Boomerang is an Australian children's pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery under its international division and a sister service of Cartoon Network.
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| Country | Australia |
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| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 576i SDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific |
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| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
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| Streaming media | |
| Foxtel Go | Channel 715 |
| Binge | binge.com.au |
History and branding
Prior to becoming a standalone channel on 14 March 2004, Boomerang was its own block dedicated to older Hanna-Barbera cartoons launched in 1995 on the U.S. television network.
Cartoon Network's sister TV channel Boomerang was originally a Cartoon Network block for the lesser-known Hanna-Barbera classic cartoons that didn't already have regular half-hour slots. It began in April 2001 as a morning block airing at 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, but in August 2001 also aired as an hour-long mini-block in Cartoon Network After Dark. The shows on Boomerang changed randomly every week, for both the morning and the evening block. The Boomerang blocks had bumpers which featured children's toys of characters in Hanna-Barbera cartoons coming to life, identical to the Boomerang bumpers used in the United States. These bumpers were sometimes also used on the TV channel. The evening block last aired in March 2002, and the morning block last aired in September 2004. However late-night airings of Boomerang on Cartoon Network continued until early 2005, when the Boomerang channel received a face-lift.
The Australian feed of the Boomerang Asia service was launched on 14 March 2004, as a part of the Foxtel Digital launch with a line-up very similar to that of the American and British version. Originally devoted to classic animation from studios such as Warner Bros., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Hanna-Barbera, the channel has since expanded to include more contemporary programming including Poochini. This channel is available as a free trial in a subscription entertainment package on Fetch TV by some ISPs and was added 26 January 2017.[1]
On 1 December 2012, Boomerang launched a refreshed look, using the logo used by Boomerang UK and other European countries, and converted to 16:9 aspect ratio.[2]
On 3 November 2014, Boomerang received a new logo and branding as part of a global rebranding effort.[3] In late 2014, Boomerang had launched Art&Graft redesign which by 2015 came to Asian and Oceanian territories, the United States, and later to Europe, the Middle East and Africa.[4]
On 22 April 2021, the channel was discontinued on Fetch TV, alongside its sister channel Cartoon Network.[5]
A Cartoonito block launched on 4 July 2022, alongside its Asia counterpart.[6][7]
Programming
Current programming
Cartoonito programming
- Baby Looney Tunes
- Batwheels
- Bugs Bunny Builders
- Esme & Roy
- Alice & Lewis
- Lucas the Spider
- Mecha Builders
- Toad & Friends
- Mittens and Pants
- Tangranimals
- Petronix Defenders
- Vida the Vet
Former programming
- The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky[8]
- ALF: The Animated Series
- Alice and Lewis[9]
- Angelo Rules[10]
- A Pup Named Scooby-Doo[8]
- Astro Boy[8]
- The Banana Splits[11]
- Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures[12]
- The Batman[8]
- Be Cool, Scooby-Doo![13]
- Ben 10[14]
- Ben 10: Omniverse[14]
- Best Furry Friends[9]
- Captain Caveman[11]
- Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lot[8]
- The Care Bears Family
- Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot[15]
- Casper's Scare School[16]
- Cow and Chicken[8]
- Codename: Kids Next Door
- Dexter's Laboratory[8]
- Doraemon[17]
- DreamWorks Dragons[13]
- Duck Dodgers[8]
- Dynomutt, Dog Wonder[11]
- Fraggle Rock[8]
- The Flintstones[11]
- The Garfield Show
- Grizzy & the Lemmings[13]
- Help! It's The Hair Bear Bunch[8]
- Hong Kong Phooey[11]
- Horrid Henry
- Horseland[8]
- Huckleberry Hound[8]
- Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series)[8]
- Inspector Gadget (2015 TV series)[16]
- The Jetsons[11]
- Jimmy Two-Shoes[16]
- Johnny Bravo[8]
- Josie and the Pussycats[11]
- Krypto the Superdog[8]
- LEGO Friends[12]
- Legion Of Superheroes[8]
- Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har
- Looney Tunes[11]
- The Looney Tunes Show[10]
- Madeline
- Magilla Gorilla[8]
- Matt's Monsters[18]
- Monchhichi Tribe
- Mr. Bean: The Animated Series[10]
- Mush Mush And The Mushables[9]
- My Knight and Me[13]
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic[15]
- My Little Pony: Pony Life[9]
- The New Adventures of Tom and Jerry[8]
- New Looney Tunes
- Oggy and the Cockroaches[12]
- Out of Jimmy's Head[8]
- Ozie Boo![8]
- Pat the Dog[19]
- The Perils of Penelope Pitstop[11]
- Pingu In The City[9]
- The Pink Panther Show[8]
- Pink Panther and Pals[10]
- Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks[8]
- Popeye[11]
- Postman Pat[8]
- The Powerpuff Girls
- Powerpuff Girls Z[8]
- Quick Draw McGraw[11]
- Sabrina the Teenage Witch[20]
- Samurai Jack[8]
- The Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show[11]
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?[9]
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated[10]
- The Scooby-Doo Show[13]
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You![11]
- Sheep in the Big City[8]
- The Smurfs[11]
- Snagglepuss[8]
- Strawberry Shortcake[20]
- Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures[21]
- The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries[8]
- Thomas & Friends (series 17-18 only)
- Time Squad[8]
- Tricky TV
- Tom and Jerry[8]
- Tom & Jerry Kids[8]
- The Tom and Jerry Show (2014 TV series)[15]
- Tom and Jerry Tales
- Top Cat[11]
- We Bare Bears[9]
- Winx Club[8]
- Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs[9]
- Yogi Bear[11]
Logos
14 March 2004 – 1 November 2007
1 December 2012 – 3 November 2014
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