Cartoon Network (Spanish TV channel)

Cartoon Network
Broadcast areaSpain
Headquarters160 Old Street, London, England, United Kingdom[1]
Programming
Language(s)Castilian Spanish
Secondary audio feed: English or Catalan (on certain programmes)
Picture format4:3 SDTV
Ownership
OwnerTurner Broadcasting System España
Sister channelsCartoonito
History
Launched4 March 1994; 30 years ago (1994-03-04)
ReplacedCartoon Network (pan-EMEA)
Closed30 June 2013; 11 years ago (2013-06-30)[2]

Cartoon Network was a U.K.-based Spanish specialty television channel aimed at children, operated by Time Warner through its subsidiary Turner Broadcasting System España (TBS España). Being a version of the original namesake American channel. the channel's programmes were mostly consisted of original animated productions from Cartoon Network and fellow Time Warner company Warner Bros., but it also broadcast other American and international productions.

Besides being available in Castilian Spanish, most shows were also available in English and Catalan via a secondary audio feed. The channel along with Cartoonito closed in Spain on June 30th, 2013 due to dwindling TV ratings and the pay TV crisis.

  1. ^ "Cartoon Network (Spain)". Ofcom. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Cartoon Network leaves Spanish pay-TV". RapidTVNews. Retrieved 28 June 2013.