Boomerang is a French

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which broadcast animated programs aimed at children. It is owned by

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under its EMEA and French divisions.

History

In early 2000s, Boomerang was a morning and a Monday evening block on

Cartoon Network France Cartoon Network is a French pay television channel aimed at kids, available for France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Francophone Africa. It was launched on 23 August 1999 and is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery International under its Fren ...

. The channel was launched on 23 April 2003 in TPS and cable providers. On 23 February 2010, Boomerang +1 was launched on

SFR SFR (; ''Société française du radiotéléphone'', ) is a French telecommunications company. As of December 2015, it had 21.9 million customers in Metropolitan France for mobile services, and provided 6.35 million households with high-spee ...

. It joined

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in January 2013, then on Free and

Bouygues Telecom Bouygues Telecom () is a French mobile phone, Internet service provider and IPTV company, part of the Bouygues group. It is the third oldest mobile network operator in France, after Orange and SFR, and before Free Mobile. Its headquarters, de ...

in August 2014, and finally on

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on 14 April 2016. In 2010-2011, Boomerang switched from classic programming to recent shows, taking away all cult licences from Cartoon Network (except ''Scooby-Doo!'' at the time). The channel took the slogan ''« la chaîne des personnages cultes du dessin animé »'', airing new shows such as ''

Looney Tunes Show ''The Looney Tunes Show'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Warner Bros. Animation that ran from May 3, 2011, through November 2, 2013, on Cartoon Network. The series consists of two seasons, each containing 26 episodes, and features ch ...

'' and '' The Garfield Show'', and other shows for preschoolers. Boomerang continued to carry classic shows (''

Looney Tunes ''Looney Tunes'' is an American animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. starting from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series '' Merrie Melodies'', during the golden age of American animation. ...

'', ''

Tom and Jerry ''Tom and Jerry'' is an American animated media franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the series centers on the ...

'', ''

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'') on the '' Ça boom !'' evening block. The block was completely pulled off on 3 July 2020. Since September 2013, Boomerang broadcast in 16:9. Boomerang was launched in HD on 1 July 2015.

Current Programming

American

* ''

Looney Tunes Cartoons ''Looney Tunes Cartoons'' is an American animated television series developed by Peter Browngardt and produced by Warner Bros. Animation, based on the characters from ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies''. The series made its worldwide debu ...

'' * '' Mr. Magoo'' * ''

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? ''Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?'' is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation and the thirteenth television series in the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise. The series is produced by Chris Bailey. The show first premiered o ...

'' * '' The Looney Tunes Show'' * '' The Tom and Jerry Show'' * '' Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go'' * '' Tom and Jerry Tales'' * '' Wabbit''

Canadian

* ''

Kingdom Force ''Kingdom Force'' is a Canadian CGI animated children's television series created by Matthew Fernandes. The series is about the adventures of an animal superhero team. Summoned from five different kingdoms, the heroes pilot five rescue vehicles ...

'' * '' Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go''

French

These shows are co-productions with

France 3 France 3 () is a French free-to-air public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5 and France Info. It is made up of a network of regional television services provi ...

. * ''

Grizzy and the Lemmings ''Grizzy & the Lemmings'' (french: Grizzy et les Lemmings) is a French computer-animated television series produced by Studio Hari with the participation of France Télévisions, Cartoon Network and Boomerang. It is a silent comedy focusing on a ...

'' * ''Les Aventures du Petit Pingouin'' * '' Taffy'' * '' The Garfield Show''

Acquired shows

* ''

Alice & Lewis Alice may refer to: * Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname Literature * Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll * ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...

'' * '' Baby Boss: Back in Business'' * ''

Go Jetters ''Go Jetters'' is a British 3D animated television series, airing on CBeebies and is also available on BBC iPlayer. A geography-based programme, it was commissioned by CBeebies controller Kay Benbow and is a co-production of CBeebies In-house ...

'' * ''Les Aventures du Petit Pingouin'' * '' Moka's Fabulous Adventures!'' * ''

Mr. Bean ''Mr. Bean'' is a British sitcom created by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, produced by Tiger Aspect and starring Atkinson as the title character. The sitcom consists of 15 episodes that were co-written by Atkinson alongside Curtis and R ...

'' * '' Mr. Bean: The Animated Series'' * ''

True and the Rainbow Kingdom ''True and the Rainbow Kingdom'' is an animated children's web series produced by Home Plate Entertainment and Guru Studio in collaboration with American artist duo FriendsWithYou and Pharrell Williams' I Am Other. Based on the artwork by Frie ...

Logos

File:Boomerang tv (2000-2004).png, April 23, 2003-April 16, 2005 File:Boomerang-Logo.svg, April 16, 2005–January 3, 2015 File:Boomerang 2014 logo.svg, January 3, 2015–Present

References

External links

* {{Warner Bros. Discovery International Boomerang (TV network) Children's television networks Television channels and stations established in 2003 2003 establishments in France Television stations in France French-language television stations Turner Broadcasting System France