Cartoon Network is a

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specialty channel A specialty channel (also known in the United States as a cable channel or cable network) can be a commercial broadcasting or non-commercial television channel which consists of television programming focused on a single genre, subject or targeted ...

owned by

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subsidiary Teletoon Canada, Inc., with its branding used through a

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agreement with

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. The

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classifies the network as a

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. Based on the American network of the same name, Cartoon Network broadcasts animated programming aimed at children and teens. Until 2019, Cartoon Network also carried a domestic version of

Adult Swim Adult Swim (AS; stylized as

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and often abbreviated as s is an American adult-oriented night-time cable television Television channel, channel that shares channel space with the basic cable network Cartoon Network and is programme ...

, a late-night block targeting adults. The network operates with separate

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and

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feeds. As of September 2015, it is available in 5 million households nationwide. The network carries the majority of current-day programming aired by Cartoon Network in the United States, along with some programs from sister network

Teletoon Teletoon (stylized as TELETOON) is a Canadian English-language specialty channel owned by Teletoon Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment. Its name is a portmanteau of "television" and " cartoon". The channel primarily broadcasts ...

to meet their

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guidelines, though Teletoon generally serves as the home of the American network's high-profile series.

History

After obtaining a license from the CRTC in November 2011 for the service Teletoon Kapow, Teletoon Canada (a joint venture of Astral Media and Corus Entertainment) announced in February 2012 the launch of Cartoon Network and the programming block Adult Swim in Canada. The channel was launched on July 4, 2012. In preparation, programming blocks were introduced to Teletoon and Teletoon Retro.CN
TELETOON Canada Inc. and Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Bring Cartoon Network and Adult Swim to Canada in 2012
Teletoon Canada Inc. press release February 2, 2012 On March 4, 2013, Corus Entertainment announced that it would acquire Astral Media's 50% ownership interest in Teletoon Canada, as part of Astral's pending acquisition by

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(which had earlier been rejected by the CRTC in October 2012, but was restructured to allow the sale of certain Astral Media properties in order to allow the purchase to clear regulatory hurdles). Corus's purchase was cleared by the

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two weeks later on March 18. On December 20, 2013, the CRTC approved Corus's full ownership of Teletoon Canada and it was purchased by Corus on January 1, 2014. The channel continues to be owned by Teletoon Canada, now wholly owned by

under its Corus Kids division. In August 2015, internal sources at Corus reported that Cartoon Network would be moved to the channel allotments of

Teletoon Retro Teletoon Retro was a Canadian specialty channel that was owned by Corus Entertainment that was based on the Teletoon programming block. The service was dedicated to broadcasting classic animated television programs as well as some live-action s ...

, which was being shut down on September 1, 2015. It was stated that this change would enable the channel to have wider distribution, as Teletoon Retro was carried by more providers than Cartoon Network, specifically

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and

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. Legally, as of September 1, 2015, Cartoon Network now operates under the auspices of the Category B license that was originally assigned for Teletoon Retro. The original Cartoon Network license was mothballed, and returned to the CRTC on October 2, 2015. On March 4, 2019, the primetime

Adult Swim Adult Swim (AS; stylized as

block was discontinued on the channel, due to the planned re-launch of

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as an Adult Swim-branded channel on April 1.

Programming

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External links

* {{Teletoon Cartoon Network Corus Entertainment networks English-language television stations in Canada Children's television networks in Canada 2012 establishments in Canada Television channels and stations established in 2012 Digital cable television networks in Canada

History

Programming

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