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{{short description|Canadian specialty television channel}}
{{refimprove|date=February 2012}}
{{for|the current Cartoon Network channel formerly known as Teletoon|Cartoon Network (Canadian TV channel)}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox TV channel
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}
| name = Cartoon Network
{{Infobox television channel
| logofile = CARTOON NETWORK logo.svg
| name = Boomerang
| logocaption = Cartoon Network logo
| logo = [[File:Boomerang 2014 logo.svg|200px|class=skin-invert]]
| logosize = 200px
| logo_size = 200px
| launch = Set to launch -<br> summer 2012 <ref>http://www.teletoon.com/cartoonNetwork/</ref>
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2023
| closed date =
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2012|07|4}}
| picture format =
| owner = [[Astral Media]] (2012-2013)<br>[[Corus Entertainment]] (2012-Present)<br/>{{small|(branding licensed from [[Warner Bros. Discovery]])}}
| network =
| parent = Teletoon Canada Inc.
| owner = ([[Astral Media]] - 50%<br>[[Corus Entertainment]] - 50%)<br>Branding under licenced from [[Time Warner|Time Warner Inc.]]<br><small>(sale of Astral pending to [[BCE Inc.]])</small>
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]<br/>{{small|(downscaled to [[letterboxed]] [[480i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)}}
| slogan = Check it Canada.
| country = [[Canada]]
| country = Canada
| language = English
| broadcast area = National
| area = Nationwide
| headquarters = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]
| headquarters = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]
| replaced = [[Teletoon Retro]]
| former names =
| replaced names = [[Teletoon (Canadian TV channel)|Teletoon]] (English)
| sister_channels = [[Cartoon Network (Canadian TV channel)|Cartoon Network]]<br />[[Adult Swim (Canadian TV channel)|Adult Swim]]<br/>[[Télétoon]]
| former_names = Cartoon Network (2012–2023)
| sister names = [[Télétoon (Canadian TV channel)|Télétoon]] (French)<br>[[Teletoon Retro]] (English)<br>[[Télétoon Rétro]] (French)
| website = {{URL|https://www.boomerang-tv.ca/}}
| timeshift names =
| web = [http://www.teletoon.com/cartoonNetwork/ Cartoon Network]
| sat serv 1 =
| sat chan 1 =
| sat serv 2 =
| sat chan 2 =
| cable serv 1 =
| cable chan 1 =
| iptv serv 1 =
| iptv chan 1 =
}}
}}
''' Boomerang''' is a [[Television in Canada|Canadian]] [[English language]] [[Discretionary service|discretionary]] [[specialty channel]] owned by [[Corus Entertainment]]. It is a licensed version of the [[Boomerang (TV network)|U.S. channel of the same name]], which primarily broadcasts animated programming from the [[Warner Bros. Animation]] library, including [[Warner Bros. Cartoons]] and [[Hanna-Barbera]] productions among others, as well as contemporary [[Reboot (fiction)|reboots]] of classic franchises. The channel also occasionally broadcasts reruns of [[List of programs broadcast by Cartoon Network|Cartoon Network original series]].
'''Cartoon Network''' is an upcoming [[Canada|Canadian]] [[English language]] [[Category B services|Category B]] [[specialty channel]] that is expected to launch in summer 2012.<ref name="CN-Teletoon">CNW [http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/914957/teletoon-canada-inc-and-turner-broadcasting-system-inc-bring-cartoon-network-and-adult-swim-to-canada-in-2012 TELETOON Canada Inc. and Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Bring Cartoon Network and Adult Swim to Canada in 2012] Teletoon Canada Inc. press release 2012-02-02</ref>


The channel originally launched in 2012 as a Canadian version of '''[[Cartoon Network]]''', serving as a sister channel to [[Cartoon Network (Canadian TV channel)|Teletoon]]. The service originally operated under a newly-issued [[Category B services|category B license]]. In September 2015, sister network [[Teletoon Retro]] was discontinued, and Cartoon Network transitioned to broadcasting under the auspices of that channel's license instead, inheriting its wider carriage on providers such as [[Rogers Cable]] and [[Shaw Communications|Shaw]].
The channel will be based on the U.S. [[Cartoon Network]], which broadcasts animated programming aimed at children daily from 6:00am to 9:00pm [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]], while adult-oriented animation and non-animation programming will air daily during the [[Adult Swim]] programming block from 9:00pm to 6:00am EST.<ref name="CN-Teletoon"/>


Cartoon Network previously operated a Canadian version of [[Adult Swim]] until 2019, when it (and its Teletoon counterpart [[Teletoon at Night]]) was spun off as a [[Adult Swim (Canadian TV channel)|sister channel]].
The channel is expected to be wholly owned by Teletoon Canada Inc, a 50/50 partnership between Astral Media and Corus Entertainment, with the Cartoon Network and Adult Swim branding in use through a licensing agreement with [[Time Warner]], the owners of the U.S.-based Cartoon Network. The channel is expected to be available in both standard definition and high definition from launch.<ref name="CN-Teletoon"/>


In February 2023, Corus announced that the Cartoon Network branding would be moved to Teletoon on March 27, 2023, with the existing Cartoon Network channel relaunching as a Canadian version of Boomerang the same day.
With the takeover by bid of Astral pending by [[Bell Canada|Bell Canada Enterprises Inc.]] on March 16, 2012, it's expected Corus Entertainment and [[Bell Media]] will own the newly launched network once the transaction of Astral closes (subject to CRTC approval).<ref>[http://bellmediapr.ca/bellmedia/releases/release.asp?id=14917&yyyy=2012 Bell to acquire Québec’s leading media company Astral] Bell Media press release, retrieved March 16, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://finance.sympatico.ca/home/bell_buys_astral_media_for_radio_tv_content/c59f5149 Bell buys Astral Media for radio, TV content], Sympatico.ca, March 16, 2012.</ref>


==Programming==
== History ==
=== As Cartoon Network (2012–2023) ===
Although Teletoon broadcasts some of Cartoon Network's original shows, the channel will include most of its programming from the U.S. Cartoon Network. The following is a list of shows that has been announced to broadcast on it:
In November 2011, the CRTC granted a [[Category B services|category B license]] to [[Cartoon Network (Canadian TV channel)|Teletoon Canada, Inc.]] for a new specialty channel tentatively named "Teletoon Kapow!", which would be "devoted to programming from international markets, featuring the latest trends in non-violent action, adventure, superheroes, comedy and interactivity".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-11-04 |title=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-687 |url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2011/2011-687.htm |access-date=2023-02-23 |website= |publisher=CRTC}}</ref>
* ''[[The Amazing World of Gumball]]''<ref name="CN-Teletoon"/>
* ''[[The Annoying Orange (TV series)|The Annoying Orange]]
* ''[[Adventure Time]]''<ref name="CN-Teletoon"/> ('''Note''': Aired on Teletoon in 2011)
* ''[[Regular Show]]''
* ''[[Secret Mountain Fort Awesome]]''
* ''[[The Problem Solverz]]''


In February 2012, Teletoon announced that it would launch a Canadian version of [[Cartoon Network]]. The channel would also feature a version of its late-night block [[Adult Swim]]. Ahead of the launch, Cartoon Network-branded blocks were added to Teletoon and the now-defunct [[Teletoon Retro]] as a preview for the new channel. Cartoon Network launched on July 4, 2012, using the Teletoon Kapow! license.<ref name="CN-Teletoon">CNW [https://www.newswire.ca/en/story/914957/teletoon-canada-inc-and-turner-broadcasting-system-inc-bring-cartoon-network-and-adult-swim-to-canada-in-2012/ TELETOON Canada Inc. and Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Bring Cartoon Network and Adult Swim to Canada in 2012] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021101617/http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/914957/teletoon-canada-inc-and-turner-broadcasting-system-inc-bring-cartoon-network-and-adult-swim-to-canada-in-2012 |date=October 21, 2014 }} Teletoon Canada Inc. press release February 2, 2012</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newswire.ca/en/story/967415/check-it-cartoon-network-to-launch-in-canada-july-4-2012/|title=Check it: Cartoon Network to launch in Canada - July 4, 2012|access-date=May 3, 2012|archive-date=October 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021095207/http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/967415/check-it-cartoon-network-to-launch-in-canada-july-4-2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cartoon-network-adult-swim-canada_n_1250550 | title=Cartoon Network, Adult Swim Coming To Canada | publisher= Huffington Post| date=February 2, 2012 | access-date=February 3, 2012 | author=Wilford, Denette}}</ref>
==Adult Swim==
[[File:AdultSwim.svg|thumb|260px|The Adult Swim logo in use on all other Adult Swim channels worldwide]]
Cartoon Network will be carrying the Adult Swim block, despite the "[[Teletoon at Night]]" block, which broadcasts some Adult Swim's original series.


On March 4, 2013, Corus Entertainment announced that it would acquire Astral Media's 50% ownership interest in Teletoon Canada Inc., as well as certain other properties, as part of Astral's pending acquisition by [[Bell Media]] (which had earlier been rejected by the CRTC in October 2012, but was restructured to allow the sale of certain Astral Media properties in order to allow the purchase to clear regulatory hurdles).<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/bce-to-sell-assets-to-corus-as-part-of-astral-deal/article9272784/ BCE to sell assets to Corus as part of Astral deal], ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' (via [[Reuters]] and The Canadian Press), March 4, 2013.</ref>
==See also==
* [[Teletoon (Canadian TV channel)|Teletoon]] (English)
* [[Télétoon (Canadian TV channel)|Télétoon]] (French)
* [[Teletoon Retro]] (English)
* [[Télétoon Rétro]] (French)
* [[Cartoon Network]] (United States)


Corus's purchase was cleared by the [[Competition Bureau]] two weeks later on March 18.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/competition-bureau-clears-corus-acquisition-of-astral-assets/article9886090/|title=Competition Bureau clears Corus acquisition of Astral assets|agency=[[The Canadian Press]]|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|date=March 18, 2013|access-date=July 5, 2013}}</ref> On December 20, 2013, the CRTC approved Corus's full ownership of Teletoon Canada<ref name="Corus-Teletoon CRTC approved">{{cite web|url=https://kidscreen.com/2013/12/20/crtc-approves-corus-purchase-of-teletoon-historia-and-series/|title=Corus/Teletoon Deal Approved by CRTC|last1=Vessing|first1=Etan|date=December 20, 2013|website=Kidscreen|publisher=Brunico Communications|access-date=December 21, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.corusent.com/home/Corporate/PressReleases/tabid/1697/Default.aspx?Id=2602 |title=Press Release - Corus Entertainment Receives CRTC Approval on TELETOON Canada Inc., Historia and Séries+ Acquisitions |publisher=Corusent.com |access-date=December 22, 2013 |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210749/http://www.corusent.com/home/Corporate/PressReleases/tabid/1697/Default.aspx?Id=2602 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and it was purchased by Corus on January 1, 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.corusent.com/home/Corporate/PressReleases/tabid/1697/Default.aspx?Id=2606 |title=Press Release - Corus Entertainment Completes Purchase of Historia, Séries+ and TELETOON Canada Inc |publisher=Corusent.com |date=January 1, 2014 |access-date=January 8, 2014 |archive-date=January 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108055751/http://corusent.com/home/Corporate/PressReleases/tabid/1697/Default.aspx?Id=2606 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The channel continues to be owned by Teletoon Canada, now wholly owned by [[Corus Entertainment]] under its Corus Kids division.<ref name=own>{{cite web|url=https://crtc.gc.ca/ownership/eng/cht032b.pdf |title=Ownership Chart 32b |access-date=March 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006001743/http://www.crtc.gc.ca/ownership/eng/cht032b.pdf |archive-date=October 6, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=ksn>{{cite web|author=Jeremy Dickson |url=https://kidscreen.com/2014/02/10/corus-unveils-teletoon-integration-plan/ |title=Corus unveils Teletoon integration plan |publisher=Kidscreen |date=February 10, 2014 |access-date=May 21, 2014}}</ref>
==References==

In August 2015, internal sources at Corus reported that Cartoon Network would be moved to the channel allotments of [[Teletoon Retro]], which was being shut down on September 1, 2015. It was stated that this change would enable the channel to have expanded distribution, as Teletoon Retro was carried by more providers than Cartoon Network,<ref>{{cite news|last1=O'Brien|first1=Greg|title=Corus to shutter Teletoon Retro in favour of Cartoon Network. |url=https://cartt.ca/article/corus-shutter-teletoon-retro-favour-cartoon-network|access-date=August 11, 2015|work=CARTT|date=August 11, 2015}}</ref> specifically [[Shaw Cable]], [[Shaw Direct]], and [[Rogers Cable]].<ref name=newlaunch>{{cite press release|url=https://www.corusent.com/home/Corporate/PressReleases/tabid/1697/Default.aspx|title=Corus Entertainment's Cartoon Network Expands Distribution to Over 5 Million Subscribers|date=September 3, 2015|publisher=Corus Entertainment|location=Toronto|access-date=September 12, 2015|archive-date=September 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910065950/http://www.corusent.com/home/Corporate/PressReleases/tabid/1697/Default.aspx?Id=3073|url-status=dead}}</ref> At that time, Cartoon Network moved under the auspices of the license that was formerly used by Teletoon Retro; the original Teletoon Kapow! license was revoked by the CRTC on October 2, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2015-451|date=October 2, 2015|url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2015/2015-451.htm|publisher=CRTC|access-date=October 3, 2015}}</ref><ref name="crtc-coruschart">{{cite web|title=Corus ownership chart|url=https://crtc.gc.ca/ownership/eng/cht032b.pdf|publisher=CRTC|access-date=October 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006001743/http://www.crtc.gc.ca/ownership/eng/cht032b.pdf|archive-date=October 6, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> This expanded the channel's carriage to five million households nationwide.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://broadcastermagazine.com/news/corus-cartoon-network-expands-distribution-and-announces-fall-schedule/1003787541/ |title=Corus' Cartoon Network Expands Distribution and Announces Fall Schedule |publisher=Broadcaster Magazine |date=September 3, 2015 |access-date=September 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923134853/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/corus-cartoon-network-expands-distribution-and-announces-fall-schedule/1003787541/ |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

On March 4, 2019, the primetime Adult Swim block was discontinued on the channel, due to the planned re-launch of Action as an [[Adult Swim (Canadian TV channel)|Adult Swim-branded channel]] on April 1.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/adult-swim-channel-canada/|title=First Ever 24-Hour Adult Swim Channel Coming To Canada Next Month|date=March 4, 2019|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US|access-date=March 7, 2019}}</ref>

=== Boomerang (2023–present) ===
On February 21, 2023, Corus announced that Teletoon would rebrand as Cartoon Network on March 27, 2023. The existing Cartoon Network channel concurrently relaunched as a Canadian version of its sister brand [[Boomerang (TV network)|Boomerang]], which focuses on established franchises from the Cartoon Network and [[Warner Bros. Animation]] libraries.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kolm |first=Josh |title=Corus rebrands its animation networks, taking Teletoon off linear TV |url=https://mediaincanada.com/2023/02/22/corus-rebrands-its-animation-networks-taking-teletoon-off-linear-tv/ |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=Media in Canada}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Lang |first=Jamie |date=February 22, 2023 |title=After 25 Years, Canada's Teletoon Channel Is Ending. It Will Rebrand as Cartoon Network. |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/teletoon-cartoon-network-boomerang-corus-entertainment-226200.html |access-date=February 22, 2023 |website=Cartoon Brew}}</ref>

== Programming ==
The channel presently broadcasts animated programming from the [[Warner Bros. Animation]] and [[Cartoon Network Studios]] libraries, including classic cartoons and [[List of programs broadcast by Boomerang|Boomerang's original programming.]] To comply with [[Canadian content]] rules, the channel's schedule also includes library programs sourced from its parent network and [[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]]. The network does not currently originate any original or first-run programs.

During its time as Cartoon Network, the channel's programming was drawn from the library of its U.S. counterpart, in addition to library programs from sister network Teletoon. Generally, first-run airings of Cartoon Network's higher-profile programming remained on Teletoon, with this channel generally airing Cartoon Network programming in second-run form, or launching series expected to have a smaller overall audience outside the United States, or airing to merely fulfill contractual requirements.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

From its original launch as Cartoon Network through April 2019, the channel also carried a domestic version of the U.S. channel's primetime and [[Late night television|late-night]] [[Block programming|block]] [[Adult Swim]], which carried [[Adult animation|animated]] and live-action comedy programs targeting a teen and young adult audience; the block and its Teletoon counterpart [[Teletoon at Night]] were spun off into a dedicated [[Adult Swim (Canadian TV channel)|Adult Swim channel]] in 2019.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Pinto |first=Jordan |title=Corus to launch Adult Swim channel in Canada |url=https://playbackonline.ca/2019/03/04/corus-to-launch-adult-swim-channel-in-canada/ |access-date=2023-02-23}}</ref>{{Portal|Cartoon Network|Television}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
*{{cite web | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/02/cartoon-network-adult-swim-canada_n_1250550.html | title=Cartoon Network, Adult Swim Coming To Canada | publisher=[http://www.huffingtonpost.com Huffington Post] | date=February 2, 2012 | accessdate=February 03, 2012 | author=Wilford, Denette}}


==External links==
== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.boomerang-tv.ca/}}
*[http://www.teletoon.com/cartoonNetwork/ Cartoon Network]


{{Astral Media}}
{{Corus Entertainment}}
{{Cartoon Network}}
{{Cartoon Network}}
{{Children's television in Canada}}
{{Corus Entertainment}}
{{Teletoon}}
{{Warner Bros. Discovery International}}


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Latest revision as of 00:09, 30 November 2024

For the current Cartoon Network channel formerly known as Teletoon, see Cartoon Network (Canadian TV channel).

Boomerang
Logo used since 2023
CountryCanada
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerAstral Media (2012-2013)
Corus Entertainment (2012-Present)
(branding licensed from Warner Bros. Discovery)
ParentTeletoon Canada Inc.
Sister channelsCartoon Network
Adult Swim
Télétoon
History
LaunchedJuly 4, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-07-04)
ReplacedTeletoon Retro
Former namesCartoon Network (2012–2023)
Links
Websitewww.boomerang-tv.ca

Boomerang is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. It is a licensed version of the U.S. channel of the same name, which primarily broadcasts animated programming from the Warner Bros. Animation library, including Warner Bros. Cartoons and Hanna-Barbera productions among others, as well as contemporary reboots of classic franchises. The channel also occasionally broadcasts reruns of Cartoon Network original series.

The channel originally launched in 2012 as a Canadian version of Cartoon Network, serving as a sister channel to Teletoon. The service originally operated under a newly-issued category B license. In September 2015, sister network Teletoon Retro was discontinued, and Cartoon Network transitioned to broadcasting under the auspices of that channel's license instead, inheriting its wider carriage on providers such as Rogers Cable and Shaw.

Cartoon Network previously operated a Canadian version of Adult Swim until 2019, when it (and its Teletoon counterpart Teletoon at Night) was spun off as a sister channel.

In February 2023, Corus announced that the Cartoon Network branding would be moved to Teletoon on March 27, 2023, with the existing Cartoon Network channel relaunching as a Canadian version of Boomerang the same day.

History

[edit]

As Cartoon Network (2012–2023)

[edit]

In November 2011, the CRTC granted a category B license to Teletoon Canada, Inc. for a new specialty channel tentatively named "Teletoon Kapow!", which would be "devoted to programming from international markets, featuring the latest trends in non-violent action, adventure, superheroes, comedy and interactivity".[1]

In February 2012, Teletoon announced that it would launch a Canadian version of Cartoon Network. The channel would also feature a version of its late-night block Adult Swim. Ahead of the launch, Cartoon Network-branded blocks were added to Teletoon and the now-defunct Teletoon Retro as a preview for the new channel. Cartoon Network launched on July 4, 2012, using the Teletoon Kapow! license.[2][3][4]

On March 4, 2013, Corus Entertainment announced that it would acquire Astral Media's 50% ownership interest in Teletoon Canada Inc., as well as certain other properties, as part of Astral's pending acquisition by Bell Media (which had earlier been rejected by the CRTC in October 2012, but was restructured to allow the sale of certain Astral Media properties in order to allow the purchase to clear regulatory hurdles).[5]

Corus's purchase was cleared by the Competition Bureau two weeks later on March 18.[6] On December 20, 2013, the CRTC approved Corus's full ownership of Teletoon Canada[7][8] and it was purchased by Corus on January 1, 2014.[9] The channel continues to be owned by Teletoon Canada, now wholly owned by Corus Entertainment under its Corus Kids division.[10][11]

In August 2015, internal sources at Corus reported that Cartoon Network would be moved to the channel allotments of Teletoon Retro, which was being shut down on September 1, 2015. It was stated that this change would enable the channel to have expanded distribution, as Teletoon Retro was carried by more providers than Cartoon Network,[12] specifically Shaw Cable, Shaw Direct, and Rogers Cable.[13] At that time, Cartoon Network moved under the auspices of the license that was formerly used by Teletoon Retro; the original Teletoon Kapow! license was revoked by the CRTC on October 2, 2015.[14][15] This expanded the channel's carriage to five million households nationwide.[16]

On March 4, 2019, the primetime Adult Swim block was discontinued on the channel, due to the planned re-launch of Action as an Adult Swim-branded channel on April 1.[17]

Boomerang (2023–present)

[edit]

On February 21, 2023, Corus announced that Teletoon would rebrand as Cartoon Network on March 27, 2023. The existing Cartoon Network channel concurrently relaunched as a Canadian version of its sister brand Boomerang, which focuses on established franchises from the Cartoon Network and Warner Bros. Animation libraries.[18][19]

Programming

[edit]

The channel presently broadcasts animated programming from the Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios libraries, including classic cartoons and Boomerang's original programming. To comply with Canadian content rules, the channel's schedule also includes library programs sourced from its parent network and YTV. The network does not currently originate any original or first-run programs.

During its time as Cartoon Network, the channel's programming was drawn from the library of its U.S. counterpart, in addition to library programs from sister network Teletoon. Generally, first-run airings of Cartoon Network's higher-profile programming remained on Teletoon, with this channel generally airing Cartoon Network programming in second-run form, or launching series expected to have a smaller overall audience outside the United States, or airing to merely fulfill contractual requirements.[citation needed]

From its original launch as Cartoon Network through April 2019, the channel also carried a domestic version of the U.S. channel's primetime and late-night block Adult Swim, which carried animated and live-action comedy programs targeting a teen and young adult audience; the block and its Teletoon counterpart Teletoon at Night were spun off into a dedicated Adult Swim channel in 2019.[20]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-687". CRTC. November 4, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  2. ^ CNW TELETOON Canada Inc. and Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Bring Cartoon Network and Adult Swim to Canada in 2012 Archived October 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Teletoon Canada Inc. press release February 2, 2012
  3. ^ "Check it: Cartoon Network to launch in Canada - July 4, 2012". Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  4. ^ Wilford, Denette (February 2, 2012). "Cartoon Network, Adult Swim Coming To Canada". Huffington Post. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  5. ^ BCE to sell assets to Corus as part of Astral deal, The Globe and Mail (via Reuters and The Canadian Press), March 4, 2013.
  6. ^ "Competition Bureau clears Corus acquisition of Astral assets". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. March 18, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  7. ^ Vessing, Etan (December 20, 2013). "Corus/Teletoon Deal Approved by CRTC". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  8. ^ "Press Release - Corus Entertainment Receives CRTC Approval on TELETOON Canada Inc., Historia and Séries+ Acquisitions". Corusent.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  9. ^ "Press Release - Corus Entertainment Completes Purchase of Historia, Séries+ and TELETOON Canada Inc". Corusent.com. January 1, 2014. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  10. ^ "Ownership Chart 32b" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  11. ^ Jeremy Dickson (February 10, 2014). "Corus unveils Teletoon integration plan". Kidscreen. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  12. ^ O'Brien, Greg (August 11, 2015). "Corus to shutter Teletoon Retro in favour of Cartoon Network". CARTT. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  13. ^ "Corus Entertainment's Cartoon Network Expands Distribution to Over 5 Million Subscribers" (Press release). Toronto: Corus Entertainment. September 3, 2015. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  14. ^ "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2015-451". CRTC. October 2, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  15. ^ "Corus ownership chart" (PDF). CRTC. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  16. ^ "Corus' Cartoon Network Expands Distribution and Announces Fall Schedule" (Press release). Broadcaster Magazine. September 3, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  17. ^ "First Ever 24-Hour Adult Swim Channel Coming To Canada Next Month". ScreenRant. March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  18. ^ Kolm, Josh. "Corus rebrands its animation networks, taking Teletoon off linear TV". Media in Canada. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  19. ^ Lang, Jamie (February 22, 2023). "After 25 Years, Canada's Teletoon Channel Is Ending. It Will Rebrand as Cartoon Network". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
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