Cartoon Network MEA
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| Launched | September 17, 1993 as Cartoon Network UK/Europe August 1999 demerged from Cartoon Network UK/Europe July 1, 2016 as Cartoon Network MENA and Cartoon Network Africa |
| Owned by | Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) |
| Picture format |
16:9 (576i, SDTV) (Africa) 16:9 (1080i, HDTV) (MENA) |
| Slogan | Check It. |
| Language |
English (Africa and MENA versions) Arabic (MENA only) Greek (Cyprus; subtitles only) |
| Broadcast area | Arab world, Africa, Lebanon and Cyprus |
| Headquarters | Turner House, Great Marlborough Street, London, United Kingdom Dubai, United Arab Emirates (MENA version) |
| Sister channel(s) |
Boomerang Turner Classic Movies CNN International Cartoon Network Arabic Cartoon Network Hindi |
| Website |
Arab world, English or Arabic Arab world, English website African website (in English) |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| beIN (Arab World) | Channel 137 (HD, MENA version) |
| DStv (Sub-Saharan Africa) | Channel 301 (SD, Africa version) |
| Cable | |
| Cablenet (Cyprus) | Channel 304 (MENA version) |
| Cablevision (Lebanon) | Frequency 11760 (HD MENA Version) |
| IPTV | |
| PrimeTel (Cyprus) | Channel 400 (MENA version) |
| CytaVision (Cyprus) | Channel 32 (MENA version) |
Cartoon Network MEA (or Cartoon Network Africa and Cartoon Network MENA) is a formerly pan-European digital TV channel serving the Arab world, Africa, Greece and Cyprus, created by Turner Broadcasting System, a unit of Time Warner and dedicated to showing animated programming. Based on the original American version of the channel (which itself launched on October 1, 1992), it launched on September 17, 1993 and split from Cartoon Network UK/Europe in August 1999.
Cartoon Network used to broadcast in time-sharing with Turner Classic Movies. TCM would air classic movies from 9:00 PM CET to 6:00 AM CET, while Cartoon Network would run for the rest of the day.
On July 1, 2016, Cartoon Network MEA was split into two separate channels - an African feed in SD on DStv which only broadcasts in English, and a MENA feed in HD on beIN which also features an Arabic audio track. The feeds have differing schedules and programming, and differ in censorship rules as well.
The pan-European feed was launched on September 17, 1993 as Cartoon Network UK/Europe; the channel broadcast all over Europe in English. A Spanish-language audio track was launched on March 4, 1994, along with Swedish, Danish, French, Italian and Norwegian audio tracks.
The Dutch feed was launched on July 12, 1997. Another feed was launched in June 1998, which aired in France, Italy and Spain. The pan-European feed kept airing in the other parts of Europe. The Polish feed was launched on September 1, 1998.
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