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| Country | United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Malta |
|---|---|
| Network | Cartoon Network |
| Headquarters | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9) (SDTV) 1080i for HDTV feed |
| Timeshift service | Boomerang +1 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | WarnerMedia International |
| Sister channels | Cartoon Network Cartoonito TCM Movies CNN International |
| History | |
| Launched | 27 May 2000; 20 years ago |
| Links | |
| Website | www.Boomerangtv.co.uk |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media (United Kingdom) | Channel 730 Channel 731 (+1) |
| Virgin Media Ireland | Channel 603 |
| WightFibre | Channel 105 Channel 57 (+1) |
| Satellite | |
| Sky | Channel 603 (SD/HD) Channel 611 (+1) Channel 641 (SD) |
| IPTV | |
| TalkTalk Plus TV | Channel 487 |
| BT | Channel 487 |
| BT (via Now TV) | Channel 467 Channel 474 (HD) |
| Eir Vision | Channel 604 |
| Plusnet | Channel 487 |
| Channel 419 (519 HD) | |
| Streaming media | |
| Sky Go | Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
| Now TV | Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
| TVPlayer | Watch live (UK only) (TVPlayer Plus subscription required) |
| Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (UK only) |
| Virgin TV Anywhere Ireland | Watch live (Ireland only) |
Boomerang is a 24-hour British television channel which primarily features classic and modern animated series from Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros. Animation. The channel launched on 27 May 2000 as a spin-off of Cartoon Network and localization of the original American network. It is run by AT&T's WarnerMedia under its International division.
History[edit]
Origins[edit]
Boomerang UK began as a block in 1993.[citation needed]
launch[edit]
Boomerang launched on 27 May 2000,[1] airing between 06:00–00:00, on Sky Digital and certain cable systems. Cartoon Network at the time had a tight schedule and so the channel was created by Turner Broadcasting to broadcast classic cartoons from the Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Warner Bros archive programme library, as well as freeing its sister network of many classics in the schedule.[2]
In May 2001, Boomerang became the second highest-rated children's channel, beaten only by parent service Cartoon Network. In July of that year, the channel was added to on cable operator Telewest, thus increasing its viewership. James Greville, head of Cartoon Network UK at the time, stated, 'The channel launched barely a year ago and yet it's already beaten established kids' channels in terms of ratings and share'.[3] By November, the channel was available on NTL.[4]
Boomerang[when?] increased its library of old cartoons by acquiring rights to other animated shows such as Danger Mouse, The Pink Panther and Garfield and Friends.[5] By the end of 2003, the channel started to move away from its original purpose and moved to broadcast more recent programming.[specify]
A one-hour timeshift channel, Boomerang +1, launched on 6 March 2006.[citation needed]
Boomerang rebranded with the new international graphics package developed by UK based graphic design agency Art&Graft on 16 February 2015.[6][7] The channel switched to 16:9 widescreen on 1 June 2015. A high-definition feed was launched on 24 June 2015.[8]
On 3 September 2018, the channel was rebranded once again.[9]
On November 18, 2020, Boomerang UK and Ireland were split into two regions following the move of the Bomerang Éire broadcasting licence to the Czech Republic. Boomerang Éire is managed by HBO Europe specifically targeting EU countries the Republic of Ireland, Malta and Gibraltar.[10]
Programming[edit]
Live-action programming[edit]
Between 23 July 2007 to 1 August 2009, the channel started airing live action programming, starting with Fraggle Rock (which also began airing on Cartoonito the same day).[11]
Other live action series included Life with Derek,[12] popular sitcom The Latest Buzz and the spy show My Spy Family
Logos[edit]
27 May 2000 - 13 September 2004
13 September 2004 – 16 February 2015
16 February 2015 – present
26 June 2015 – present
References[edit]
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- ^'Digest'. Marketing Week. 6 November 2000. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^[1]Archived 22 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^'Boomerang increases its UK penetration'. C21Media. 7 September 2001. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^'NTL adds 15 channels'. Broadcast. 26 October 2001. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^'Garfield joins Cartoon Network'. Broadcast. 20 March 2003. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^'Boomerang Global Rebrand'. Art&Graft. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^'Boomerang UK Rebranded Today (16/02/2015)'. RegularCapital.com. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^'Boomerang UK HD Officially Launched Today (24/06/2015)'. RegularCapital.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWYybUdYrM4
- ^https://www.rrtv.cz/files/lic/l1112835.pdf
- ^Oatts, Joanne (22 June 2007). 'Boomerang gets its own 'Spy' Family'. Digital Spy. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^'Boomerang Expands its Life with Derek'. Thinkbox. 4 June 2008. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
External links[edit]
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