Cartoon Network (British and Irish TV channel)

Cartoon Network
CountryUnited Kingdom
Ireland
Broadcast areaUnited Kingdom
Ireland
Malta[1]
Headquarters160 Old Street,
London, England, United Kingdom
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SD feed)
Timeshift serviceCartoon Network +1
Ownership
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery EMEA
Key peopleSean Gorman
Head of Creative, Kids Brands, EMEA at Warner Bros. Discovery[2][3]
Vanessa Brookman
SVP Kids and Family EMEA at Warner Bros. Discovery and Co-president of Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe[4]
Sam Register
President of Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe
Sister channelsBoomerang
Cartoonito
CNN International
History
Launched17 September 1993; 31 years ago (1993-09-17)
(as Cartoon Network Europe)
15 October 1999; 25 years ago (1999-10-15)
(original Pan-European Feed becomes UK/Eire Only, Encrypted on Astra 1C)[5][6]
Links
Websitehttp://www.cartoonnetwork.co.uk
Availability
Terrestrial
See separate section

Cartoon Network (commonly abbreviated as CN) is a British pay television channel aimed at children which airs animated programming targeting children and young aged 6 to 12.[7][8] It is run by Warner Bros. Discovery under its EMEA division.[9] The channel primarily airs animated programming.

The channel initially launched on 17 September 1993 as a larger pan-European feed, serving the UK market along with Western and Northern Europe.[10][11][12] In August 1999, the pan-European aspect of Cartoon Network Europe was spun-off as a new feed with an identical schedule to Cartoon Network UK (the former pan-European feed).[13] Cartoon Network UK completely ceased being a pan-European feed on 15 October 1999, which was when it was scrambled with Videocrypt and the launch of the UK only version of TNT. The pan-European feed continued to shadow Cartoon Network UK's schedule until 2001. The pan-European feed excluded shows such as Dragon Ball Z and Angela Anaconda and were substituted, as Cartoon Network did not have the pan-European broadcasting rights to these shows, only the rights for the UK and the Netherlands.[14]

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  3. ^ "Warnermedia makes key EMEA appointments". Broadband TV News. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  4. ^ "WarnerMedia Appoints Vanessa Brookman As Head Of Kids EMEA". WarnerMedia. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
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  12. ^ "Europe Plan By Turner". The New York Times. 9 March 1993. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference TurnerTimeline was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ "CARTOON NETWORK NEDERLAND STOPT 1 AUGUSTUS". Radio.nl. Retrieved 22 May 2021.