Boomerang (Central and Eastern Europe)

European TV channel

Boomerang was a television channel, which broadcasts cartoons, from the Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros. Animation library. This was the variant of the channel that was broadcast in countries part of Central and Eastern Europe, such as Romania, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, the Adria nations, Russia and CIS countries. Since November 2014, it broadcasted on all providers in the Netherlands and the Flanders region of Belgium. In the Netherlands and Flanders, it was offered with a Dutch soundtrack as well.

Boomerang
Broadcast areaBalkans
Benelux
Central Europe
Eastern Europe
Programming
Language(s)Dutch
English
German
Hungarian
Polish
Romanian
Russian
Bulgarian
Czech
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerWarnerMedia International
Sister channelsCartoon Network CEE
Cartoon Network Germany
Cartoon Network Netherlands & Flanders
Cartoon Network Poland
Cartoon Network RSEE
CNN International
Warner TV Comedy
Warner TV Film
Warner TV Serie
History
Launched5 June 2005 (2005-06-05)
(as Boomerang Europe)
12 October 2011 (2011-10-12)
(independent feed)
ReplacedBoomerang Germany
Closed18th March 2023 (Boomerang)
Links
Websitewww.boomerangtv.de
www.boomerang-tv.hu
www.boomerangtv.nl
www.boomerang-tv.pl
www.boomerang-tv.ro
www.boomerangtv.ru
www.tvboomerang.com
Availability
Cable
UPC (Poland)Channel 612
Vodafone (Romania)Channel 505
Kabel Deutschland (Germany)Channel 610 (SD) / Channel 621 (HD)
Unitymedia (Germany)Channel 243 (SD)
UPC (Switzerland)Channel 193 (Deutschswizz)
Channel 493 (Romandy & Ticino)
Ziggo (Netherlands)Channel 309
Telenet (Belgium)Channel 371 (Flanders)
Channel 361 (Brussels)
Caiway (Netherlands)Channel 124
DELTA (Netherlands)Channel 251
Kabel Noord (Netherlands)Channel 202
Satellite
Cyfrowy Polsat (Poland)Channel 92
Platforma Canal+ (Poland)Channel 102
Focus Sat (Romania)Channel 68
Digi TV (Romania)Channel 81
Makedonski Telekom (North Macedonia)Channel 205
DigitAlb (Albania)Channel 86
Sky (Germany/Austria)Channel 500 (SD)
Canal Digitaal (Netherlands)Channel 43
IPTV
KPN (Netherlands)Channel 55 (HD)
Max TV (North Macedonia)Channel 203
Open IPTV (Serbia)Channel 522
Telekom Entertain (Germany)Channel 216 (SD/HD)
T-Mobile (Netherlands)Channel 196 (HD)
Proximus TV (Flanders)Channel 43
Proximus TV (Brussels & Wallonia)Channel 293
Scarlet (Belgium)Channel 138
Streaming media
Ziggo GO (Netherlands)ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only)

History

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Original launch

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The two feeds was launched in December 2005.

On 12 October 2011, the Boomerang (Central and Eastern Europe) was launched and was available in 4 audio versions: Romanian, English, Polish and Hungarian. On 12 June 2012, it was launched in Russia. On 30 January 2015, it was available in Bulgaria and in Baltic countries and in Balkans. On 30 September 2015, Boomerang was launched on Freesat in Czech Republic. On 18 March 2023, Boomerang (Central and Eastern Europe) was launched as Cartoonito (Central and Eastern Europe).

Programming

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Boomerang Cinema

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Current movies

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Former movies

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Cartoonito

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Cartoonito was a programming block targeting preschoolers. It aired weekday from 5:30 AM to 12:30 PM and early afternoons before the Cartoonito branding was phased out entirely in 2014, when Cartoonito merged with Boomerang's schedule. But in September 2022, Cartoonito has returned as channel slot. Shows that aired on the block were:

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Other websites

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