Cartoon Network (India)

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Cartoon Network
कार्टून नेटवर्क
கார்ட்டூன் நெட்வர்க்
కార్టూన్ నెట్వర్క్
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Cartoon Network's current logo, used as of 1 October 2011.
Launched 1 May 1995
Owned by Turner International India Pvt. Ltd. (Time Warner Inc.)
Picture format 4:3 (576i, SDTV)
Slogan It's a Fun Thing!
Country India
Language English
Hindi
Tamil
Telugu
Broadcast area India
Nepal
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Maldives
British Indian Ocean Territory
Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Sister channel(s) HBO
CNN International
WB
Pogo
Turner Classic Movies
Toonami
Website Official Website
Availability
Satellite
Telenor (Intelsat 20) 3974 H
Channel 11
Dish TV Channel 511 (LCN)
Channel 33036 (SID)
Reliance Digital TV Channel 605
Sun Direct Channel 528
Tata Sky Channel 613
Videocon d2h Channel 501
Airtel digital TV Channel 355
Asianet Digital Channel 330
Cable
Available on most cable providers Check local listings for channels
Hathway Channel 403
In Digital Channel 325
Sreedevi Digital Channel 343
IPTV
PEO TV
(Sri Lanka)		 Channel 65
STAR India Channel 512
DD Free Dish Channel 30

Cartoon Network is a television channel available on Dish TV, STAR India, Tata Sky, Airtel digital TV and other major Indian satellite and cable television providers. Distributed by Turner Broadcasting System (a unit of Time Warner Inc.) specifically for the South Asian region, the channel primarily airs animated shows in four different languages: Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu. It is based on the original American version of the channel and started airing on 1 May 1995 as the first kids channel in India.

History

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The original Cartoon Network logo, used from 1 May 1995 to 2 October 2005.

Cartoon Network started broadcast in India in 1995 as a dual-channel with Cartoon Network initially operating from 5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Turner Classic Movies (formerly TNT) taking up the remainder of the daily schedule.[citation needed] Later the time slice of Cartoon Network was increased up to 9 p.m. On 1 July 2001, Cartoon Network India became a separate 24-hour channel which broadcasts in India, Nepal, Bhutan.[citation needed]

In 2004, a separate feed of the channel dedicated to Pakistani and Bangladeshi viewers was started. Programmes broadcast on this feed are different from the Indian feed. It has a translation in some areas.[citation needed] The channel was basically a relay version of Cartoon Network India in the start which is not the case now. Cartoon Network India is the only channel which aired the English dubbed version of Heidi in 2001. This show has not premiered on any other Cartoon Network channel worldwide.[citation needed]

1990s

The channel first broadcast on 1 May 1995 as a dual-channel with Cartoon Network operating from 5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (later 9:00 p.m.) and Turner Classic Movies (formerly TNT) taking up the remainder of the daily schedule. On 1 July 2001, Cartoon Network India became a separate 24-hour channel, with exclusive local feeds for India, Nepal, and Bhutan.[citation needed]

It originally aired only Hanna-Barbera cartoons such as The Yogi Bear Show, Top Cat, The Flintstones, and Scooby-Doo. The channel quickly started to develop though, airing for the first time MGM cartoons (Tom and Jerry, Droopy, and Spike and Tyke) in 1996, and (after Time Warner's purchase of Turner in 1996) Warner Bros shows (Looney Tunes, and several other Looney Tunes related cartoons) in 1997. In 1998, Cartoon Network started to air its first original shows (Space Ghost Coast to Coast and The Moxy Show), however The Moxy Show was soon cancelled.[citation needed]

On January 4, 1999, The channel started to offer Hindi dubbed versions of their content of programs such as Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron, The Mask: The Animated Series, The Addams Family, The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, Captain Planet and certain other select programs.[citation needed]

On 22 August 1999 the channel received a rebrand, introducing new bumpers, new shows and a new 'powerhouse' theme. The new shows for 1999 were its original shows Dexter's Laboratory, Cow & Chicken, I Am Weasel, Ed, Edd n' Eddy and Johnny Bravo. The following year, 2000, saw even more Cartoon Network originals being introduced, including The Powerpuff Girls, Mike, Lu & Og and Courage the Cowardly Dog. Some of these shows (Mike, Lu & Og, Ed, Edd n' Eddy and Courage the Cowardly Dog) were not produced by Cartoon Network.[citation needed]

2000s

In February 2000, the channel has then decided to offer Tamil dubbed versions of their content.[citation needed]

In 2001, the rate of new Cartoon Network originals kept going, with Sheep in the Big City, Time Squad and Samurai Jack being brought in. Due to the large number of Cartoon Network originals that were on Cartoon Network, they decided to name these shows Cartoon Cartoons, which led to the Friday night block Cartoon Cartoon Fridays being introduced to India later in 2001. In 2000, Cartoon Network India aired the English-dubbed version of Heidi, Girl of the Alps. This show has not made its debut on any other channel in English including Cartoon Network worldwide. Also in 2001, Cartoon Network introduced other programming blocks including Toonami, Acme Hour, Prime Time, Boomerang (now a channel as well) and Cartoon Network After Dark. Cartoon Network's Toonami Block aired the American version of the cult Japanese anime Dragon Ball Z for the first time in India in the same year.[citation needed]

2002 saw more Cartoon Cartoons introduced including Grim & Evil, Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? and Codename: Kids Next Door. Grim & Evil eventually spun off into two separate series: The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and Evil Con Carne. Justice League and ¡Mucha Lucha! also debuted on Cartoon Network in 2002. In 2003, there were no new Cartoon Network original shows added to the schedule, but there were several new programming blocks and non-Cartoon-Cartoons added. The programming blocks include Boomeraction (currently a block on the channel Boomerang), and Tiny TV (currently a block on Pogo & Boomerang). Shows added to the line-up in 2003 include The Mask: The Animated Series, Pokémon, Digimon, and X-Men: Evolution. In 2004, the channel introduced Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, a completely new programme to debut that year. Programming blocks introduced in 2004 include Fridays and Eyeballs A Go-Go. Also, 2005 was the year that the Boomerang programming block was made into a TV channel which is not available in India.[citation needed]

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The second Cartoon Network logo used in different forms, colours, and styles, from 3 October 2005 to 30 September 2011.

In 2005, the bumpers were replaced with 3D animations of the 'CN (Cartoon Network) City' that all the Cartoon Network toons lived in. Show-specific bumpers were replaced with 3D animations of a well-known scene from the particular show (e.g., a Dexter's Laboratory bumper would feature Dexter's house, a Powerpuff Girls bumper would feature most likely the PPG household, and so forth). The retro checker board logo was replaced with the new 'CN' city-style logo of today. In 2006, several new Cartoon Network originals premiered, including Robotboy, The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, Camp Lazlo, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, My Gym Partner's a Monkey and Squirrel Boy. The Cartoon Cartoons moniker previously used for Cartoon Network originals was also dropped in 2006.[citation needed]
It also started the anime series Beyblade, on 3 June 2005.,[1] which enjoyed N0.1 or No.2 position in the kids genre, along with Pokémon (anime) While the channel continued to air new episodes and seasons from Beyblade and Pokémon, and their movies, which continued to rank No.1 and No.2 in the kids genre.[2]
On 10 October 2007, Cartoon Network started the Brand New Series Ben 10 [3] which became an instant hit in India, and soon started to have a large fan following in India. It is now one of the largest licensed characters in India (as of 2014)
On 31 August 2008, the format of Cartoon Network's commercials changed. They also changed the name of Cartoon Network Theatre (the movie block of the channel) to Cartoon Network Popcorn with the major visual theme being recurring 'dynamic lines'. Later in 2009, Cartoon Network began to air Dragon Ball, the prequel to Dragon Ball Z, for the first time in India.
On 11 December 2009, Cartoon Network began to air the next Series in the Ben 10 franchise, Ben 10: Alien Force[4] Cartoon Network also aired new movies from Ben 10.[5][6]
Cartoon Network started the third Series in the hit Ben 10 (TV series) franchise, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien on 10/10/10 (10, October, 2010).[7] New beyblade series, Beyblade: Metal Fusion began to air in 2010-2011, on Fridays and Saturdays, from 4-5 pm.

2011–present

The third Cartoon Network logo used from 1 October 2011 until today

On 1 October 2011, at 9am (Indian Standard Time) during The Amazing World of Gumball premiere, Cartoon Network introduced its new branding and logo. Designed by Brand New School, it makes heavy use of the black and white checkerboard motif, as well as CMYK color variations and patterns. The slogan "It's a Fun Thing!" was also introduced.

As the slogan suggests, Comedy programs began to occupy most of the timeslots. While initially, Tom and Jerry made up most of the timeslots, later when Oggy and the Cockroaches was started in India in July, 2012,[8] CN began to air it hours together each day, which even continued till 2014. In January 2015, Cartoon Network India lost the rights of Oggy and the Cockroaches Seasons 1 to 3, but continued to air Season 4.
Though CN mostly aired Comedy Shows, action shows like Beyblade: Metal Fusion(and its following seasons), aired initially in the evening timeslot, and later at night time slot(9 pm). It also aired Dragonball Z at late night timeslot (10pm).
CN started the fourth Series in the hit Ben 10 franchise, Ben 10:Omniverse on 26 November 2012.[9]

Starting from the new era,It's a Fun Thing, CN began to air shows without providing any information through airings on the channel, like on-air promos and bumpers. ThunderCats (2011 TV series), Beyblade Metal Masters New episodes, and Beyblade Metal Fury (new series), Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated were started with no information about air date and timings on the channel, and information present only on TV Schedules.
Animated shows like Green Lantern: The Animated Series, DreamWorks Dragons, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, The Looney Tunes Show, ThunderCats (2011 TV series) started to air, but for some reason all of these shows aired only till the first season, and the second season hasn't been aired yet.

CN shifted the hit series Pokémon to its sister channel, in 2011, having aired till the eleventh season, but later brought it back on CN in 2014, starting from the fourteenth season Pokémon: Black and White[10][11]

In 2015 Summer and Monsoon, new shows like Uncle Grandpa, Beyblade: Shogun Steel, Clarence, Uncle Grandpa and new episodes of Ben 10 Omniverse started to air.In May 2015, Cartoon Network India celebrated its 20th birthday with specials of various shows including specials from the classic- The Flintstones. Starting June 2015, it started to air new promos for each new episode of weekly-once shows like Steven Universe, Ben 10 Omniverse, Uncle Grandpa.

CN+

In 2014, Cartoon Network partnered with Tata Sky to launch an Active Service called CN+. The service is available everyday for about 1–2 hours. It airs select episodes from hit programmes such as Ben 10(and related series), Beyblade: Metal Fusion(and related series), Cartoon Network Original Shows like The Amazing World of Gumball, League of Super Evil, Tom and Jerry(and related series), Ed, Edd n Eddy, and movies from Ben 10, Pokémon among others.[12]

Toonami Channel Launch

Turner India, on February 26, 2015, launched a brand new channel based on its former block, Toonami (India). It features shows from Batman, Superman, Justice League, Transformers,Dragon Ball Z, etc.[13]

Programming

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Main article: List of programmes broadcast by Cartoon Network (India)

In its lifespan, the channel has aired a number of popular animated shows mainly from the WB vault and the Cartoon Network Studios. Classic Hanna-Barbera shows like The Flintstones, Top Cat, The Centurions, SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron, The Yogi Bear Show, Josie and the Pussy Cats, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, Jonny Quest, The Jetsons, The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Addams Family, What a Cartoon Show, Wacky Races, Atom Ant and Space Ghost Coast to Coast are no longer available on Cartoon Network since the launch of the separate TV channel Boomerang. Interestingly, Boomerang is not available in India on most platforms, making these shows along with many other classic greats hard to get.


See also

References

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