Cartoon Network
- This article is about the American television channel. For international versions, see Cartoon Network (international) found on channel 63.
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| Country | United States |
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| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
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| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery |
| Parent | The Cartoon Network, Inc. |
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| History | |
| Launched | October 1, 1992 |
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| Website | www |
Cartoon Network (CN) is an American cable television channel and the flagship property of the Cartoon Network, Inc., a sub-division of the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks division of Warner Bros. Discovery. It launched on October 1, 1992.
Founded by Betty Cohen (who was also appointed by Ted Turner as the first president of the network), the channel primarily broadcasts animated television series, mostly children's programming, ranging from action to animated comedy. It currently runs from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET/PT daily, though the sign-off time varies with holidays and special programming. Cartoon Network primarily targets children aged 6 to 12, while its early morning block Cartoonito is aimed at preschool-aged children, and evening block Adult Swim targets young adults aged 18 to 34.
As of November 2023, Cartoon Network is available to approximately 66 million pay television households in the United States — down from its peak of 100 million households in 2011.
History
On August 9, 1986, Turner Broadcasting System acquired Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists. On October 18, Turner forcibly sold back MGM. However, Turner kept much of the film and television library made before May 1986 (including some of the UA library) and formed Turner Entertainment Co.[1] On October 8, 1988, its cable channel Turner Network Television was launched and gained an audience with its extensive film library.[2] In 1991, Turner also purchased the library of animation studio Hanna-Barbera.[3][4] Ted Turner selected Betty Cohen (then-Senior Vice President of TNT) to devise a network to house these programs.[5] On February 18, 1992, Turner Broadcasting announced its plans to launch Cartoon Network as an outlet for an animation library.[6] On October 1, 1992, the network officially launched as the first 24-hour single-genre cable channel with animation as its main theme. The continuity announcers would call it "The Cartoon Network," until 1995, when it was simply dubbed Cartoon Network as it is today.
In 1994, Hanna-Barbera's new division Cartoon Network Studios was founded and started production on What a Cartoon! This show debuted in 1995, offering original animated shorts. In 1996, Cartoon Network aired two programs: Big Bag, a live-action/puppet show produced by Children's Television Workshop (not counting Sesame Street), and Small World an anthology TV series. Turner Broadcasting System merged with Time Warner,[7] which consolidated/reverted ownership of all the Warner Bros. cartoons. The network could then continue more original productions.
Production company
Cartoon Network Studios is an production company. It was founded in 1994.
Home Media
- We Baby Bears Magical Box DVD
Related pages
Other websites
- Official Site Archived 2020-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
References
- ↑ Delugach, Al (March 4, 1986). "Way Cleared for Turner's MGM Deal". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
- ↑ Hall, Jane (January 23, 1990). "Ted Turner's TNT Exploding Onto the Cable Scene". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 25, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
- ↑ "TBS Buys Animator Hanna-Barbera Library for $320 Million". Los Angeles Times. Oct 29, 1991. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ↑ "Turner Buying Hanna-Barbera". The New York Times. October 30, 1991. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Betty Cohen". SheMadeIt.com. The Paley Center for Media. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
- ↑ Carter, Bill (February 19, 1992). "THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Turner Broadcasting Plans To Start a Cartoon Channel". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ↑ Lander, Mark (September 23, 1995). "Turner To Merge Into Time Warner, A $7.5 Billion Deal". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 13, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2010.