Boomerang was a German
pay television
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channel operated by
Warner Bros. Discovery
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under its International division. It was launched on 1 June 2006, the channel primarily airs
animated
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programming.
Broadcasting
In August 2013,
SES Platform Services (later
MX1, now part of
SES Video) won an international tender by
Turner Broadcasting System
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, to provide
playout
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services for Boomerang, and for
Cartoon Network,
TNT Glitz,
TNT Film
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The channel ...
and
TNT Serie
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Distribution
The station was operated by Tu ...
(in both SD and HD) for the German-speaking market, digitization of existing Turner content, and playout for Turner
on-demand and
catch-up
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services in Germany, Austria, Switzerland the Benelux region, from November 2013.
On 1 October 2018, Boomerang Germany shut down and was replaced with
Boomerang CEE.
Logos
Boomerang tv logo (2004-2015).svg, June 1, 2006–February 16, 2015
File:Boomerang_2014_logo.svg, February 16, 2015–October 1, 2018
References
External links
Official Site
Boomerang (TV network)
Turner Broadcasting System Germany
Television stations in Germany
Television stations in Austria
Television stations in Switzerland
German-language television stations
Television channels and stations established in 2006
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2018
Children's television networks
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