Warner TV Next

{{Infobox television channel

| name = Warner TV Next

| logo = Warner TV Next logo.png

| logo_size = 200px

| logo_caption =

| launch_date = {{start date and age|2016|02|11}}

| closed_date =

| owner = Warner Bros. Discovery International

| parent = Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA

| country = France

| area = Nationwide

| sister_channels = Cartoon Network
Cartoonito
TCM Cinéma
Warner TV
TLC
Discovery Channel France
Discovery Investigation
Boomerang

| replaced_by =

| former_names = Toonami {{small|(2016–23)}}

| website = {{URL|http://www.warnertvnext.fr}}

}}

Warner TV Next is a French television channel operated and distributed by Warner Bros. Discovery France, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery International. It launched on 11 February 2016 as Toonami, based on the Cartoon Network/Adult Swim programming block of the same name in the United States,[http://www.telesatellite.com/actu/46588-la-chaine-toonami-va-debarquer-en-france.html La chaîne Toonami va débarquer en France] and was originally targeted at children before shifting to mature audiences in 2020. The channel adopted its current branding on 4 September 2023.

History

On 3 February, it was confirmed by Toonami Squad in an email with Turner that Toonami would be launching in France on 11 February 2016. For its first four years on-air, the channel's programming was geared toward young children and teenagers. It also used the logo introduced by the original block in 2004, as well as branded promos that were first used for the Southeast Asian feed.

[http://toonamisquad.boards.net/thread/202/turner-confirms-toonami-launching-france Turner Confirms Toonami Will Be Launching In France][http://toonamisquad.boards.net/thread/211/toonami-france-press-release-turner Toonami France Press Release From Turner France]

During evenings, the channel was branded as Toonami Unlimited, airing programs and several All Elite Wrestling events (which are not produced by Warner Bros. Discovery, but air on their channels in the United States) with little to no censorship. On 24 July 2019, an Adult Swim block began airing nightly from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. CET, followed by adding live-action series and AEW Dynamite to Toonami Unlimited's programming.

In September 2020, Toonami underwent a rebrand and shifted its target audience to teenagers and young adults, with its programs no longer subject to censorship during the daytime. On 14 September, the channel was added to StarTimes, being available alongside its English-language African counterpart.{{Cite web |title=StarTimes - ＴＯＯＮＡＭＩ, 𝐆é𝐧é𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫-𝐇é𝐫𝐨𝐬 Média de... |url=https://www.facebook.com/357737021238406/posts/%EF%BD%94%EF%BD%8F%EF%BD%8F%EF%BD%8E%EF%BD%81%EF%BD%8D%EF%BD%89-%F0%9D%90%86%C3%A9%F0%9D%90%A7%C3%A9%F0%9D%90%AB%F0%9D%90%9A%F0%9D%90%AD%F0%9D%90%A2%F0%9D%90%A8%F0%9D%90%A7-%F0%9D%90%92%F0%9D%90%AE%F0%9D%90%A9%F0%9D%90%9E%F0%9D%90%AB-%F0%9D%90%87%C3%A9%F0%9D%90%AB%F0%9D%90%A8%F0%9D%90%ACm%C3%A9dia-de-r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence-pour-tous-les-fans-de-super-h%C3%A9r/1293666734312092/ |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=www.facebook.com |language=fr}}

On 10 January 2023, Toonami was dropped from Canal+, following a failure of negotiations for the renewal of Warner channels.{{Cite web |title=Et encore... Warner Bros. Discovery |url=https://www.cbnews.fr/medias/encore-warner-bros-discovery-73755 |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=CB News |date=10 January 2023 |language=fr}}

On 28 June 2023, it was announced that Toonami France would be replaced by Warner TV Next on 4 September,[https://www.megazap.fr/La-chaine-TOONAMI-change-de-nom-et-devient-Warner-TV-Next-a-partir-du-4-septembre_a10906.html La chaîne TOONAMI change de nom et devient Warner TV Next à partir du 4 septembre] becoming part of the Warner TV franchise that exists in other European, Asian, and Latin American countries.

Visual identity

File:Toonami Asia logo.png|Logo used from 2016 to 2020

File:Toonami (French TV channel) logo.png|Logo used from 2020 to 2023

File:Warner TV Next logo.png|Current logo used from 2023

Programming

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References

Category:French-language television stations

Category:Television stations in France

Category:Television channels and stations established in 2016

Category:Turner Broadcasting System France

Category:Adult Swim

Category:Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA