Cartoon Network (UK and Ireland)
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| Launched | 17 September 1993 As Cartoon Network UK/Europe. (English soundtrack) 15 October 1999 Ex UK/pan-European feed became UK & Ireland only and scrambled on Astra 1C |
| Owned by |
Turner Broadcasting System Europe Ltd Parent: Time Warner, Inc. (50%) BBC (50%) |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 16:9 1080i (HDTV) 16:9 |
| Audience share | 0.29% 0.10% (+1) (September 2015, BARB) |
| Slogan |
Check it. (2010-present) What a Cartoon! (1993-present) |
| Country | United Kingdom Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area |
United Kingdom Ireland Malta |
| Headquarters | Turner House, Great Marlborough Street, London, United Kingdom |
| Sister channel(s) |
Boomerang Cartoonito CNN International Turner Classic Movies |
| Timeshift service | Cartoon Network +1 |
| Website |
Cartoon Network UK Cartoon Network Ireland |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| Satellite | |
| Sky (UK & Ireland) | Channel 601 (SD/HD) Channel 602 (+1) Channel 634 (SD) On Demand |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media (UK) | Channel 704 Channel 705 (+1) Channel 732 (HD) TV Choice On Demand: Kids |
| Virgin Media Ireland | Channel 617 (+1) Channel 620 |
| Melita (Malta) | Channel 453 |
| WightFibre (UK) | Channel 56 (+1) Channel 10 |
| IPTV | |
| TalkTalk Plus TV (UK) | Channel 486 |
| BT (UK) | Channel 486 On-demand |
| Plusnet (UK) | Channel 486 |
| Streaming media | |
| TVPlayer | Watch live (UK only) (TVPlayer Plus subscription required) |
| Sky Go |
Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
| Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (UK only) |
| Horizon | Watch live (Ireland only) |
| Melita TV Anywhere | Watch live (Malta only) |
| Now TV (UK) | TBA |
Cartoon Network (commonly abbreviated as CN) is a British television channel available on Sky, Virgin Media, Smallworld Cable, TalkTalk Plus TV, UPC Ireland and TVPlayer (When subscribed to TVPlayer). The channel is owned and operated by Turner Broadcasting System Europe (a semi-autonomous unit of Time Warner), in a joint venture with the BBC.
The channel primarily shows animated programming and was launched in the United Kingdom and Ireland as Cartoon Network UK/Europe on 17 September 1993.
The United Kingdom was the first country to have a Cartoon Network headquarters outside of the United States in 1993, serving Western Europe, but did not have a UK and Ireland only version until 1999. This was even though until 1999, the pan-European version only showed British advertisements, and a majority of its audience were British. All programmes on the pan-European version were dubbed in English, with different audio language channels when a translated programme is available, which were indicated as language symbols on Now/Next bumpers. Cartoon Network UK also serves as the English language feed for Europe, which is also used by Malta. Cartoon Network launched a high definition version of the channel on 14 September 2011.
On 1 October 1992, the original version of Cartoon Network was launched at CNN Center, Atlanta, USA. The channel was created in response of Turner Entertainment acquiring MGM's Cartoon and Film library in 1986 and the acquisition of the Hanna-Barbera animation studio and cartoon library in 1991. As a result of Turner purchasing MGM's Cartoon and Film library, Warner Bros pre-1948 content was also acquired, including early Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts. At launch in the United States, Cartoon Network had an 8,500 hour cartoon library, and it became the first channel dedicated to cartoons. Six months after the launch, Cartoon Network expanded into foreign markets by launching a Latin American version of the channel dubbed in both Spanish, Portuguese and English. Cartoon Network's large animation library was in high demand in Western Europe and as a response to consumer demand, Cartoon Network Europe was launched on 17 September 1993, broadcasting from London. It launched only less than 12 months after the original American version and only 16 days after its main children's television rival, Nickelodeon UK.
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