''For the original Boomerang channel, see

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.'' ''For Boomerang in other countries, see

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.'' Boomerang is an Italian television channel launched in 2003, which airs mostly modern cartoons aimed at preschoolers. It is a sister service of

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, and is owned

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under its International division. For the most part, the network's schedule matches that of the main Boomerang in the United Kingdom and Ireland, with local scheduling variations and the dubbing/subtitling of programmes into Italian.

Programming

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'' *'' Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!'' *'' Ben 10'' *'' Grizzy and the Lemmings'' *''

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'' *'' Looney Tunes Cartoons'' *'' MeteoHeroes'' *'' Mighty Mike'' *''

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'' *''

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'' *'' Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?'' *'' Taffy'' *'' The Tom and Jerry Show'' *'' Tom and Jerry in New York'' *''

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History

The channel launched exclusively on

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on 31 July 2003, airing the classic

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cartoons such as Courage the Cowardly Dog, Johnny Bravo, The Flintstones and many other classics, taken directly from the

schedule. From 20 December 2008 on channel 610 of

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, along with

, the channel Boomerang +1 launched, airing the same schedule as Boomerang just one hour behind. From 20 December 2013 due to frequency changes the channel began to air in the 14:9 ratio, and from 16 September 2015 along with the original feed it switched to 16:9. On 2 February 2015 it rebranded to the new logo.

Boomerang +1

Boomerang +1 is a timeshift channel launched on 20 December 2008 that airs the same schedule as Boomerang, just one hour behind. The channel also usually temporarily rebrands to special programmings dedicated to classic shows.

Logos

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References

External links

* Boomerang (TV network) Television channels in Italy Italian-language television stations Television channels and stations established in 2003 Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA {{CartoonNetwork-stub