Cartoonito | |
Area: | Nationwide Belgium Switzerland Luxembourg Monaco Morocco Sub-Saharan Africa Madagascar Mauritius Caribbean |
Picture Format: | 1080p (HDTV) 576i SDTV |
Owner: | Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA |
Sister Channels: | Cartoon Network Warner TV Next TCM Cinéma Warner TV TLC Discovery Channel France Discovery Investigation |
Country: | France |
Language: | French Original audio track |
Former Names: | Boing |
Website: | www.cartoonito.fr |
Terr Serv 1: | StarTimes |
Terr Chan 1: | Channel 364 |
Cartoonito is a French children's television channel aimed at preschoolers between the ages of 3 and 6, and formerly at teenagers, which launched on 8 April 2010 as Boing.[1] On 2 February 2023, it was announced that Boing would be replaced by Cartoonito on 3 April in the same year.
See also: Boing (TV channel).
Boing was launched on 3 April 2010 as a block on Gulli and as a channel on 8 April 2010.[2] Its programming consisted of reruns from Cartoon Network shows. While Cartoon Network is exclusively on Canalsat and cable, Boing was available on ISPs. Boing joined Numericable on 18 August 2011 and Canalsat on 15 September 2011. On 10 January 2023, the channel ceased broadcasting on Canal+ after retransmission consent negotiation for WBD channels was unsuccessful.[3] [4]
Boing once carried a Cartoonito-branded block between 3 September 2011 to 5 July 2013. In May 2021, it was announced that there were plans to relaunch Cartoonito within the region around Spring 2022, with HBO Max.[5] [6] On 2 February 2023, it was announced that Boing would transition to a new branding of Cartoonito on 3 April 2023.[7] [8] [9]
The network programming initially was made of reruns and mostly targeting a family audience, as Boing with reruns of Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Toonami, and films. Cartoon Network's international acquisitions aired on Boing, while Cartoon Network France focuses on Cartoon Network Originals. Boing France co-produced some French shows (Zorro, the Chronicles, Chronokids, and Miss Moon) and made a mini-series: JuMo.