Cartoon Network is a German

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channel which primarily broadcasts cartoons. It is based in Munich and is available in

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, and Switzerland.

Broadcasting

In August 2013,

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(later

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, now part of SES Video) won an international tender by

Turner Broadcasting System Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (alternatively known as Turner Entertainment Networks from 2019 until 2022) was an American television and media conglomerate. Founded by Ted Turner and based in Atlanta, Georgia, it merged with Time Warner (l ...

to provide playout services for Cartoon Network, Boomerang,

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, TNT Film and TNT Serie (in both SD and HD) for the German-speaking market, digitization of existing Turner content, and playout for Turner on-demand and catch-up services in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Benelux region, from November 2013. M7 Group's Kabelkiosk stopped broadcasting of Cartoon Network on 1 March 2017.

History

Cartoon Network launched in Germany on September 3, 2005 as a Saturday morning programming block on kabel eins. In December 2013 kabel eins cancelled the programming block. In June 2006, a German version of Boomerang was launched; this was followed by the simultaneous launch of Cartoon Network Germany as a 24-hour channel and TCM Germany on December 5, 2006. On 1 September 2016, Cartoon Network Germany re-branded using graphics from the Check It 4.0 branding package.

Logos

File:Logo Cartoon Network 2004-2010.svg, First logo, used from 5 December 2006 to 25 November 2010. File:Cartoon Network 2010 logo.svg, Second logo, is currently in use since 25 November 2010 to present.

Programming

Current

* ''

Adventure Time ''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn ( Jeremy Shada) and ...

'' * '' Batwheels'' * '' Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!'' * '' Ben 10 (2016 TV series)'' * '' Craig of the Creek'' * ''

DC Super Friends The Imaginext System is a brand of role-playing, adventure toys designed for kids 3 or older made by Mattel, as part of their Fisher-Price brand. History At the time of its introduction at the 2002 Toy Fair,

'' * '' Jade Armor'' * '' Lego Monkie Kid'' * '' Looney Tunes Cartoons'' * '' New Looney Tunes'' * '' Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?'' * ''

Teen Titans Go! ''Teen Titans Go!'' is an American animated television series developed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic for Cartoon Network. It premiered on April 23, 2013 and is based on the DC Comics fictional superhero team. The series was announced f ...

'' * '' The Amazing World of Gumball'' * '' The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe'' * ''

Total DramaRama ''Total DramaRama'' (originally titled ''Total Drama Daycare'') is an animated comedy children's television series created by Tom McGillis and Jennifer Pertsch that premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States on September 1, 2018, and ...

'' * '' We Baby Bears'' * '' We Bare Bears''

References

External links

Official Site

Austrian Official Site
(Redirects to German)
Swiss Official Site

Press office
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