Latin American pay television channel
Television channel
Tooncast
is a
Latin American
pay television
channel owned by
Warner Bros. Discovery
through its
International division
. It was launched on December 1, 2008;
[1]
its programming consists of classical animation, both from
Hanna-Barbera
,
Warner Bros. Animation
and
Cartoon Network
. The channel is a commercial-free service.
History
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The channel was launched on December 1, 2008, after all classic animation programming from
Warner Bros.
,
Hanna-Barbera
and
MGM
were removed from
Boomerang Latin America
, to center the network towards the teen audience, and replacing it with live-action programming instead.
Tooncast follows the
Boomerang
US old channel line-up, which aired classic cartoons. Old Cartoon Network commercials are also broadcast on the channel, such as "Cartoons That Never Made It", Cartoon Network Groovies and Boomerang Shorties. Unlike other channels of
Turner Broadcasting System Latin America
, few pay-TV providers carry Tooncast. The only exception is Brazil, where the channel is available on most subscription TV providers, such as
Oi TV
,
Claro TV
,
GVT TV
,
Vivo TV
, Kiwisat and Nossa TV. Since August 1, 2014, Tooncast began to be carried on
NET
, the biggest
cable television
company in Brazil.
[2]
[3]
Even though Tooncast remained with a single pan-regional feed with audio tracks in Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese and English, in November 2012 the channel started using the
Brazilian content rating system
.
On September 26, 2018, the channel was picked up by Sky Brasil.
On April 1, 2019, all classic programming from the Turner animation library, including productions from
Warner Bros.
,
Hanna-Barbera
and
MGM
, were removed from the schedule making focus on Cartoon Network original productions, and also airing anime series like
Pokemon
and the Brazilian animated series
Monica and Friends
, following
WarnerMedia
's business restructure, that also affected programming on sister networks like Cartoon Network and Boomerang. However, it eventually returned from June 1?July 1, 2019 and they have recently been reinstated. The cartoons of
Hanna-Barbera
,
Warner Bros.
and MGM returned to the programming in June, however, that change was made again in July of the same year, and then returned in January 2020, where they were included for the first time in the program channel such as
Batman Beyond
,
Teen Titans
and
ThunderCats
.
On June 1, 2021, the channel's programming underwent a drastic change, being greatly reduced compared to previous months; However, this reduction in programs is also accompanied by some new releases. It is speculated that these changes came as an effect of the launch in
Latin America
of the
streaming
service
HBO Max
.
On December 1, 2022, the channel removed all Hanna-Barbera, Warner Bros., and DC shows, leaving only original Cartoon Network shows, bringing back some shows that were removed, but leaving the channel's programming even smaller.
On June 1, 2023, Tooncast's programming changed yet again, this time bringing back retired shows, including Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera classics.
On November 28, 2023, customers of the operator
Sky Brasil
received notice that the signal from the
TCM
and
Tooncast
channels would be discontinued from the operator's grid on December 31 (But only leave in January 31, 2024). The operator later confirmed that the channels would leave other operators throughout 2024,
[4]
but the information was later denied by WBD itself.
After that, it was revealed that both channels will receive HD signals, now under the management of Discovery.
[5]
See also
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References
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"Turner lanzo Tooncast, nuevo canal de dibujitos animados - Noticias de TV - Prensario Internacional"
. Prensario.tv. Archived from
the original
on September 24, 2015
. Retrieved
March 8,
2015
.
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"1ф. Mсo Exclusiva: Tooncast entra na NET em agosto, com novo acordo da Turner"
. TV Magazine. June 30, 2014.
Archived
from the original on October 31, 2014
. Retrieved
March 8,
2015
.
- ^
ANMTV (July 21, 2014).
"Tooncast estreia na NET em agosto (AT) - ANMTV"
. Anmtv.xpg.uol.com.br.
Archived
from the original on June 6, 2015
. Retrieved
March 8,
2015
.
- ^
"Warner Bros. Discovery planea descontinuar Tooncast y TCM en 2024 - TVLaint"
.
www.tvlaint.com
. Retrieved
December 2,
2023
.
- ^
"Tooncast y TCM comienzan a ser transmitidos en HD"
.
www.tvlaint.com
. Retrieved
January 18,
2024
.
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