Cartoon Network is the Italian version of the U.S. television channel, available on

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and

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. It is owned by

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under its International division, and primarily airs animated series. The channel was originally launched as part of the larger pan-European feed back in September 1993.

History

Cartoon Network Italian feed started broadcasting on 31 July 1996 on the Italian

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platform TELE+ Digitale, and it later began available also on

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and satellite bouquet. On 31 July 2003 it became exclusively available on

, born after the two previous pay TV providers merger. On this day, the +1 timeshift channel started broadcasting. On 13 September 2006 the channel rebranded to the ''Wave'' era along with a new logo. On 8 December 2008 the channel became available on

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. The channel rebranded again on 29 November 2010 to the ''CHECK it.'' era, with the new slogan ''Ce N'è.''. On 28 November 2016 an HD feed began transmitting exclusively on Sky Italia. On 1 June 2018 the channel closed on Mediaset Premium. On 1 May 2020 the channel became available on

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, replacing

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following its closedown. On 15 December 2020 Cartoon Network SD feed closed, becoming thus only available in HD. However, its +1 timeshift channel is still only available in SD.

Logos

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Cartoon Network +1

Cartoon Network +1 is a 1 hour timeshift channel of Cartoon Network launched on 31 July 2003, used also as a channel to air temporary special programmings. From 4 to 12 February 2017 Cartoon Network +1, along with the British version, became Cartoon Network

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Days, airing only LEGO series and movies. This schedule got repeated from 27 October to 4 November 2018 and from 18 to 27 October 2019. From 4 to 14 March 2021 the channel became a We Bare Bears channel, airing only

We Bare Bears ''We Bare Bears'' is an American animated sitcom created by Daniel Chong for Cartoon Network. The show follows three bear brothers, Grizzly, Panda, and Ice Bear, and their awkward attempts at integrating with the human world in the San Francisco ...

Current schedule

Series currently on schedule

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Craig of the Creek ''Craig of the Creek'' is an American animated television series created by Matt Burnett and Ben Levin for Cartoon Network. The show's pilot episode debuted directly on the official app on December 1, 2017. The series premiered online on February ...

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Power Players ''Power Players'' is a CGI animated television series created by Jeremy Zag and developed by Man of Action. The series is produced by Zagtoon and Method Animation, in co-production with France Télévisions, Man of Action Studios, Planeta Group, ...

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Robotboy ''Robotboy'' is a Anglo-French-American animated television series produced by Gaumont Animation (originally Alphanim) for France 3 and Cartoon Network Europe, in association with studios LuxAnimation and Cofinova 1 for ''Series 1'' only. In a to ...

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Teen Titans Go! ''Teen Titans Go!'' is an American animated television series developed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic for Cartoon Network. It premiered on April 23, 2013 and is based on the DC Comics Teen Titans, fictional superhero team. The series was ...

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The Amazing World of Gumball ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' is an animated sitcom created by Ben Bocquelet for Cartoon Network. The series concerns the lives of 12-year-old Gumball Watterson, an anthropomorphic blue cat, and adoptive goldfish brother Darwin, who attend ...

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We Baby Bears ''We Baby Bears'' is an American animated television series developed by Manny Hernandez for Cartoon Network. It is a spin-off prequel of the animated series ''We Bare Bears'', which was created by Daniel Chong. Produced by Cartoon Network Studi ...

Series formerly on schedule

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Adventure Time ''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn (Jeremy Shada) and ...

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Ben 10 ''Ben 10'' is an American media franchise created by Man of Action Studios, produced by Cartoon Network Studios and owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The series centers on a boy named Ben Tennyson who acquires the Omnitrix, an alien device rese ...

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Bionic Max ''Bionic Max'' is an animated comedy television series created by Thomas Digard and Emmanuel Klotz. Produced by Gaumont Animation for Gulli and Canal J, the series premiered on October 23, 2021. Synopsis The series follows Max, the world's f ...

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Steven Universe ''Steven Universe'' is an American animated series, animated television series created by Rebecca Sugar for Cartoon Network. It tells the coming-of-age story of a young boy, Steven Universe (character), Steven Universe (Zach Callison), who li ...

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The Fungies! ''The Fungies!'' is an American animated comedy television series created by Stephen P. Neary for HBO Max. The first part of the first season premiered on August 20, 2020, on HBO Max, followed by the second part of the season on October 8, 202 ...

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Victor and Valentino ''Victor and Valentino'' is an American animated television series created by Diego Molano for Cartoon Network. It is produced by Cartoon Network Studios. The series follows the titular duo, two half-brothers staying with their grandmother in the ...

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References

External links

www.CartoonNetwork.it
(Official Website) Children's television networks Cartoon Network Television channels in Italy Television stations in Switzerland Italian-language television stations Television channels and stations established in 1996 Turner Broadcasting System Italy {{CartoonNetwork-stub tr:Cartoon Network#İtalya