Cartoon Network UK and Ireland
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| Launched | 17 September 1993 As Cartoon Network UK/Europe. (English version) 15 October 1999 Ex UK/pan-European feed became UK & Ireland only and soft scrambled with VideoCrypt on Astra 1C |
| Owned by |
Turner Broadcasting System Europe Ltd Parent: Time Warner, Inc. |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 16:9 1080i (HDTV) 16:9 |
| Audience share | 0.16% 0.07% (+1) (April 2017, BARB) |
| Slogan |
What A Cartoon! (1995-2017) New New New New (2017-present) |
| Country | United Kingdom Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area |
 United Kingdom Ireland Malta
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| 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 |
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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) |
| Virgin TV Anywhere Ireland | [1] (Ireland only) |
| Now TV |
Watch live (UK) Watch live (Ireland) |
Watch live (UK)
Cartoon Network (commonly abbreviated as CN) is a British children's television channel. The channel is owned and operated by Turner Broadcasting System Europe (a semi-autonomous unit of Time Warner).
The channel primarily shows animated programming and was launched in Europe on September 17, 1993.
The first channel outside the US launched in 1993 based in the UK and targeting Europe with a particular focus on the UK market, whilst also serving Western Europe and Northern Europe.
In 1999, Cartoon Networks further rationalized its European service 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 launched in 1999 serving as the English speaking channel across Europe, which is also used by Malta and Ireland. Cartoon Network launched a high definition version of the channel on 14 September 2011.
UK: Sky, Virgin Media, Smallworld Cable, TalkTalk Plus TV and TVPlayer (When subscribed to TVPlayer)
Republic of Ireland: Sky Ireland, Virgin Media Ireland and eir
Malta:
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, Astra 1C, the satellite on which Cartoon Network broadcast on, was launched on 12 May 1993 onboard an Ariane 42L rocket from Kourou, French Guiana. Nine months later, 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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