Cartoon Network (French TV channel)

Cartoon Network is a French pay television channel aimed at kids, available for France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Francophone Africa.[2][3] It was launched on 23 August 1999 and is owned by AT&T's WarnerMedia under its French division.

Cartoon Network
Logo from 1 December 2010 – present
CountryFrance
Broadcast areaNationwide
Belgium
Switzerland
Luxembourg
Morocco
Tunisia
Lebanon
Madagascar
Mauritius
Sub-Saharan Africa
HeadquartersNeuilly-sur-Seine, France
Programming
Language(s)French
English
Picture format576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerWarnerMedia France
Sister channelsBoing
Boomerang
Toonami
History
Launched17 September 1993 (1993-09-17) (as part of Cartoon Network Europe)[1]
23 August 1999 (1999-08-23) (as separate channel)
Links
Websitewww.cartoonnetwork.fr
Availability
Terrestrial
StarTimesChannel 361
Cable
SFRChannel 211
UPC SwitzerlandChannel 31 (Romandy)
Channel 331 (Deutschswizz)
Channel 531 (Ticino)
Net+Channel 35, 114
VooChannel 79
TelenetChannel 411
SFR LuxembourgChannel 115
Satellite
Canal+Channel 140
Canal+ RéunionChannel 114
StarTimesChannel 696
IPTV
FreeChannel 146
OrangeChannel 103
Proximus TV (Wallonia & Brussels)Channel 34
ScarletChannel 145
My.T (Mauritius)Channel 65
SFR RéunionChannel 151

History

In 1993 Turner launched a free-to-air channel, Cartoon Network (during the day) timesharing with TNT Classic Movies, in all Europe.[4] Transmetting since London, it was unlicensed to air in the other countries which made conflicts with the French and Belgian authorities.[5][6][7]

Logo from 23 August 1999 until 19 August 2006

In June 1998, an autonomic Cartoon Network was launched for Southern Europe (France, Spain and Italy). The Italian channel became independent a few months after, and on 23 August 1999, the French and Spanish channels were split.

In 1999, all shows were changed to French dubbing.[8] Cartoon Network broadcast mainly Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros. cartoons in the early 2000s.[9] In 2006, the channel changed its programs to aim of a more modern audience by removing old shows. It replaced them with movies and a few live-action series.

Starting in 2010, it broadcasts less Hanna-Barbera productions. Most of these were taken to the sister network Boomerang. An original video game titled Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL was released on the Xbox 360 and Nintendo 3DS.[10] In December 2012, Cartoon Network began to air the first seasons of Wakfu: The Animated Series.[11] In early 2014, Turner announced the new series Uncle Grandpa, Steven Universe and Clarence.[12]

Since 2014, Cartoon Network France is available in Sub-Saharan Africa on StarTimes.[2][13][14] On 25 July 2016, Cartoon Network France fully rebranded using graphics from the Check It 4.0 branding package.[15] On 4 September 2017, Cartoon Network France fully rebranded using graphics from the Dimensional branding package.[16]

Logo from 19 August 2006 to 1 December 2010

Cartoon Network HD

On 13 May 2014, Cartoon Network HD launched on Canalsat.[17]

Cartoon Network Switzerland

A Swiss feed was launched on 26 February 2007. Its advertising window is operated by Goldbach Media.[18] Unlike in France, Cartoon Network is free in all Swiss TV providers, and it is the most popular kids channel in French.

Adult Swim

The block was launched on 4 March 2011 and aired every night from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Cartoon Network Switzerland until 2015. It has aired Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, Metalocalypse, Moral Orel, Robot Chicken and Squidbillies.[19] Like most international Adult Swim blocks, it does not air Fox and action shows. The block's programming was not dubbed and aired with English audio and French subtitles.

In the early 2000s, there was a late-night block called "Dézaxé", which carried the 2001 Adult Swim look, but did not have any adult shows, except for Home Movies. Case Closed was aired on Cartoon Network and Toonami. Dezaxe aired random Cartoon Network shows and old promos.

Adult Swim relaunched as a block on Toonami in France on 24 July 2019.

Boomerang

Boomerang was a preschool block on Cartoon Network in early 2000s. On 23 April 2003, Boomerang was launched as a channel on TPS.

Toonami

Toonami was a block on Cartoon Network from 2002 airing action shows.

Toonami was relaunched as a channel on 11 February 2016.

References
  1. "Europe Plan By Turner". The New York Times. 9 March 1993. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  2. "Les offres d'abonnements Cartoon Network". Cartoon Network France (in French). Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  3. "FICHES CHAÎNES". Ministère de la Culture (in French). Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  4. "TNT et Cartoon Channel sur Astra, archive du mensuel". Satellite TV (in French). September 1993. Retrieved 2 May 2013..
  5. "TNT CARTOON REPASSE A L'OFFENSIVE". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  6. "TÉLÉ: GUIDE DES 200 CHAINES. Bouquets numériques: les trois offres concurrentes". Libération (in French). 24 September 1997. Retrieved 2 May 2013..
  7. AUBENAS, Florence (1995-09-02). "La rébellion des adeptes de la parabole. Les soucoupes blanches sont l'emblème d'une nouvelle génération de téléspectateurs curieux et critiques". Libération.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  8. Pierre Faviez (2010). La Télé : un destin animé (in French). ISBN 2748047265..
  9. Julie Bordenave. "Rentrée 2002 sur Cartoon network". Animeland (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2014..
  10. Jerem (26 April 2012). "Cartoon Network PTE XL en France : des images". Jeuxvideo24.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 31 July 2013..
  11. "WAKFU diffusé sur Cartoon Network et BOING en France, en Espagne et en Italie" (in French). Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  12. "Après une année record, Turner kids fait le plein de nouveautés". comicsystems.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2014..
  13. "Cartoon Network / Boomerang / TCM : reprise dans 28 pays africains après accord avec StarTimes". Satellifax (in French). Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  14. "Turner France dans 28 pays africains". CB News (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  15. "Cartoon Network France Rebranded Today 25th July 2016". RegularCapital: Cartoon Network International News. RegularCapital.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  16. "Cartoon Network France Rebranded Today 4th September". RegularCapital: Cartoon Network International News Blog. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  17. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-07-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. "Portefeuille TV". goldbach.com (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  19. "[adult swim] arrive en France et en Suisse le 4 mars 2011 ! | Adult Swim". Adultswim.fr. Archived from the original on 2011-03-10. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
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