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Broadcast area | Asia |
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Headquarters | Singapore |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English Chinese Malay Indonesian Thai Vietnamese (Voice-over) |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i/480i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific |
Sister channels | Cartoon Network Asia Cartoon Network Philippines CNN International Cinemax Asia HBO Asia HLN Warner TV |
History | |
Launched |
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Replaced | Boomerang |
Closed |
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Links | |
Website | cartoonito.asia |
Cartoonito (visually rendered in all capital letters) is a pan-Asian cable and satellite television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery under its International division.
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.[1][2]
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 July 28.[3]
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 and localized Vietnamese commercials.
Taiwan
In Taiwan, Cartoonito broadcasts in Taiwanese Mandarin.
References
- ^ "Boomerang Bounces Back to Asia". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Astro perkenal dua saluran baharu bagi pek hiburan kanak-kanak" (in Malay). Astro Awani. 11 December 2020. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (27 June 2023). "WBD's Boomerang Channel Rebrands as Cartoonito in Asia". Variety. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.