Cartoon Network (United Kingdom and Ireland)

Cartoon Network
Country
Broadcast area
  • United Kingdom
  • Ireland
  • Malta
Headquarters160 Old Street,
London, England
Programming
LanguageEnglish
Picture format1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SD feed)
Timeshift serviceCartoon Network +1
Ownership
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery EMEA
Key people
Sister channels
History
Launched
  • 17 September 1993 (1993-09-17) (as Cartoon Network Europe)
  • 15 October 1999 (1999-10-15) (original Pan-European Feed becomes UK/Eire only, Encrypted on Astra 1C)
Links
WebsiteCartoon Network's channel on YouTube
Availability
Terrestrial
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Cartoon Network (commonly abbreviated as CN) is a British pay television channel aimed at children which airs animated programming targeting children and young aged 6 to 12. It is run by Warner Bros. Discovery under its EMEA division. The channel primarily airs animated programming.

The channel initially launched on 17 September 1993 as a larger pan-European feed, serving the UK market along with Western and Northern Europe. In August 1999, the pan-European aspect of Cartoon Network Europe was spun-off as a new feed with an identical schedule to Cartoon Network UK (the former pan-European feed). Cartoon Network UK completely ceased being a pan-European feed on 15 October 1999, which was when it was scrambled with Videocrypt and the launch of the UK only version of TNT. The pan-European feed continued to shadow Cartoon Network UK's schedule until 2001. The pan-European feed excluded shows such as Dragon Ball Z and Angela Anaconda and were substituted, as Cartoon Network did not have the pan-European broadcasting rights to these shows, only the rights for the UK and the Netherlands.