Cartoon Network (Polish TV channel)
{{Short description|Former Polish television channel}}
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{{Infobox television channel
| name = Cartoon Network
| logo = Cartoon Network 2010 logo.svg
| logo_size = 200px
| logo_alt = Cartoon Network
| image =
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|1993|9|17|df=y}} (as part of Cartoon Network Europe)
{{Start date and age|1998|6|1|df=y}} (as independent channel)
| picture_format = 1080i HDTV
{{small|(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)}}
| owner = Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA
| parent = Warner Bros. Discovery Poland
| country = Poland
| area = Poland
| headquarters = Warsaw, Poland
Prague, Czech Republic{{Cite web|url=https://www.cartoonnetwork.pl/broadcaster|title = Szczegóły nadawcy}}
| former_names =
| replaced =
| sister_channels = {{hlist|TVN|
TTV|
Food Network|HGTV Home&Garden|
}}
Cartoon Network was a Polish channel aimed at children, which launched in 1998 as a localized version of the eponymous American cable television channel. The channel was owned by TVN Warner Bros. Discovery, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
History
Cartoon Network Poland was launched on 1 June 1998 replacing Cartoon Network Europe.
On 30 September 2002, the channel began airing in Hungary and Romania, thus sharing its video feed with those countries while adding two additional audio tracks in Hungarian and Romanian.
On 1 March 2007, Cartoon Network Poland started broadcasting 24 hours a day. On 1 October 2009, a separate feed of Cartoon Network was created for Hungary and Romania, while the two additional audio tracks that were previously to the channel added in September 2002 were moved there. Both feeds are transmitted from Warsaw. The channel also carried a Toonami programming block between 2002 and 2006.{{cite news | title = Cartoon Network's Mag Masters Poland | publisher = Animation World Network | date = 7 January 2000 | url = http://www.awn.com/news/licensing/cartoon-networks-mag-masters-poland | access-date = 2 April 2011}}{{cite news | title = Turner expands Polish offer | publisher = Broadband TV News | date = 20 January 2009 | url = http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2009/11/20/turner-expands-polish-offer/ | access-date = 2 April 2011}}
On 14 October 2015, Cartoon Network launched in HD.{{Cite web|url=https://satkurier.pl/news/120688/cartoon-network-hd-rozpoczal-nadawanie-w-polsce.html|title = Cartoon Network HD rozpoczął nadawanie w Polsce}}
On 1 September 2016, Cartoon Network Poland rebranded using Check It 4.0 package.{{cite web|title=Cartoon Network Germany And Cartoon Network Poland Rebranded To Check It 4.0 On Feb 2 it changed the DOG (logo)Today|url=http://www.regularcapital.com/2016/09/ccartoon-network-germany-and-cartoon-network-poland-rebranded-to-check-it-4-0-today/|website=RegularCapital: Cartoon Network International News|date=September 2016|access-date=1 September 2016}}
On 4 June 2018, Cartoon Network Poland aired Cartoon Network Classics block for the first time.{{Cite news|url=https://fdb.pl/wiadomosci/34769-kultowe-kreskowki-wracaja-do-cartoon-network|title=Kultowe kreskówki wracają do Cartoon Network|last=fdb.pl|work=fdb.pl|access-date=12 August 2018|language=pl}}
On 31 December 2019, Cartoon Network Poland aired Cartoon Network Classics block for the last time.
On 1 January 2021, Cartoon Network Poland began airing with the Czech license from RRTV.
On 18 September 2024, Cartoon Network Poland merged with the CEE and RSEE feed.{{cite web|title=Cartoon Network Poland switching to the new CN CEE feed (06:00 CET, September 18th, 2024)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCYv1f5Vm5k|website=YouTube|publisher=narq|date=2024-09-18|access-date=2024-09-18}}{{Cite web |title=Cartoon Network upravil grafiku, schéma a odbavovací signál |url=https://www.mediaguru.cz/clanky/2024/09/cartoon-network-upravil-grafiku-schema-a-odbavovaci-signal/ |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=MediaGuru.cz |language=cs}}{{Cite web |date=2024-09-17 |title=Cartoon Network fusiona varias de sus señales en Europa |url=https://www.tvlaint.com/2024/09/cartoon-network-fusiona-varias-de-sus.html?m=1 |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=TVLaint |language=es}}
See also
References
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{{Television in Poland}}
Category:Turner Broadcasting System Poland
Category:Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA
Category:Television channels in Poland
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1998
Category:Television channels and stations disestablished in 2024
Category:1998 establishments in Poland