Cartoon Network (India)

Cartoon Network (often abbreviated as CN) is an Indian cable and satellite television channel operated by Warner Bros. Discovery under its international division. The channel is the Indian equivalent to the original American network and was launched on 1 May 1995 as the first television network in India dedicated to children. The channel primarily airs animated programming.

History

Launch

Cartoon Network was the first dedicated children's television channel in India, which was launched on 1 May 1995, as a dual-channel with Cartoon Network operating from 5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (later 9:00 p.m.) and Turner Classic Movies (formerly TNT) taking up the remainder of the daily schedule. On 1 July 2001, Cartoon Network India commenced daily full-day broadcasts.

In early 2004, a separate feed of the channel dedicated to Pakistani and Bangladeshi viewers was launched.

1990s

Cartoon Network India initially only aired Hanna-Barbera cartoons such as '' The Yogi Bear Show'', ''Top Cat'', '' The Flintstones'', and '' Scooby-Doo''. The channel quickly started to develop, with them airing MGM cartoons such as ''Tom and Jerry'', ''Droopy'', and ''Spike and Tyke'' for the first time in 1996, and after Time Warner's purchase of Turner in 1996, Warner Bros. produced cartoons such as '' Looney Tunes'' in 1997. In 1998, Cartoon Network India began airing Cartoon Network originals, such as ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' and ''The Moxy Show''.

On 4 January 1999, the channel started to offer Hindi-dubbed versions of its shows, such as '' Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'', '' The Flintstones'', '' The Jetsons'', ''Speed Racer'', '' SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron'', '' The Mask: The Animated Series'', '' The Addams Family'', ''The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest'', ''Captain Planet,'' and certain other select programs.

On 23 August 1999, the channel received a rebrand, introducing new bumpers, new shows and a new "powerhouse" theme. The new shows for 1999 were its original shows ''Dexter's Laboratory'', '' Cow & Chicken'', ''I Am Weasel'', ''Ed, Edd n' Eddy,'' and ''Johnny Bravo''.

2000s

The following year, 2000, saw more Cartoon Network originals being introduced, including ''The Powerpuff Girls'', ''Mike, Lu & Og,'' and ''Courage the Cowardly Dog''. DC Animated Universe series started premiering in 2000s starting with '' Batman: The Animated Series'' (2000) followed by ''The Adventures of Batman and Robin'' (2000), ''The New Batman Adventures'' (2000), ''Batman Beyond'' (2001), '' Superman: The Animated Series'' (2001), and ''Justice League'' (2002). On 28 February 2000, a Tamil feed was launched on the network.

In 2001, ''Sheep in the Big City'', ''Time Squad,'' and '' Samurai Jack'' premiered in India. On 1 July 2001, Cartoon Network became a 24-hour channel.

In September 2001, the ''Toonami'' block was introduced that primarily consists of Japanese anime and occasionally American action animation like ''Dragon Ball Z'', ''Inazuma Eleven'', '' Transformers: Robots in Disguise,'' and ''Superman: The Animated Series''. A ''Night Shift'' block was introduced in November 2001 to target teens and adults. The programming included ''Birdman and the Galaxy Trio'', ''The Brak Show'', ''Galtar and the Golden Lance'', and '' Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law''.

In 2002, Cartoon Network signed deal with Mattel to air Barbie films starting with ''Barbie as Rapunzel'', which premiered on 4 November 2002.

On 27 January 2003, Tiny TV, a preschool programming block, was launched. This block was later shifted to sister channel Pogo TV. The channel also started acquiring local series and films in 2003 starting with ''The Adventures of Tenali Raman''. Other acquisitions include series like ''The Adventures of Chhota Birbal'', ''Akbar and Birbal'', ''Jungle Tales'' and television films like ''Vikram and Betaal''. ''Pokémon'' series was launched on 26 May 2003.

The anime series ''Beyblade'' was also launched on 3 June 2005, which enjoyed a No. 1 or No. 2 position in the kids genre, along with ''Pokémon''.

On 1 October 2005, the bumpers were replaced with 3D animations of the 'CN (Cartoon Network) City' that all the Cartoon Network toon characters lived in. Show-specific bumpers were replaced with 3D animations of a well-known scene from the particular show (e.g., a ''Dexter's Laboratory'' bumper would feature Dexter's house, a ''Powerpuff Girls'' bumper would feature most likely the PPG household, and so forth). The retro checkerboard logo was replaced with the new 'CN' city-style logo.

''The Life and Times of Juniper Lee'' premiered on CN India on 11 September 2005.

Cartoon Network continued to air new episodes and seasons from ''Beyblade,'' ''Pokémon'', and their movies, which continued to rank No. 1 and No. 2 in the kids' genre. ''Half Ticket Express'' a preschool block was launched which aired series like ''Dragon Tales'', ''Franklin,'' and ''The Koala Brothers''. Another programming block ''Thoda Meow Thoda Bow'' featuring ''Tom and Jerry'', '' Scooby-Doo,'' and ''The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries'' was launched on Children's Day.

In 2005, Cartoon Network aired an television special with Aamir Khan to promote '' Mangal Pandey: The Rising''. In this interview style special Khan is interviewed by ''Johnny Bravo''.

''Camp Lazlo'' was launched on 12 February 2006.

On 10 October 2006, Cartoon Network started the new series ''Ben 10''.

Cartoon Network launched an action series titled ''Gransazers'' on the action block Toonami in January 2007 and later ''Justirisers'' on 7 March 2007, and the singer Shankar Mahadevan sang its title track in Hindi. The series after airing all episodes was replaced by ''Sazer X'' on 3 July 2007 in which Shaan sung the title track. The ''Boomerang'' programming block was launched in August 2007 which aired classic properties like ''Tom & Jerry'', ''Scooby-Doo'', ''Popeye

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