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Boomerang
CountryUnited Kingdom
Broadcast areaEurope
Middle East
Africa
HeadquartersNeuilly-sur-Seine, France
London, United Kingdom
Munich, Germany
Programming
Language(s)
List
Picture format576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery EMEA
History
Launched1 December 2004; 19 years ago (2004-12-01) (Spain)
March 2005; 19 years ago (2005-03) (Middle East and Africa)
5 June 2005; 19 years ago (2005-06-05) (Central and Eastern Europe)
1 June 2006; 18 years ago (2006-06-01) (Germany)
Closed1 September 2011; 13 years ago (2011-09-01) (Spain)
1 October 2018; 6 years ago (2018-10-01) (Germany)
18 March 2023; 18 months ago (2023-03-18) (Central and Eastern Europe)
25 March 2023; 18 months ago (2023-03-25) (Africa)
4 September 2023; 13 months ago (2023-09-04) (Middle East, Scandinavia, and Turkey)
Links
Websitewww.cartoonnetwork.com

Boomerang was a pan-regional children's pay television channel that was last owned by the EMEA sub-division of the international division of Warner Bros. Discovery. Based on the namesake American channel, it primarily aired animated programming from the Warner Bros. Animation library (including Warner Bros. Cartoons and Hanna-Barbera productions), along with reruns of older Cartoon Network series.

Boomerang was available across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa from 2004[1] to 2023, when most of its feeds were replaced by Cartoonito.

History

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Central and Eastern Europe

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Boomerang CEE launched on 5 June 2005. The channel continued to roll out across most CEE by 1 August 2007.[2] Arabic/MENA countries also received access by the end of 2010.[3][4]

On 12 October 2011, Boomerang launched and is available in 4 audio versions: Romanian, English, Polish and Hungarian. On 12 June 2012, it was launched in Russia. On 30 January 2015, it is available in Bulgaria and in Baltic countries and in Balkans. On 30 September 2015, Boomerang was launched on Freesat in Czech Republic.

On 18 March 2023, the channel was replaced by Cartoonito.

Germany

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In Germany, Boomerang was launched on 1 June 2006.

In August 2013, SES Platform Services (later MX1, now part of SES Video) won an international tender by Turner Broadcasting System, to provide playout services for Boomerang, and for Cartoon Network, TNT Glitz, 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 the Benelux region, from November 2013.[5] The logo rebranded on 16 February 2015.

On 1 October 2018, Boomerang Germany shut down and was replaced with Boomerang CEE.[6]

Netherlands and Flanders

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10 October 2005 to 2017

Middle East and Africa

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Boomerang was launched in English for the Middle East and select African countries in March 2005.[7] On 5 June, the channel expanded to Europe, with audio tracks for Polish (though partial) and Hungarian viewers.[8] December saw the addition of a Greek audio track.

On 1 August 2007, the channel began broadcasting from the Astra 1K and Hot Bird 7A satellites in CIS and Baltic countries.[9] Select programs were also available in Russian.[2] An Arabic audio track and a complete Polish audio track became available in 2008.[8] In January 2010, Boomerang expanded to Romania, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro, bringing its total distribution to 9.5 million homes.[10] The channel's African website, BoomerangTVAfrica.com, launched in 2010.[11]

Nordics

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In late 2005, Turner Broadcasting System Europe reported that they had intended to launch Boomerang in the Nordic region. They had also applied to broadcast it in the Swedish digital terrestrial network in the fall of that year.[12] Boomerang was, however, not granted a license by the Swedish government at the time.

On 15 September 2009, Boomerang was an evening block on Cartoon Network. On 30 September 2010, it was launched as a channel on Viasat's satellite platform, with the block closing the day before.[13] The channel launched on 1 April 2011 from the Canal Digital platform.[14] Boomerang had previously been offered as a programming block on Cartoon Network. On 19 January 2015, Boomerang Nordic applied the 2014–15 rebrand.

Spain

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Boomerang Spain was the first to launched on 1 December 2004.

References

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  1. ^ "Boomerang развлекает детей". old.telesputnik.ru. 2 February 2009. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Телеспутник • Просмотр темы - 1 июня встречаем новый пакет "ДЕТСКИЙ"". Телеспутник. 21 March 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Boomerang zmieni się w Cartoonito [wideo]". SATKurier.pl. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Boomerang widens CEE reach". Broadband TV News. 19 January 2010. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Playout and video-on-demand: SES Platform Services wins international tender by Turner Broadcasting" (Press release). SES Platform Services GmbH. 28 August 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Boomerang Germany - Final Day/Closedown/CEE Takeover (September 30-October 1, 2018)". YouTube. 2 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Turner Info - Press Office". 15 April 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Boomerang zmieni się w Cartoonito [wideo]". SATKurier.pl. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Boomerang развлекает детей". old.telesputnik.ru. 2 February 2009.
  10. ^ "Boomerang widens CEE reach". Broadband TV News. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Turner takes wraps off new Boomerang website". Licensing.biz. 23 June 2010. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  12. ^ "34 ansökningar för digital marksänd TV" (Press release). SwedishRadio and TV Authority. 4 October 2005. Archived from the original on 13 April 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2008.
  13. ^ "Boomerang thrown into Viasat". Broadband TV News. 30 September 2010.
  14. ^ "NYHET! Boomerang – en helt ny barnekanal". Canal Digital. Retrieved 10 March 2011.[permanent dead link]
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