Cartoonito (Scandinavian TV channel) explained

Former Names:	Boomerang
Cartoonito
Picture Format:	16:9 576i (SDTV)
Owner:	Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA
Headquarters:	Turner House, Great Marlborough Street, London, United Kingdom^[1]

Cartoonito is a Nordic/Scandinavian children's television channel owned by the EMEA sub-division of the international division of Warner Bros. Discovery. Cartoonito was previously the feed of Boomerang, until it relaunched in 2023.^[2]

History

Beginnings as Boomerang

In late 2005, Turner Broadcasting System Europe reported that they had intended to launch Boomerang in the Nordic region. They had also applied to broadcast it in the Swedish digital terrestrial network in the fall of that year.^[3] Boomerang was, however, not granted a license by the Swedish government at the time.

On 15 September 2009, Boomerang was an evening block on Cartoon Network. On 30 September 2010, it was launched as a channel on Viasat's satellite platform, with the block closing the day before.^[4] The channel launched on 1 April 2011 from the Canal Digital platform.^[5] Boomerang had previously been offered as a programming block on Cartoon Network. On 19 January 2015, Boomerang Nordic applied the 2014–15 rebrand.

Due to the channel changes from 17 April to 1 May 2023, the Czech Radio and Television Broadcasting Council also gave the green light to show the channel in Latvia.^[6]

Transition as Cartoonito

In January 2022, it was announced that a Cartoonito programming block would also come to Boomerang's Nordic countries on 1 February 2022.^{[7] [8]}

Boomerang fully transformed into a 24/7 Cartoonito channel on 4 September 2023, along with its Turkey and MENA counterparts.^[9]

Programming

Source:^[10]

Current programming

Original programming

• Batwheels
• Bugs Bunny Builders
• Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
• Looney Tunes Cartoons
• New Looney Tunes
• Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
• Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
• The Looney Tunes Show
• The Tom and Jerry Show (2014 TV series)
• Tom and Jerry in New York
• Tom and Jerry Tales
• What's New, Scooby-Doo?

Acquired programming

• Grizzy & the Lemmings
• Lucas the Spider
• Masha and the Bear
• Mighty Mike
• Moley
• Mush-Mush & the Mushables
• Pocoyo
• Thomas & Friends

Former programming (as Boomerang)

• Alice and Lewis
• A Pup Named Scooby-Doo^[11]
  • Baby Looney Tunes Bananas in Pyjamas
• Ben 10 (2016 TV series)
• Bunnicula
• Camp Lazlo^[12]
• City of Friends^[13]
• Cocomelon
• Cow & Chicken
• Curious George
• Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines
• Dexter's Laboratory
• Droopy, Master Detective
• Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz
• Duck Dodgers
• Firehouse Tales
• Fosters Home For Imaginary Friends^[14]
• Hong Kong Phooey
• I Am Weasel
• Inspector Gadget (2015)
• Jelly Jamm
• Johnny Bravo
• Kingdom Force
• Lamput
• LazyTown
• Looney Tunes
• Mike, Lu & Og
• My Knight and Me
• My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
• Pound Puppies (2010 TV series)
  • Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
• Shaun the Sheep
• Sheep in the Big City
• Squirrel Boy
• Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
• Taffy
• The Addams Family (1992 TV series)
• The Adventures of Chuck and Friends
• The Adventures of Puss in Boots
• The Flintstones
• The Garfield Show
• The Happos Family
• The Koala Brothers
• The Jetsons
• The Jungle Bunch
• The Owl & Co
• The Scooby-Doo Show
• The Smurfs
• Time Squad
  • • Tom & Jerry Tom & Jerry Kids Top Cat
• Two Stupid Dogs
  • Wacky Races (2017 Remake) What a Cartoon!
• Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs

See also

• Cartoonito (brand as a whole)
• The Cartoon Network, Inc.
• List of programs broadcast by Boomerang
• List of programs broadcast by Cartoonito

External links

• All Nordic Countries Website
• Denmark Website
• Norway Website
• Sweden Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 7 December 2004. Cartoon Network (Nordic). dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121004080853/http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/tvlicensing/cs/320.htm. 4 October 2012. Ofcom. 31 December 2011.
2. Web site: Szalai . Georg . 2023-09-04 . Warner Bros. Discovery’s Boomerang Rebrands to Cartoonito in Nordics, Turkey, Middle East and North Africa . 2023-09-06 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
3. 34 ansökningar för digital marksänd TV. SwedishRadio and TV Authority. 4 October 2005. 10 March 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080413222921/http://www.rtvv.se/se/Press/Pressmeddelanden/34_ansokningar/. 13 April 2008.
4. News: Boomerang thrown into Viasat. 30 September 2010. Broadband TV News.
5. Web site: NYHET! Boomerang – en helt ny barnekanal. Canal Digital. 10 March 2011.
6. Web site: Změny v distribuci dětských kanálů v Lotyšsku . 23 March 2023 .
7. Web site: Cartoonito is coming to Boomerang Nordic!. 2022-01-21. RegularCapital.
8. Web site: Boomerang International News and Discussion Thread 3.0. 2022-01-21. Markus Nelis.
9. August 17, 2023 . ROZHODNUTÍ O UDĚLENÍ LICENCE . rada pro rozhlasové a televizní vysílání . 6.
10. Web site: 2023-08-28 . Boomerang TV-guide for i dag og 7 dage frem . 2023-08-28 . tvtid.tv2.dk . da-DK.
11. Web site: 2010-12-29 . Vad kan man se? Barn-tv-tablå Boomerang . https://web.archive.org/web/20101229092859/http://www.boomerangtv.se/tv-guide . 2010-12-29 . 2022-08-01.
12. Web site: 2010-08-12 . Serier Spel, videoklipp och nedladdningar Boomerang . 2022-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100812083722/http://www.boomerangtv.se/shows . 2010-08-12 .
13. Web site: 2014-01-08 . Vad kan man se? Barn-tv-tablå Boomerang . 2022-08-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140108235432/http://www.boomerangtv.se:80/tv-guide . 2014-01-08 .
14. Web site: boomerangtv.se/tv-guide . https://web.archive.org/web/20120815082619/http://www.boomerangtv.se/tv-guide . 2012-08-15 . 2022-08-01.