Boomerang (Central and Eastern Europe)

Boomerang
Boomerang
Broadcast area	Balkans; Benelux; Central Europe; Eastern Europe
Programming
Language(s)	Dutch; English; German; Hungarian; Polish; Romanian; Russian; Bulgarian; Czech;
Picture format	1080i HDTV; (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	WarnerMedia International
Sister channels	Cartoon 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
Launched	5 June 2005; (as Boomerang Europe); 12 October 2011; (independent feed)
Replaced	Boomerang Germany
Closed	18th March 2023 (Boomerang)
Links
Website	www.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)

Boomerang was a television channel, which broadcasts cartoons, from the Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros. Animation library. This is the variant of the channel that is being 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 has been broadcasting on all providers in the Netherlands and the Flanders region of Belgium. In the Netherlands and Flanders, it is offered with a Dutch soundtrack as well.

History change

Original launch change

The two feeds was launched in December 2005.

On 12 October 2011, the Boomerang (Central and Eastern Europe) was launched and is available in 4 audio versions: Romanian, English, Polish and Hungarian. On 12 June 2012, it was launched in Russia. On 30 January 2015, it is 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 change

Boomerang Cinema change

Cartoonito change

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:

Logos change

5 June 2005 – 2 February 2015
2 February 2015 – 18 March 2023

Related pages change

Boomerang (TV channel)

Other websites change

Hungarian Official Site
Polish Official Site
Romanian Official Site
Russian Official Site Archived 2017-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
Dutch Official Site

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