Cartoon Network (Asia)

Cartoon Network Asia is a pan-Asian television channel that primarily broadcasts animated series. Operated by Warner Bros. Discovery under its International division, the channel is broadcast from its headquarters in Singapore and Jakarta, Indonesia to audiences in its country of location, as well as to Hong Kong and several areas in the Asian continent. It was launched on October 6, 1994.

## Feeds

* Cartoon Network Asia - English, Mandarin, Thai and Japanese via four different language audio tracks
* Cartoon Network India - English and Hindi via two audio tracks
* Cartoon Network (Taiwan) - Taiwanese Mandarin and English via two audio tracks
* Cartoon Network Philippines - English and Filipino via two audio tracks
* Cartoon Network Korea - Korean and English via two audi
* Cartoon Network Japan - Japanese and English via two audio tracks
* Cartoon Network Australia & New Zealand - English and Maori via two audio tracks

## Languages

* Arabic
* English
* French
* Hindi
* Japanese
* Korean
* Mandarin
* Russian
* Tamil
* Telugu
* Thai
* Vietnamese

## History

### 1990s

#### 1993

In late 1993, TNT & Cartoon Network Asia was first launched on the AsiaSat 1 satellite service.

#### 1994

In 1994, Turner Broadcasting System Middle East was established in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. During that time, the Asian and Middle Eastern operations of TNT & Cartoon Network (along with CNN International) were located at the newly-established STAR TV's branch in the Middle East.

On October 6, 1994, TNT & Cartoon Network Asia was launched on cable operators across the Asian continent. The first batch of Asian countries to carry the pan-Asian TNT & Cartoon Network service that includes China, Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia, the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia.

#### 1995

In 1995, TNT & Cartoon Network Asia was launched on cable in Japan.

By 31 December 1995, TNT & Cartoon Network Asia (along with CNN International Asia-Pacific) was broadcast in around more than over 38 countries and territories across Asia, the Middle East and Oceania via satellite, which stretches from Istanbul to Vladivostok and Khabarovsk, Tokyo to Jerusalem and Jakarta to Sydney and Auckland and they were equipped with an amazing large number of C/Ku-band satellite dishes, especially in Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq, Iran and North Korea, where Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific is certainly not supposed to be viewed.

## Availability

### Eastern Europe, Central and Northeast Asia

#### Mainland China, Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan and Other CIS States

In Mainland China, Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan and the rest of the Commonwealth of Independent States, Cartoon Network Asia has been available via the AsiaSat satellite since late 1993 and on various Chinese and Mongolian cable operators in major cities across China and Mongolia on October 6, 1994. Broadcasting from Hong Kong and then Singapore, Cartoon Network Asia became the number one rated foreign-owned cable and satellite children's channel in the People's Republic of China. It is broadcast in a SECAM format with different audio tracks in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean and Russian.

### Japan

Cartoon Network Asia has a country-specific feed for Japan and it has been available the AsiaSat satellite in late 1993 and on various Japanese cable operators across Tokyo in 1995. It is broadcast in a NTSC format with different audio tracks in English and Japanese.

### Southeast Asia and Oceania

#### Australia and New Zealand

Cartoon Network Asia has a country-specific feed for Australia and New Zealand and it has been available in parts of Western Australia via satellite in October 6, 1994 and the rest of Australia, New Zealand and adjacent countries across Oceania via cable and satellite in 1995. It is broadcast in English and Maori.

#### Philippines

Cartoon Network Asia has a country-specific feed for the Philippines since 1995 and it has been available via satellite in late 1993 and on various Philippine cable operators across Metro Manila on October 6, 1994. It is broadcast in an NTSC format with different audio tracks in English, Fillipino, Spanish and Arabic.

#### Thailand

In Thailand, Cartoon Network Asia has been available via the AsiaSat satellite since late 1993 and on various Thai cable operators across Bangkok on October 6, 1994. It is broadcast in an PAL format with different audio tracks in English and Thai.

### West and South Asia

#### India, Pakistan and the Middle East

In India, Pakistan and the Middle East, Cartoon Network Asia has available via the AsiaSat satellite since late 1993 and on various Indian and Pakistani cable operators across Mumbai in 1995. It is broadcast in a SECAM format with different tracks in English, Hindi, Tamil, Urdu, Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish and Persian.

### Satellites

* Apstar 1 (1994)
* Apstar 2R (1997)
* AsiaSat 1 (1993-1999)
* AsiaSat 2 (1996-1999)
* AsiaSat 3S (1999-2012)
* AsiaSat 7 (2012-present)
* PanAmSat-4 (1995)

## Recieving Areas

receive Cartoon Network Asia from AsiaSat 7.

### Countries and territories

* Australia (PAL-B/G)
* Bahrain (PAL-B/G)
* Cambodia (SECAM-B/G)
* China (PAL-D/K)
	+ Hong Kong (PAL-I)
	+ Macau (PAL-I)
* India (PAL-B/G)
* Israel (PAL-B/G)
* Japan (NTSC-J)
* Kazakhstan (SECAM-D/K)
* Kuwait (PAL-B/G)
* Laos (SECAM-B/G)
* Lebanon (SECAM-B/G)
* Mongolia (SECAM-D/K)
* Pakistan (PAL-B/G)
* Philippines (NTSC-M)
* Russia (SECAM-D/K)
* Saudi Arabia (SECAM-B/G)
* South Korea (NTSC-M)
* Taiwan (NTSC-M)
* Thailand (PAL-B/G)
* Turkey (PAL-B/G)
* United Arab Emirates (PAL-B/G)
* Vietnam (SECAM-B/G)

### Cities and towns

* Afghanistan
	+ Kabul
* Australia
	+ Gold Coast
	+ Sydney
* Auckland
* China
	+ Beijing
	+ Guilin
	+ Harbin
	+ Heihe
	+ Hong Kong
	+ Macau
	+ Nanjing
	+ Shanghai
	+ Shenzhen
	+ Suzhou
	+ Wuhan
	+ Wuxi
* Hanoi
* Japan
	+ Hiroshima
	+ Nagasaki
	+ Osaka
	+ Tokyo
* Kazakhstan
	+ Almaty
	+ Astana
* Khabarovsk
* Krasnoyarsk
* Kuwait City
* Moscow
* Pyongyang
* Seoul
* Thailand
	+ Bangkok
* Turkey
	+ Istanbul
* Taipei
* United Arab Emirates
	+ Abu Dhabi
	+ Dubai
* Ulaanbaatar
* Vladivostok
* Yeniseysk