French children's television channel
Television channel
Boomerang is a French television channel which broadcast animated programs aimed at children. It is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery International under its EMEA and French divisions of the original namesake American channel .
History
In early 2000s, Boomerang was a morning and a Monday evening block on Cartoon Network France .
The channel was launched on 23 April 2003 in TPS and cable providers.[ 1] [ 2]
On 23 February 2010, Boomerang +1 was launched on SFR .[ 3] It joined Orange in January 2013,[ 4] then on Free and Bouygues Telecom in August 2014,[ 5] [ 6] and finally on Numericable on 14 April 2016.
In 2010-2011, Boomerang switched its focus from classic programming[ 7] to recent shows, taking away all cult licences from Cartoon Network (except Scooby-Doo! at the time). The channel took the slogan « la chaîne des personnages cultes du dessin animé » , airing new shows such as Looney Tunes Show and The Garfield Show , and other shows for preschoolers.
Boomerang continued to carry classic shows (Looney Tunes , Tom and Jerry , The Pink Panther ) on the Ça boom ! evening block. The block was completely pulled off on 3 July 2020.
Since September 2013, Boomerang broadcast in 16:9 . Boomerang was launched in HD on 1 July 2015.
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Channels (U.S.) Programs & blocks (U.S.) International channels Cartoonito Boomerang Studios Streaming Albums Defunct See also Notes
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