Cartoonito

Rebranded logo as of 1 February 2022
Country	United Kingdom
Broadcast area	United Kingdom Ireland Malta
Network	Cartoon Network Too (2006–2007) Cartoon Network (2022–present)
Headquarters	London, England, United Kingdom
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	576i SDTV
Timeshift service	Cartoonito +1
Ownership
Owner	Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA
Sister channels	Cartoon Network Boomerang CNN International TCM Movies
History
Launched	Block 4 September 2006 (original) 1 March 2022 (relaunch) Channel 24 May 2007
Replaced	Cartoon Network Too (original version)
Links
Website	www.cartoonito.co.uk
Availability
Terrestrial
GO (Malta)	Channel 338
Streaming media
Sky Go	Watch live (UK and Ireland only)
Now TV	Watch live (UK only)
TVPlayer	Watch live (UK only) (TVPlayer Plus subscription required)
Virgin TV Anywhere	Watch live (UK only)

Cartoonito is a British television channel which targets children between the ages of 2 and 6.^[1] It is run by Warner Bros. Discovery under its International division.

History

Launch (2006–2007)

Original logo used from 24 May 2007 to 1 March 2018 and internationally until May 2018.

Second variant with black eyes dots, used from 2 March 2018 to 31 January 2022.

On August 14, 2006, the Turner Broadcasting System announced they would launch a new pre-school-oriented block for Cartoon Network Too known as Cartoonito, which would launch on 4 September 2006, running from 6 AM to 3 PM.^[2]

Relaunch as full channel (2007-present)

On 2 May 2007, Turner announced that they would expand Cartoonito to a full-time network on 24 May 2007. This allowed for Cartoon Network Too to merge and replace Toonami, allowing the full Cartoonito channel to launch in the ex-Cartoon Network Too slot.^[3] The channel ran between 3 AM and 7 PM in a time-sharing agreement with Turner Classic Movies 2 (later became Turner Classic Movies +1 after 13 August 2013).^{[citation needed]}

On 25 March 2010, Cartoonito was added to Virgin Media.^[4] For the launch, the channel's runtime was changed, now running from 4 AM to 8 PM. On Saturday 26 October 2013, Cartoonito was launched on BT TV, and Cartoonito launched on Plusnet in May 2015. On 15 December 2016, Cartoonito was added to TalkTalk.^[5]

Introduction of 24-hour service (2017–present)

Cartoonito shifted its aspect ratio to 16:9 widescreen on 1 November 2017. The channel moved to a full 24-hour schedule on 15 January 2018.^[6] On 2 March 2018, the channel was announced for a rebrand with an updated website.^[7]

Rebrand and block relaunch (2022–present)

On 1 February 2022, the channel rebranded with the new 2021 logo and bumpers.^[8] Following the rebrand, a Cartoonito block launched on its sister channel Cartoon Network, airing weekdays from 9 to 11 AM (previously 9 to 10 AM).^[9]

Programming