Boomerang (Africa)
| Boomerang | |
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| Launched | June 5, 2005 (Boomerang HQ/Africa) July 1, 2016 (Boomerang MEA) |
| Owned by | Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) |
| Picture format |
16:9 (576i, SDTV) (Africa version) 16:9 (1080i, HDTV) (downgraded to 16:9 576i for SDTVs; MEA version) |
| Country |
Sub-Saharan Africa Middle East and Africa Greece Cyprus |
| Language |
English (MEA and Africa versions) Arabic (MEA version) Greek (MEA version in Greece and Cyprus) |
| Broadcast area |
Middle East and Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Greece Cyprus |
| Headquarters | Turner House, Great Marlborough Street, London, United Kingdom Turner Broadcasting System Arabia FZ-LLC, Dubai Media City Dubai, United Arab Emirates (MEA version) |
| Formerly called | Boomerang HQ (2005–2015) |
| Sister channel(s) |
Cartoon Network CNN International Turner Classic Movies Cartoon Network Arabic Cartoon Network Hindi HLN Boing Toonami |
| Website |
Boomerang Africa website Boomerang MENA website |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| beIN (Middle East and North Africa) | Channel 105 (HD, MENA version) |
| DStv (Sub-Saharan Africa) | Channel 302 (SD, Africa version) |
| Forthnet (Cyprus) | Channel 503 (HD, MENA version) |
| NOVA Cyprus (Cyprus) | Channel 403 (HD, MENA version) |
| NOVA Greece (Greece) | Channel 52 (HD, MENA version) |
| Kwesé TV (Sub-Saharan Africa) | Unknown (SD, Africa version) |
| Cable | |
| Cablenet (Cyprus) | Channel 305 (HD, MENA version) |
| IPTV | |
| PrimeTel | Channel 401 (HD, MENA version) |
| CytaVision | Channel 31 (HD, MENA version) |
Boomerang refers to two television channels which air children's cartoons; Boomerang Africa (formerly Boomerang HQ)—which broadcasts in Sub-Saharan Africa, and Boomerang MEA—which broadcasts in the Middle East and North Africa, in addition to Greece and Cyprus.
Boomerang HQ was launched on June 5, 2005, broadcasting in select EMEA territories.
On July 1, 2016, Boomerang MEA was launched for the Middle East and North Africa to replace Boomerang Africa. In the Middle East and North Africa, Boomerang MEA is offered on beIN and numerous other miscellaneous providers; it is available in both English and Arabic, and broadcasts in HD as well. Boomerang MEA is also the version used in Greece and Cyprus. It has a separate schedule from Boomerang Africa, and features differing censorship rules as well.
Boomerang HQ was launched on 5 June 2005 as a channel for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. It originally broadcast in English, and also offered Polish and Hungarian audio tracks for Poland and Hungary respectively.
In December 2005, a Greek audio track was added on Greek and Cypriot TV providers.
Boomerang HQ's website for Sub-Saharan Africa was BoomerangTVAfrica.com, launched in 2010. However, the website now redirects to BoomerangHQ.net.
In October 2010, the channel started broadcasting shows in Romanian on Romanian TV providers.
On October 12, 2011, the Central and Eastern Europe feed (Poland, Hungary and Romania) was separated from the HQ feed, featuring a distinct schedule (see Boomerang (Central and Eastern Europe)). From that point onward, a preschool block called Cartoonito was added to both feeds; the block was later removed from both feeds somewhere in 2014.
However, in the Benelux, Portugal, Middle East, Africa, Greece, Cyprus and the Czech Republic, Boomerang HQ continued to be offered on TV providers.
Boomerang HQ was available in Portugal until December 31, 2013, when it was removed due to the launch of the Portuguese feed of Cartoon Network. However, a European Portuguese-language version has been available in Angola and Mozambique since 2015, but has yet to be launched in Portugal.
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