Cartoonito (Asian TV channel)

Southeast Asian TV channel

Television channel

Cartoonito

Country| Singapore (Southeast Asia)
China (East Asia)
Broadcast area| East Asia
South East Asia
Pacific Islands
Maldives
Oceania
Headquarters| Singapore
Programming
Language(s)| English
Chinese
Malay
Indonesian
Thai
Vietnamese (Voice-over)
Picture format| 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i/480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner| Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific
Sister channels| Cartoon Network Asia
Cartoon Network Philippines
CNN International
Cinemax Asia
HBO Asia
HLN
Warner TV
History
Launched|

* 1 December 2012; 12 years ago (2012-12-01) (original)
* 28 July 2023; 23 months ago (2023-07-28) (relaunch)

Replaced| Boomerang
Closed|

* 1 January 2015; 10 years ago (2015-01-01) (original)

Cartoonito is the brand of two feeds that air animated series for preschoolers: Cartoonito Asia and Cartoonito Australia. Both are owned by Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific.

The original version of Cartoonito was launched on 1 December 2012, replacing Boomerang Asia. The channel would close on 1 January 2015, with Boomerang relaunched as part of the 2015 global rebrand.[1][2]

As part of Cartoonito's 2021 relaunch, the brand returned to Asia as a block on Cartoon Network and Boomerang in March and May 2022 respectively; the block shifted to Boomerang full-time in November. On 28 June 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that Cartoonito would once again become its own channel, and the switchover from Boomerang took place on 28 July.[3]

## Availability

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### Malaysia

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In Malaysia, Cartoonito broadcasts via Unifi TV plus local advertisements from the service providers.

### Philippines

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In the Philippines, Cartoonito broadcasts as a channel and its programming came straight from the pan-Asian feed.

### Thailand

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In Thailand, the pan-Asian feed was launched in 2020 on 3BB Giga TV. In May 2023, Cartoonito launched on AIS Play

### Indonesia

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In Indonesia, Cartoonito Asia has been broadcast on Transvision (a subsidiary of CT Corp) and IndiHome TV (Telkom Indonesia). Some programs use Indonesian languages and are in English.

### Vietnam

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In Vietnam, Cartoonito Asia broadcasts in Vietnamese with the name Boomerang Vietnam and localized Vietnamese commercials.

### South Korea

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A separate South Korean television channel (Korean: 카투니토; RR: katunito) launched on 14 November 2015 as Boomerang.[4] It is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery Korea Ltd. and is located in Seoul. The channel rebranded as Cartoonito on 1 July 2024.

### Taiwan

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In Taiwan, Cartoonito broadcasts in Taiwanese Mandarin.

### Oceania

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A Cartoonito block was launched on 4 July 2022 on both Cartoon Network and Boomerang.[5][6] This coincided with its Asian counterpart.[5][6]

## References

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1. ^ "Boomerang Bounces Back to Asia". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
2. ^ "Astro perkenal dua saluran baharu bagi pek hiburan kanak-kanak" (in Malay). Astro Awani. 11 December 2020. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
3. ^ Frater, Patrick (27 June 2023). "WBD's Boomerang Channel Rebrands as Cartoonito in Asia". Variety. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
4. ^ "Boomerang launches in Korea with new content". Jade Burke. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
5. ^ a b "Preschool Brand 'Cartoonito' Launches on Cartoon Network in Asia". Google Docs. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
6. ^ a b Perry, Kevin (4 July 2022). "Brand new block of dedicated kids preschool programming CARTOONITO launches this week on FOXTEL". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

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The Cartoon Network, Inc.

Division of Warner Bros. Discovery

Channels &
blocks (U.S.)|

* Cartoon Network
* programming
* Adult Swim
* programming
* Toonami
* programming
* Cartoonito
* programming
* Boomerang
* programming

International
channels|

* Americas
* CanadaJV
* Adult Swim
* Latin America & Caribbean
* Adult Swim
* EMEA
* Middle East & Africa
* Arab World
* Hindi
* Central and Eastern Europe
* Turkey
* Western Europe
* Italy
* United Kingdom & Ireland
* Adult Swim
* Toonami
* Asia-Pacific
* Australia & New Zealand
* Adult Swim
* Toonami
* India
* HD+
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* South Korea

Cartoonito|

* Americas
* Latin America & Caribbean
* EMEA
* Europe
* France, Wallonia and Switzerland
* Italy
* United Kingdom & Ireland
* Middle East & Africa
* Turkey
* Asia-Pacific

Boomerang|

* Americas
* CanadaJV
* EMEA
* France, Wallonia and Switzerland
* Italy
* United Kingdom & Ireland
* Asia-Pacific
* Australia
* Thailand

Studios &
Streaming|

* Cartoon Network Studios
* CN LA Original Productions
* Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe
* Williams Street
* Warner Bros. Animation
* HBO Max

Albums|

* Scooby-Doo's Snack Tracks: The Ultimate Collection
* Cartoon Medley
* The Powerpuff Girls albums
* Dexter's Laboratory: The Hip-Hop Experiment
* Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
* Steven Universe albums

Defunct|

* Acme Hour
* Cartoon Cartoons
* Cartoon Planet
* Checkered Past
* DC Nation
* High Noon Toons
* Small World
* Tickle-U
* Toonami Jetstream

See also|

* History of Cartoon Network
* AKA Cartoon Network
* Boing
* Africa
* Italy
* Spain
* Cartoon Network Amazone
* Cartoon Network Hotel
* Cartoon Network Too
* Cartoon Network, LP v. CSC Holdings, Inc.
* Cartoon Orbit
* Children's programming on TBS and TNT
* Hall of Game Awards
* Hanna-Barbera
* List of video games
* List of presidents
* Discovery Family
* Discovery Kids
* Tooncast
* Tiny TV
* Adult Swim Games
* Williams Street Records

Notes|

* Category
* Portal

* v
* t
* e

Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific

Headquarters: Singapore

Pan-Asia|

* Animal Planet
* Asian Food Network
* Cartoon Network
* Cartoonito
* Discovery Asia
* Discovery Channel
* Discovery Science
* DMAX
* Eurosport Asia Pacific
* EVE
* Food Network
* TLC
* Travel Channel

East Asia|

* Cartoon Network
* Japan
* Korea
* Taiwan
* Cartoonito Korea
* Mondo TV (Japan)
* Tabi Channel

South Asia|

* Cartoon Network
* India
* Pakistan
* Pogo
* Animal Planet India
* Discovery Channel India
* HGTV India
* Travel Channel
* Food Network
* DTamil India
* Discovery Science India
* Discovery Turbo India
* Discovery Kids India
* Eurosport India
* Investigation Discovery
* TLC India

Southeast Asia|

* Boomerang Thailand
* Cartoon Network
* Asia
* Philippines
* Cartoonito Asia
* Cinemax Asia
* HBO Asia
* Family
* Hits
* Signature
* World Heritage Channel
* Warner TV

Australasia|

* Animal Planet
* Discovery
* Discovery Turbo
* Investigation Discovery
* TLC

| Australia|

* 9Rush (co-owned with Nine)

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New Zealand|

* Bravo
* Cartoon Network
* Eden
* HBO
* Living
* Rush
* Three

Online|

* Discovery+ (India only)
* Max Asia
* ThreeNow

Defunct|

* Boomerang Australia
* Breeze TV
* C4
* C42
* China Entertainment Television (36%)
* The Edge TV
* Food Network NZ
* Four
* \+ 1
* Imagine TV
* Imagine Showbiz
* Lumiere Movies
* Mondo Mah-jong
* Newshub
* Oh!K
* Red by HBO
* Setanta Sports Asia
* Tabi Tele
* ThreeLife
* \+ 1

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