Cartoon Network (India)

**Cartoon Network** (often abbreviated as **CN**) is an Indian cable and satellite television channel operated by Warner Bros. Discovery under its international division. The channel is the Indian equivalent to the original American network and was launched on 1 May 1995 as the first television network in India dedicated to children. The channel primarily airs animated programming.

## Related channels and units 
### Cartoon Network HD+ 
**Cartoon Network HD+ (CN HD+)** launched on 15 April 2018 and is an ad free channel. The channel was initially launched in India, but was eventually launched on popular operators in neighbouring countries.

CN HD+ is available in four languages. Programs like *We Bare Bears*, *The Powerpuff Girls*, etc., are also available in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

### Pogo TV 
Pogo TV was launched on 1 January 2004. As a companion channel of Cartoon Network, it also aired animated and live-action shows. From 2021, it only aired original Indian animation shows which became it WarnerMedia's only for Indian kids channel. But from 2022, the channel again started international shows like *Mr. Bean: The Animated Series*, *Yo-kai Watch*, *Grizzy and the Lemmings* etc.

### Toonami 
On 26 February 2015, Turner India launched a new channel based on the mature animation/anime block Toonami. The channel revamped itself in July 2017 as a classic animation channel before ceasing operations completely at the end of 15 May 2018.

### Cartoon Network Block
Zee TV launched a Cartoon Network programming block on 14 August 2002, replacing Nickelodeon's programming block. The block featured programs like *Scooby-Doo*, *The Mask: Animated Series*, *The Powerpuff Girls*, ''Dexter's Laboratory*, *Pinky and the Brain*, *Samurai Jack*, *The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest*, *The Flintstones*, *The Jetsons*, *Tom and Jerry Kids*, *Superman: The Animated Series*, *Captain Planet*, *Ed, Edd N Eddy*, *The Road Runner Show*, *Courage the Cowardly Dog*, *Sheep in the Big City*, *Mike, Lu & Og*, *Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries*, and *Batman: The Animated Series*. It aired programs twice in a day.

On 8 July 2006, DD National introduced a Cartoon Network block named "Cartoon Network ki Duniya" which aired programs like *Codename: Kids Next Door*, *M.A.D.* (from sister channel Pogo), and *Galli Galli Sim Sim''.

### Digital and OTT deals
On 24 June 2016, Turner India signed a distribution deal with Viacom 18's OTT app Voot. Through this strategic tie-up Voot can stream Turner's properties from Cartoon Network and Pogo TV like *The Powerpuff Girls*, *Ben 10*, ''Dexter's Laboratory*, *Roll No. 21*, *Samurai Jack*, *Johnny Bravo*, and *M.A.D* in their Kids section.

On 29 August 2017, Turner International India signed a deal with Amazon Prime Video India. Through this deal Amazon can stream Cartoon Network shows like *Ben 10 (2005 TV series)*, *Ben 10: Alien Force*, *Ben 10: Ultimate Alien*, *Ben 10: Omniverse*, *Johnny Bravo*, *The Powerpuff Girls*, *Kumbh Karan*, *Roll No 21*, and *Dexter's Laboratory* in their Kids and Family section.

### CN+ 
In 2014, Cartoon Network partnered with Tata Sky to launch an active service called *CN+*. The service is available every day for about one to two hours. It airs select episodes from hit programmes such as *Ben 10* (and related series), *Beyblade: Metal Fusion (and related series)*, Cartoon Network Original Shows like *The Amazing World of Gumball*, *League of Super Evil*, *Tom and Jerry (and related series)*, *Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy*, and movies from *Ben 10*, *Pokémon'' among others.

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