO launches this week on FOXTEL".

Wikipedia Source

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