Cartoon Network (UK)

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Cartoon Network (UK & Ireland)
Cartoon Network
Launched September 17, 1993
Owned by Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner Inc.)
Audience share 0.3% (UK only)
(June 2007, [1])
Sister channel(s) Cartoon Network TOO
Boomerang
Cartoonito
Website www.cartoonnetwork.co.uk
Availability
Terrestrial
Top Up TV Via Top Up TV Anytime
Satellite
Sky Digital Channel 601
Cable
Virgin Media Channel 704
UPC Ireland Channel 620
Tiscali TV Channel 312

Cartoon Network is a digital television channel created by Turner Broadcasting and dedicated to showing animated programming. It premiered on 17 September 1993 in the United Kingdom and Ireland and on October 1, 1992 in the United States.

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In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Cartoon Network was twinned with movie channel TNT. Cartoon Network ran from 5:00am until 7:00pm, with TNT taking over from 7:00pm to 5:00am. Sunday afternoons saw "Super Chunk", which showed back to back episodes of one show for two hours between 1pm and 3pm. Another feature was "The Longest Day", in which Cartoon Network ran for an extra four hours until 11:00pm on June 21, 1993, every year . This slot was dedicated to full-length cartoon movies. In 1995, Cartoon Network began running for an extra two hours until 9pm, and on December 16, 1996, it became a 24-hour channel, as did TNT. However, a version of the channel called TNT & Cartoon Network continued to appear on some providers.

In February 1, 1999, saw the introduction of a strand called "aka Cartoon Network", which had a DJ theme and would run from 7pm to 9pm, the 'host' being an afroed cartoon character called Jackie Potato. It would feature selected cartoons from the Cartoon Network library (including Space Ghost Coast to Coast) and a show called Cult Toons, which featured a heavily re-edited Hanna-Barbera cartoon. Aimed at adults, the strand was in some ways a precursor of Adult Swim in the United States. Adult Swim is now available in the UK, though not carried on a Turner station but on Virgin Media Television-owned "Bravo".

In May 27, 2000, the channel Boomerang was launched by Cartoon Network in the UK and Ireland, and most "classic" cartoons were moved from Cartoon Network to the new channel, which initially broadcast from 6am–12am. Before long, however, it became 24 hours, and the remaining classic shows also moved to Boomerang. In September of 2000, Toonami began broadcasting weekdays for two hours between 4pm–6pm, and 9pm–11pm, as well as weekends from 10am–12pm and 10pm–12am. Dragonball Z had already been airing on Cartoon Network since 1999, and had been attracting very good ratings, which may have contributed to the decision to launch Toonami in the UK. Its output consisted almost solely of Japanese anime such as the cult Dragonball Z, Tenchi Muyo, and Gundam Wing. The only non-Japanese shows for quite some time were the American-produced The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest and Batman Beyond (Batman of the Future in the UK). Around the same time, there was almost completely new programming on the channel, and so Boomerang began in a late night slot.

In June of 2002, Toonami disappeared from Cartoon Network UK, and in October, a new channel was created called CNX. It was hailed as a high-octane, "triple-A mix of Action, Adventure, and Anime." All American and Japanese animation shown on Toonami was broadcast on this 24 hour channel from 6am–12am, and during the night, there were hard hitting American dramas such as The Shield, adventure shows such as Spawn, martial arts films and extreme sports programmes. In 2003, there was a slot between 9pm and 10pm showing Cartoon Network produced comedy such as Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Space Ghost Coast to Coast. The extreme sports and films were moved to a small slot between 10pm and 2am. For the rest of the time, Toonami returned, on CNX, showing all of its previous output, plus a number of new shows. In September of 2003, after 11 months on air, CNX was shut down, and Toonami became a 24-hour channel, in line with Cartoon Network and Boomerang.

In April 11, 2005, six months after the United States, the channel received a new logo. The idents also changed to the same ones used in the U.S., with a CGI layout of a town and various characters (usually related to the show that was coming up next) engaging in activities. These replaced the previous idents used since 2003, featuring characters from one TV show falling through something and coming out in another show. Actual show clips were used.

In April 2006, Cartoon Network Too was launched on Sky Digital broadcasting cartoons primarily made by Hanana-Barbera such as Dexter's Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls, Johnny Bravo, Ed, Edd n Eddy and Wacky Races. Also shown were cartoon aimed at younger audiences. Other cartoons shown include The Cramp Twins and Courage the Cowardly Dog. However, within a little over a month the channels programming changed, similar to early Cartoon Network with Archive Of Cartoons Such As Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry. The channel aired from 3am to 7pm everyday until May 24, 2007 where it became a 24 hour channel, replacing the Toonami channel and showing same shows from Cartoon Network UK and Toonami UK. The channel slot was replaced with Cartoonito, which showed cartoons purely aimed for younger children.

On the 26th April 2007 Cartoon Network launched onto Virgin Media's On Demand system. Thus allowing Virgin Media customers to watch Cartoon Network programmes whenever they like. They can also take advantage of pause, rewind and fast forward functions, when watching these programmes.


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American TV Networks Boomerang · Cartoon Network (HD) · Adult Swim · CNN Airport Network · Headline News · CNN (HD) · Turner Classic Movies · TNT (HD) · WPCH-TV · TBS (HD) · Court TV · Accent Health
Turner Broadcasting System Europe Boomerang Spain · Boomerang UK & Ire · Cartoon Network UK · Cartoon Network TOO · Cartoonito · TCM UK · TCM 2 · TNT ·
Other International TV Networks Boomerang Australia · Boomerang Latin America · Cartoon Network Australia · CETV · CNN en Español · CNN+ · CNN International · CNN Türk · Fashion TV Latin America · HTV · I.Sat · Infinito · MuchMusic Latin America · Pogo · Retro · Space · TCM Classic Hollywood · TNT Latin America
Film and Television Studios Cartoon Network Studios · Court TV Original Productions · TBS/TNT Orignals · Turner Entertainment · Williams Street
Internet Assets Adult Swim Video · Bamzu · Cartoon Network Video · CNN.com · Court TV Extra · Crime Library · GameTap · The Smoking Gun · Super Deluxe · Toonami Jetstream (50%) · Very Funny Ads · Dramavision · TNT Overtime · Play On! · NASCAR.com · PGA.com · Court TV Broadband
Radio Assets Court TV Radio · CNN Radio
Defunct channels Cable Music Channel · CNNfn · CNN Pipeline · CNN Sports Illustrated · Turner South · Toonami · CNX
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