Cartoon Network is a German

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channel which primarily broadcasts cartoons. It is based in Munich and is available in

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, and Switzerland.

Broadcasting

In August 2013,

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(later MX1, now part of SES Video) won an international tender by

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to provide

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services for Cartoon Network,

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and

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(in both SD and HD) for the German-speaking market, digitization of existing Turner content, and playout for Turner on-demand and

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services in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Benelux region, from November 2013.

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's Kabelkiosk stopped broadcasting of Cartoon Network on 1 March 2017.

History

Cartoon Network launched in Germany on September 3, 2005 as a Saturday morning programming block on kabel eins. In December 2013 kabel eins cancelled the programming block. In June 2006, a German version of Boomerang was launched; this was followed by the simultaneous launch of Cartoon Network Germany as a 24-hour channel and TCM Germany on December 5, 2006. On 1 September 2016, Cartoon Network Germany re-branded using graphics from the Check It 4.0 branding package.

Logos

File:Logo Cartoon Network 2004-2010.svg, First logo, used from 5 December 2006 to 25 November 2010. File:Cartoon Network 2010 logo.svg, Second logo, is currently in use since 25 November 2010 to present.

Programming

Current

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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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Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! ''Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!'' is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation as the twelfth incarnation of Hanna-Barbera's ''Scooby-Doo'' animated series. In the show, the ''Scooby-Doo'' gang decide to travel during their ...

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Ben 10 (2016 TV series) ''Ben 10'' is an American reboot animated television series created by Man of Action for Cartoon Network. The series is served as a parallel world. The series premiered in Australia, New Zealand and Asia-Pacific on October 1, 2016, and premier ...

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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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Lego Monkie Kid ''LEGO Monkie Kid'' () is a LEGO theme inspired by ''Monkey King'' and ''Journey to the West''. It is licensed from the LEGO Group. The theme was first introduced in May 2020. The toy line is also accompanied by an animated television series that ...

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Looney Tunes Cartoons ''Looney Tunes Cartoons'' is an American animated television series developed by Peter Browngardt and produced by Warner Bros. Animation, based on the characters from ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies''. The series made its worldwide debu ...

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New Looney Tunes ''New Looney Tunes'', originally titled ''Wabbit: A Looney Tunes Production'' in the US and ''Bugs!'' in some markets for its first season, is an American animated television series from Warner Bros. Animation based on the characters from ''Loo ...

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Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? ''Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?'' is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation and the thirteenth television series in the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise. The series is produced by Chris Bailey. The show first premiered o ...

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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 fictional superhero team. The series was announce ...

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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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The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe ''The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe'' is an animated miniseries and television series created by Eva Lee Wallberg and Christian Bøving-Andersen for Cartoon Network. It began airing on Cartoon Network in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, ...

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Total DramaRama ''Total DramaRama'' (originally titled ''Total Drama Daycare'') is an animated comedy children's television series created by Tom McGillis and Jennifer Pertsch that premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States on September 1, 2018, and on ...

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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 Stud ...

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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 Francisc ...

References

External links

Official Site

Austrian Official Site
(Redirects to German)
Swiss Official Site

Press office
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