Cartoon Network (Australian and New Zealand TV channel) facts for kids
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| Country | Australia New Zealand |
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| Broadcast area | Australia New Zealand |
| Headquarters | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV ) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | WarnerMedia International |
| Sister channels | Boomerang CNN International |
| History | |
| Launched | 3 October 1995 |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Optus TV | Channel 713 |
| Foxtel | Channel 713 |
| Neighbourhood Cable | Channel 13 |
| TransACT | Channel 203 |
| Satellite | |
| Foxtel | Channel 713 |
| Sky (NZ) | Channel 102 |
| IPTV | |
| Vodafone TV (NZ) | Channel 102 |
| Foxtel Play | Channel 713 |
| Fetch TV | Channel 155 |
| Streaming media | |
| Sky Go (NZ) |
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Cartoon Network is an Australian pay television channel launched on 3 October 1995 and owned by AT&T's WarnerMedia under its International division. It primarily shows animated programming.
Program blocks
Current
Adult Swim
A time block suited for mature audience, targeting adults at least 17 years old and above. The anime block aired from Monday to Thursday and started at 10:00pm and ended at 12:00am. The comedy block aired on Fridays and Saturdays and started at 10:30 pm and ended at 12:00 am with an encore till 1:30. Before the block was ceased Squidbillies also premiered with a special disclaimer about the content, as did most of the anime.
Prior to its removal for strategic reasons, the Australian feed was one in the Asia-Pacific region to have this block. This block is currently shown on The Comedy Channel with Harvey Birdman and Aqua Teen Hunger Force as well as the premiere of Robot Chicken and Moral Orel. Most of the anime that previously aired on Adult Swim now air on the Sci Fi Channel with its own anime block.
Madman Entertainment has also been releasing Adult Swim DVD in region 4 starting with Aqua Teen, Harvey Birdman and Robot Chicken in 2007. It has since released most volumes of every series that has a DVD, including future releases.
Boomerang
Prior becoming a standalone channel in March 2004, Boomerang was its own block dedicated to older Hanna Barbara cartoons.
Sister channels
Boomerang
As mentioned previously, Cartoon Network's sister TV channel Boomerang was originally a Cartoon Network block for the lesser-known Hanna-Barbera classic cartoons that didn't already have regular half-hour slots. It began in April 2001 as a morning block airing at 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, but in August 2001 also aired as an hour-long mini-block in Cartoon Network After Dark. The shows on Boomerang changed randomly every week, for both the morning and the evening block. The Boomerang blocks had bumpers which featured children's toys of characters in Hanna-Barbera cartoons coming to life, identical to the Boomerang bumpers used in the United States. These bumpers were sometimes also used on the TV channel. The evening block last aired in March 2002, and the morning block last aired in September 2004. However late-night airings of Boomerang on Cartoon Network continued until early 2005, when the Boomerang channel received a face-lift. In late 2012, it received the looks of Boomerang (UK & Ireland)
Cartoon Network on YouTube
Cartoon Network on YouTube
See also
In Spanish: Cartoon Network (Australia y Nueva Zelanda) para niños
