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Boomerang Europe

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Boomerang
CountryUnited Kingdom
Broadcast areaEurope
Middle East
Africa
HeadquartersNeuilly-sur-Seine, France
London, United Kingdom
Munich, Germany
Programming
Language(s)
List
Picture format576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery EMEA
History
Launched1 December 2004; 19 years ago (2004-12-01)
Closed4 September 2023; 12 months ago (2023-09-04)
Links
Websitewww.cartoonnetwork.com

Boomerang Europe (or Boomerang EMEA) was a specialized children's TV channel and the international version of the original American channel. Warner Bros. Discovery International operates it across several European/EMEA countries. The channel launched on 1 December 2004 to expand Europe.[1] In the first few years the channel was dedicated to select classic animated cartoons, but over the years more recent programming was introduced.

History

Central and Eastern Europe

Boomerang CEE launched on 5 June 2005. The channel continued to roll out across most CEE by 1 August 2007.[2] Arabic/MENA countries also received access by the end of 2010.[3][4]

On 12 October 2011, Boomerang launched and is available in 4 audio versions: Romanian, English, Polish and Hungarian. On 12 June 2012, it was launched in Russia. On 30 January 2015, it is available in Bulgaria and in Baltic countries and in Balkans. On 30 September 2015, Boomerang was launched on Freesat in Czech Republic.

On 18 March 2023, the channel was replaced by Cartoonito.

Germany

Boomerang Germany pay television channel operated by Warner Bros. Discovery under its International division. It was launched on 1 June 2006, the channel primarily airs animated programming.

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 Boomerang, and for Cartoon Network, TNT 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 the Benelux region, from November 2013.[5] The logo rebranded on 16 February 2015.

On 1 October 2018, Boomerang Germany shut down and was replaced with Boomerang CEE.[6]

Netherlands and Flanders

10 October 2005 to 2017

Middle East and Africa

Boomerang was launched in English for the Middle East and select African countries in March 2005.[7] On 5 June, the channel expanded to Europe, with audio tracks for Polish (though partial) and Hungarian viewers.[8] December saw the addition of a Greek audio track.

On 1 August 2007, the channel began broadcasting from the Astra 1K and Hot Bird 7A satellites in CIS and Baltic countries.[9] Select programs were also available in Russian.[10] An Arabic audio track and a complete Polish audio track became available in 2008.[8] In January 2010, Boomerang expanded to Romania, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro, bringing its total distribution to 9.5 million homes.[11] The channel's African website, BoomerangTVAfrica.com, launched in 2010.[12]

Spain

Boomerang Spain was the first to launched on 1 December 2004.

References

  1. ^ "Boomerang развлекает детей". old.telesputnik.ru. 2 February 2009. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Телеспутник • Просмотр темы - 1 июня встречаем новый пакет "ДЕТСКИЙ"". Телеспутник. 21 March 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Boomerang zmieni się w Cartoonito [wideo]". SATKurier.pl. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Boomerang widens CEE reach". Broadband TV News. 19 January 2010. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Playout and video-on-demand: SES Platform Services wins international tender by Turner Broadcasting" (Press release). SES Platform Services GmbH. 28 August 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Boomerang Germany - Final Day/Closedown/CEE Takeover (September 30-October 1, 2018)". YouTube. 2 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Turner Info - Press Office". 15 April 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Boomerang zmieni się w Cartoonito [wideo]". SATKurier.pl. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Boomerang развлекает детей". old.telesputnik.ru. 2 February 2009.
  10. ^ "Телеспутник • Просмотр темы - 1 июня встречаем новый пакет "ДЕТСКИЙ"". Телеспутник. 21 March 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Boomerang widens CEE reach". Broadband TV News. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Turner takes wraps off new Boomerang website". Licensing.biz. 23 June 2010. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
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