Boomerang is a French television channel which broadcast animated programs aimed at children. It is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery International under its EMEA and French divisions of the original namesake American channel.

History

In early 2000s, Boomerang was a morning and a Monday evening block on Cartoon Network France. The channel was launched on 23 April 2003 in TPS and cable providers. On 23 February 2010, Boomerang +1 was launched on SFR. It joined Orange in January 2013, then on Free and Bouygues Telecom in August 2014, and finally on

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on 14 April 2016. In 2010-2011, Boomerang switched its focus 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'' and ''

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

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'', ''

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'', ''

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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.

Logos

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

References

External links

* {{Television in France 2003 establishments in France

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Children's television networks French-language television stations Television channels and stations established in 2003 Television stations in France Turner Broadcasting System France Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA