Cartoonito_(French_TV_channel)
Cartoonito (French TV channel)
French pay television channel
Cartoonito is a French pay television channel aimed at preschoolers between the ages of 3 and 6, and formerly at teenagers, which launched on 8 April 2010 as Boing.[1] On 2 February 2023, it was announced that Boing would be replaced by a Cartoonito channel on 3 April.
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide Belgium Switzerland Luxembourg Monaco Morocco Sub-Saharan Africa Madagascar Mauritius Caribbean |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | French Original audio track |
| Picture format | 1080p (HDTV) 576i SDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA |
| Sister channels | Cartoon Network Boomerang TCM Cinéma Warner TV Warner TV Next |
| History | |
| Launched | 8 April 2010; 14 years ago (2010-04-08) |
| Former names | Boing (2010–23) |
| Links | |
| Website | www.cartoonito.fr |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| StarTimes | Channel 364 |
As Boing (2010–2023)
Boing was launched on 3 April 2010 as a block on Gulli and as a channel on 8 April 2010.[2] Its programming consisted of reruns from Cartoon Network shows. While Cartoon Network is exclusively on Canalsat and cable, Boing was available on ISPs. Boing joined Numericable on 18 August 2011 and Canalsat on 15 September 2011. On 10 January 2023, the channel ceased broadcasting on Canal+ after retransmission consent negotiation for WBD channels was unsuccessful.[3][4]
As Cartoonito (2023–present)
Boing once carried a Cartoonito-branded block between 3 September 2011 to 5 July 2013. In May 2021, it was announced that there were plans to relaunch Cartoonito within the region around Spring 2022, with HBO Max.[5][6] On 2 February 2023, it was announced that Boing would transition to a new branding of Cartoonito on 3 April 2023.[7][8][9]
The network programming initially was made of reruns and mostly targeting a family audience, as Boing with reruns of Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Toonami, and films. Cartoon Network's international acquisitions aired on Boing, while Cartoon Network France focuses on Cartoon Network Originals. Boing France co-produced some French shows (Zorro, the Chronicles, Chronokids, and Miss Moon) and made a mini-series: JuMo.
Current programming
Original programming
- Baby Looney Tunes
- Batwheels
- Bugs Bunny Builders (Bugs Bunny Constructeurs)
Acquired programming
- Interstellar Ella (Interstellaire Ella)
- Kingdom Force (Kingdom Force, la force des royaumes)
- Lucas the Spider (Lucas l'Araignée)
- Go Jetters (Go Jetters, Géo Jet)
- Moley
- Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go (Thomas et ses amis : Tous En Avant !)
- True and the Rainbow Kingdom (Talia et le Royaume Arc-en-ciel)
Former programming
Original programming
Acquired programming
- Angry Birds Toons
- Big Blue
- The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (Les Aventures Extraordinaires de Capitaine Superslip)
- Chuck's Choice (Chuck, Fais Ton Choix !)
- Dr. Dimensionpants (Dr. Pantastique)
- Johnny Test
- The Jungle Bunch (Les As de la Jungle)
- Supernoobs
- Totally Spies!
- Yo-Kai Watch
- "TBS launches Boing in France". Rapid TV News. 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- "Le ton monte entre Canal+ et Warner". Les Echos (in French). 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- "Warner TV n'est plus disponible en France Métropolitaine". Premiere.fr (in French). 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- "WarnerMedia takes German preschool series Spookies for Cartoonito, HBO Max". C21media. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
- "Une nouvelle marque jeunesse pour Warner Bros. Discovery : Cartoonito". CB News (in French). 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- "Warner Bros. Discovery va lancer une nouvelle chaîne TV sur les box de Free, Orange, SFR et Bouygues Telecom". Univers Freebox (in French). 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- "Boing to be replaced by Cartoonito in France". 3 February 2023.
- Official site (in French)