Cartoonito is a pan-European

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channel owned by the EMEA sub-division of the international division of Warner Bros. Discovery. It launched on 11 September 2024, following the merger of Cartoonito Portugal and Cartoonito Nordic, which had been in operation since 2023.

History

Both Cartoonito Portugal and Cartoonito Nordic originated as blocks on

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in 2022, before taking over the channel space in March and September 2023 respectively.

Nordic countries

On 19 January 2015, Boomerang Nordic applied the 2014–15 rebrand. In January 2022, it was announced that a Cartoonito programming block would also come to Boomerang on 1 February 2022. Due to the channel changes from 17 April to 1 May 2023, the Czech Radio and Television Broadcasting Council also gave the green light to show the channel in Latvia. Boomerang Nordic fully transformed into a 24/7 Cartoonito channel on 4 September 2023, along with its

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and MENA counterparts. On 11 September 2024, the channel's feed merged with Cartoonito Portugal, forming Cartoonito Western Europe.

Portugal

On 21 February 2022, Cartoonito launched as a morning and afternoon block on

. Boomerang Portugal would become a 24/7 Cartoonito channel on 23 March 2023. On 11 September 2024, the channel's feed merged with Cartoonito Nordic, forming Cartoonito Western Europe.

Programming

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'' * '' Bugs Bunny Builders'' * '' Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz'' * '' Grizzy & the Lemmings'' * '' Lu & the Bally Bunch'' * '' Mr. Bean: The Animated Series'' * '' Moley'' * '' Mush-Mush & the Mushables'' * '' The Tom and Jerry Show''

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