Cartoon Network International

Since the inception of Cartoon Network and its sister network Boomerang, Turner Broadcasting System has set up international feeds of both networks, under the **Cartoon Network International** banner.

### Background

Cartoon Network Europe, a pan-European English and Latin American Spanish 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, while the Spanish and French feeds were split in 1999. A Polish feed launched a year earlier, in 1998.

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.

A Nordic feed was launched in 2000, broadcasting in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Latin American Spanish, and English. This also became available in Iceland and Finland. 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. A Russian audio track was added in 2005; Greek subtitles became available the same year. The Polish feed branched into separate ones for Romania and Hungary in 2002. A German feed was launched on 2006. A Turkish feed was added in 2008.

Romania got its own feed in 2008, as part of that for Central and Eastern Europe. In 2009, the Hungarian audio track from the Polish feed was moved to this feed. Slovakia and the Czech Republic used to receive this feed in English. Bulgaria got its own version in 2009, broadcast in both Bulgarian and English. The Russian audio track was simultaneously moved to this feed. The Central and Eastern Europe feed has aired the network 24 hours a day since 2014. Russia was previously the only country who received the 24-hour feed.

The network's Arabic feed launched in 2010. This is the only EMEA-marketed feed not broadcast in English. The Spanish feed shut down in 2013, together with the Spanish children's channel Cartoonito. This market can still watch Cartoon Network on Boing, The African Spanish and Portuguese feed was launched in 2013 in Angola and Mozambique. It launched in Portugal in the same year.

As of 2012, 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, Latin American Spanish, and Portuguese feeds). This pan-European feed broadcasts in English and Spanish, while Greek subtitles are available. All other European countries have their own local feed.

In 2017, the Central and Eastern European feed added a Czech-language audio track for its audience in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, replacing the English-muted track. On 14 June 2018, all Turner's international children's channels were closed down.

### Channels

As of 14 June 2018, all Cartoon Network international channels were closed down.

## Boomerang

As of 14 June 2018, however, all Boomerang international channels were ceased operations.

## Boing

As of 14 June 2018, all four Boing channels have ceased operations.

 France | 8 April 2010 | French

## Cartoonito

All Cartoonito channels were ceased operations as of 14 June 2018.

 Southeast Asia
 United Kingdom | 4 September 2006 (Cartoon Network Too block), 24 May 2007 (channel) | 14 June 2018
 Italy | 22 August 2011 | Italian | From London, England

## Toonami

All Toonami channels were ceased operations on 14 June 2018.

## See also

* Tooncast
* Cartoonito
* Toonami

## References

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8. ↑ Time Warner, Inc.. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (2008). Retrieved on 3 October 2015. “In January 2008, Turner, along with a local partner, launched Cartoon Network Turkey ...”
9. ↑ Cartoon Network Launches Bulgarian Language Broadcast. *Novinite*. Sofia News Agency (4 September 2009). Retrieved on 3 October 2015.
10. ↑ Williams, Sean (10 October 2010). Cartoon Network Arabic launches. *Digital Production Middle East*. ITP Business Publishing. Retrieved on 3 October 2015.
11. ↑ Dickson, Jeremy (17 July 2013). Cartoon Network shuts down pay-TV channels in Spain. *Kidscreen*. Brunico Communications. Retrieved on 3 October 2015.
12. ↑ Rusak, Gary (30 September 2013). Cartoon Network heads to Angola and Mozambique. *Kidscreen*. Brunico Communications. Retrieved on 3 October 2015.
13. ↑ http://www.rozhlas.cz/digital/televize/\_zprava/cartoon-network-startuje-v-cestine-a-slovenstine-lokalizovany-bude-uz-od-zitrka--1755737
14. ↑ Boomerang Japan To Launch January 2018 - RegularCapital
15. ↑ Toonami Africa Channel Launched Today (1 June 2017).

## External links

* List of international sites at the official American website of Cartoon Network