Creator / Cartoonito

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Cartoonito is a brand name used by Warner Bros. Discovery for a collection of preschool-oriented blocks and television channels. The brand originated as a block on Cartoon Network Too in the UK which debuted on September 4, 2006 and ran from 6am to 3pm GMT daily. On May 24, 2007 Cartoonito was spun-off into its own television channel, replacing the British version of Toonami. Cartoonito also aired as a morning block on the British version of Boomerang from 2009 to 2010.

In 2011, Turner EMEA announced that Cartoonito would expand across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa with both CN and Boomerang channels in that region launching blocks. On August 22nd of that same year, Cartoonito launched in Italy (as part of an extension of Turner and Mediaset's partnership, which originally included the original Boing channel there) and ten days later on September 1st, Cartoonito launched in Spain replacing that country's version of Boomerang. On December 1, 2012, Cartoonito launched in South-East Asia replacing that region's version of Boomerang. On June 30, 2013, the Spanish version of the channel was shut down alongside the Spanish version of Cartoon Network. By 2015, barring the UK and Italy, the brand had been phased out in every EMEA/APAC territory due to Boomerang's then-ongoing global relaunch.

With the announcement of Batwheels on October 6, 2020, WarnerMedia began planning a global relaunch of the Cartoonito brand. The relaunch was announced on February 17, 2021, with the announcement of Cartoonito's US debut as a block on Cartoon Network (marking the channel's second attempt at a dedicated preschool block since Tickle U, which aired from 2005 to 2007) and as a content hub on HBO Max (currently, Max). This comes as a part of WarnerMedia's plans to expand its kids and family offerings, coinciding with Cartoon Network's plans to expand its target audience (to also target families) and the announcements of Bugs Bunny Builders, Tom & Jerry Junior (later renamed to Tom & Jerry Time before getting scrapped) and Jessica's Big Little World respectively. The brand would now focus on celebrating what makes preschoolers original & unique, which is part of CN's then-new direction and each show would use "human-centric learning". The US block premiered on September 13, 2021. The brand also expanded to Latin American regions beginning on December 1 of that year (replacing the LATAM version of Boomerang).

Starting in 2022, Cartoonito re-expanded its presence in the EMEA and APAC regions: the British channel was rebranded on February 1, blocks were launched in subsequent months on either Cartoon Network or Boomerang, and the Italian version of the channel rebranded on June 5. In 2023, WBD began rebranding their Boomerang channels in Europe and Africa to Cartoonito, as well as Boing in France. That same year, WBD announced that it would rebrand Boomerang in the SEA countries to Cartoonito on July 28th and on September 4th in the Nordic countries, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus and the Arab world.

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Compare Nick Jr., another preschool children's network block.

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A list of shows that have aired on Cartoonito:

• The Adventures of Chuck & Friends (UK)
• Animal Stories (UK)
• Baby Looney Tunes ^note Reruns only
• Baby Shark's Big Show! (Italy)
• Bananas in Pajamas (The 2011 CGI revival, EMEA regions)
• Barney & Friends (UK)
  • Barney's World (rebooted series)
• Batwheels
• Bea's Block ^note will be only shown on HBO Max
• Bing
• Blaze and the Monster Machines (Italy)
• Blippi ^note The show is split up into four different series, Blippi Wonders, Blippi Learns, Blippi Visits and Blippi Specials. Only Blippi Wonders aired on the block and HBO Max, while the rest were exclusive to Max.
• Blue's Clues & You! (Italy)
• Bugs Bunny Builders (Which has effectively replaced Baby Looney Tunes from the US schedule)
• Caillou ^note Originally shown on PBS Kids before it was retired from the lineup. Launch title in the original UK version.
• Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lot (UK)
  • Care Bears: Unlock the Magic ^note Confirmed, but was previously shown on the Boomerang app
• Blanche (UK)
• Cocomelon
• Dylan's Playtime Adventures
• Ellen's Acres (UK)
• Esme & Roy
• Firehouse Tales
• Fireman Sam (UK and Italy)
• Fluffy Gardens (UK)
• Gerald McBoing-Boing (UK/EMEA)
• The Happos Family ^note Confirmed, the show is currently airing on international Boomerang channels
• Hey Duggee (Italy)
• Hi-5 (Both the Australian version and the UK version) (UK)
• Jelly Jamm (UK/EMEA)
• Jessica's Big Little World ^note Episodes premiere on the block and then re-air 2 1/4 hours later during regular Cartoon Network hours, owing to its status as a spin-off of CN original Craig of the Creek
• Kingdom Force (non-North American countries) ^note Confirmed. Just like The Happos Family, it has aired outside of the US on various Boomerang channels as part of their version of the preschool block
• LazyTown (seasons 3 and 4) (non-North American countries)
• Lellobee City Farm
• Little Ellen^note Formerly shown on HBO Max before it was removed, and seasons 3 and 4 were left unaired
• Love Monster
• Lu & the Bally Bunch
• Lucas the Spider^note Originally confirmed for Cartoon Network and Boomerang before the latter's lack of availability, will be only shown on Cartoon Network
• MeteoHeroes (Italy)
• Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks (UK)
• Mia’s Magic Playground ^note will be only shown on HBO Max
• Miss BG (UK)
• Mush-Mush & the Mushables
• Nina's World (Italy)
• Odo^note Formerly shown on HBO Max before it was removed
• PAW Patrol (Italy)
• Pocoyo
• Pororo the Little Penguin (UK)
• Roobarb and Custard Too (UK)
• Robot Trains (UK and Italy)
• Sesame Street ^note will be only shown on HBO Max due to a deal with PBS Kids
  • Mecha Builders
  • The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo ^note first season aired unbranded on HBO Max before it was removed
• Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures (UK)
• Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go (United States, EMEA/APAC regions and Latin America)^note Streams on Netflix in the US and some territories
• Tom & Jerry Kids (UK)
• Unlimited Squirrels!
• Vlad & Niki ^note will be only shown on HBO Max

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