Cartoonito (Portuguese TV channel)
Broadcast area | Portugal Angola Mozambique |
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Headquarters | Turner House,London,United Kingdom[1] |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Portuguese |
Picture format | 16:9576i |
Ownership | |
Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA |
Sister channels | Cartoon Network CNN Discovery Channel Discovery Showcase HD Eurosport 1 Eurosport 2 Food Network Investigation Discovery TLC Travel Channel |
History | |
Launched | 21 April 2015 (in Angola and Mozambique) 26 April 2018 (in Portugal) |
Closed | 11 September 2024 |
Replaced by | Cartoonito Europe |
Former names | Boomerang(2015–23) |
Links | |
Website | www.cartoonito.pt |
Cartoonitowas aPortuguesepay televisionchannel which launched on 21 April 2015 asBoomerang,[2]and is owned byWarner Bros. Discoveryunder itsinternational division.It was available inAngola,MozambiqueandPortugal.
History
[edit]As Boomerang (2015–2023)
[edit]On 5 June 2005,Boomerang Europewas launched in English for allEurope,Middle EastandAfrica,includingPortugal,AngolaandMozambique.On 31 December 2013, the Pan-European feed was removed in Portugal due to the launch of the Portuguese feed ofCartoon Network.On 21 April 2015, Boomerang in European Portuguese was launched inAngolaandMozambiqueas a partnership withDStvand it is available on theDStv BuéandDStv Grandepackages. Later, it was launched inPortugalon 26 April 2018 and it is available withVodafoneandNowoTV operators.[3]The channel also became available onMeoon 2022.
As Cartoonito (2023–2024)
[edit]On 21 February 2022, a morning and afternoonCartoonitoblock launched onBoomerang.[4]Like other international versions of the channel, Boomerang in Portugal would become a full-time Cartoonito channel on 23 March 2023.[5][6][7]
On 11 September 2024, the channel’s feed merged withCartoonito Nordic,formingCartoonito Europe.[8]
Programming
[edit]Source:[9]
Original programming
[edit]Acquired programming
[edit]- Alice & Lewis
- Cocomelon
- Doraemon
- Grizzy & the Lemmings(4 September 2016)
- Lucas the Spider
- Moley
- Mighty Mike
- Mr. Bean: The Animated Series(25 April 2015)
- Mush-Mush and The Mushables[10]
- Pat the Dog
See also
[edit]- Hanna-Barbera
- Turner Entertainment
- List of programs broadcast by Boomerang
- List of programs broadcast by Cartoonito
References
[edit]- ^"Company Information".Turner Broadcasting System Europe. Archived fromthe originalon 15 February 2012.Retrieved5 July2011.
- ^"The Latest on New Shows, Channel Launches and More | DStv | Boomerang chega à DStv!".dstv.com. Archived fromthe originalon 7 July 2015.Retrieved28 April2015.
- ^"Boomerang Now Available In Portugal On Vodafone And Nowo - RegularCapital".RegularCapital.26 April 2018.Retrieved27 April2018.
- ^Nunes, Marta Kong (5 February 2022)."Boomerang apresenta o Cartoonito!".MHD(in European Portuguese).Retrieved12 March2023.
- ^"Adeus Boomerang! Cartoonito é o novo irmão do Cartoon Network".Unimado(in European Portuguese). 28 February 2023.Retrieved28 February2023.
- ^Durães, Pedro (14 March 2023)."CANAL DA WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY PARA O SEGMENTO PRÉ-ESCOLAR CHEGA A PORTUGAL".Meios & Publicidade(in European Portuguese).Retrieved14 March2023.
- ^"Cartoonito chega às operadoras portuguesas a partir de 23 de março".DobNews(in European Portuguese).Retrieved15 March2023.
- ^"Cartoon Network fusiona varias de sus señales en Europa".TVLaint(in Spanish). 17 September 2024.Retrieved27 September2024.
- ^"Programação Boomerang para Hoje".TudoNumClick(in European Portuguese).Retrieved22 March2023.
- ^"Cartoonito is coming to Boomerang Portugal on 21st February!".ITO.Retrieved19 January2022.