Toonami (Southeast Asian TV channel)
Toonami was a Southeast Asian television channel that was launched on 1 December 2012.[1][2] It was operated and distributed in Asia by Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc.,[3] a subsidiary of WarnerMedia. It was named after the programming block seen in the U.S,[4] using the logo introduced in 2004 but with different branded promos.
 Toonami's official logo in Asia | |
| Broadcast area | Southeast Asia |
|---|---|
| Slogan | Home of the Superheroes |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 16:9 (576i, SDTV) 16:9 (1080i, HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc. (Time Warner, Inc.) |
| Sister channels | Cartoon Network Boomerang |
| History | |
| Launched | December 1, 2012 |
| Replaced | Boomerang |
| Closed | March 31, 2018 |
The channel ceased operations on March 31, 2018, after which the channel space created in 2005 by the original version of Boomerang ceased to exist.[5]
References
- "Turner launching Toonami across Asia - Page 19962". Tbivision.com. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- "Toonami and Cartoonito to bow in Asia December 1". Kidscreen.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- "Asia Pacific". Asiapacific.turner.com. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- "Toonami Makes Its Debut on Screens Around Asia". Animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- Pescrillo, Paul (6 March 2018). "Toonami Asia is Shutting Down at the End of March". Toonami Faithful. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
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