Cartoon Network (German TV channel)

Cartoon Network is a German pay television channel which primarily broadcasts cartoons. It is based in Munich and is available in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

Cartoon Network
CountryGermany
Broadcast areaGermany
Austria
Switzerland
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
HeadquartersMunich, Germany
Programming
Language(s)German
English
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerWarnerMedia International
Sister channelsTNT Comedy
TNT Serie
TNT Film
Boomerang
CNN International
History
Launched17 September 1993 (1993-09-17) (as Cartoon Network Europe)
5 December 2006 (2006-12-05) (as an independent channel)
ReplacedCartoon Network Europe
Links
Websitewww.cartoonnetwork.de
Availability
Cable
Kabel Deutschland (Germany)Channel 611 (SD)
Channel 620 (HD)
Unitymedia (Germany)Channel 242 (SD)
UPC Austria (Austria)Channel 286 (HD)
Vodafone (Germany)Channel 493 (SD)
UPC (Switzerland)Channel 192 (Deutschswizz)
Channel 492 (Romandy & Ticino)
Satellite
Sky Deutschland (Germany/Austria)Channel 525 (SD)
IPTV
Telekom Entertain (Germany)Channel 217 (SD/HD)

Broadcasting

In August 2013, SES Platform Services (later MX1, now part of SES Video) won an international tender by Turner Broadcasting System to provide playout services for Cartoon Network, Boomerang, glitz*, TNT Film and TNT Serie (in both SD and HD) for the German-speaking market, digitization of existing Turner content, and playout for Turner on-demand and catch-up services in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Benelux region, from November 2013.[1]

M7 Group's Kabelkiosk stopped broadcasting of Cartoon Network on 1 March 2017.

History

Cartoon Network launched in Germany on September 3, 2005 as a Saturday morning programming block on kabel eins. In December 2013 kabel eins cancelled the programming block.[2] In June 2006, a German version of Boomerang was launched; this was followed by the simultaneous launch of Cartoon Network Germany as a 24-hour channel and TCM Germany on December 5, 2006.[3] On 1 September 2016, Cartoon Network Germany re-branded using graphics from the Check It 4.0 branding package.[4]

Logos
  • First logo, used from 5 December 2006 to 25 November 2010.
  • Second logo, is currently in use since 25 November 2010 to present.

References
  1. "Playout and video-on-demand: SES Platform Services wins international tender by Turner Broadcasting" (Press release). SES Platform Services GmbH. August 28, 2013. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  2. "Kabel eins beendet samstäglichen Zeichentrickblock" (in German). TV Wunschliste. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  3. "Turner schaltet Spielfilm- und Trickfilmsender auf". Digital Fernsehen. November 23, 2006.
  4. "Cartoon Network Germany And Cartoon Network Poland Rebranded To Check It 4.0 Today". RegularCapital: Cartoon Network International News. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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