The current logo for Cartoon Network.
The original Cartoon Network logo.
Cartoon Network is a French pay television channel aimed at kids, available for France, Belgium, and Switzerland. It was launched on 23 August 1999 and is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery International under its French division.
History[]
In 1993, Turner launched a free-to-air channel, Cartoon Network (during the day) timesharing with TNT Classic Movies, in Europe. Although it was legally licensed in the UK, as it transmitted from London, the French and Belgian authorities objected to the American programming available in the French language.
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 began to be shown in French. Cartoon Network broadcast mainly Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros. cartoons in the early 2000s. In 2006, the channel changed its programming to aim a more modern audience by removing old shows. These shows were replaced with movies and some live-action series.
Starting in 2010, less Hanna-Barbera productions have been broadcast. Most of these were moved to sister network Boomerang. An original video game titled Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL was released on the Xbox 360 and Nintendo 3DS. In December 2012, Cartoon Network began to air the first seasons of Wakfu: The Animated Series. In early 2014, Turner announced the new series Uncle Grandpa, Steven Universe and Clarence.
Since 2014, Cartoon Network France has been available in Sub-Saharan Africa through StarTimes. On 25 July 2016, Cartoon Network France fully rebranded using graphics from the Check It 4.0 branding package. On 4 September 2017, Cartoon Network France fully rebranded using graphics from the Dimensional branding package.
On 16 September 2024, Cartoon Network France started sharing schedule with the German, Dutch, Portuguese and Scandinavian feeds, which was followed by the merger of these feeds on 25 September.
External links[]
| Cartoon Network Worldwide | |
|---|---|
| Europe | UK & Ireland • Netherlands • Germany • France • Spain • Portugal • Italy • Central and Eastern Europe • Greece • Nordic • Poland • Russia • Bulgaria • Turkey |
| America | Canada • Brazil • Latin America |
| Asia | Southeast Asia • Australia • New Zealand • India • Pakistan • Philippines • Japan • South Korea |
| Other | Arabic • Africa |