British television channel aimed at pre-school viewers
Cartoonito is a British television channel which targets children between the ages of 2 and 6.[1] It is run by AT&T's WarnerMedia under its international division.
History
Launch (2006–18)
Original logo used from 4 September 2006 to 1 March 2018. However, it was used internationally until May 2018.
Second variant with black eyes dots, used 2 March 2018 to 31 January 2022.
Cartoonito began as a programming block on Cartoon Network Too on 4 September 2006, running from 6 AM to 3 PM. It later expanded into a separate channel on 24 May 2007, now running 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.[2] In early 2011, 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 on The Kids Pack On Channel 563 And Plusnet launched Cartoonito in May 2015, On 15 December 2016, it was added to TalkTalk.[3]
Introduction of 24-hour service (2018–21)
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.[4] On 2 March 2018 the channel was announced for a rebrand with an updated website.[5]
Rebrand (2022–present)
The branding used on the United States and Latin American feeds of Cartoonito will launch in the United Kingdom on February 1, 2022.[6]
Mascots
Original (2006–22)
The original mascots Cuba (Red Cube), Lolly (Purple Cylinder) and Ringo (Green Ring) are voiced by Maria Darling until 2018 while Spike (Blue Pyramid) Ting (Pink Star) and Bubble (Yellow Sphere) are voiced by Shelley Longworth.
WarnerMedia UK & EMEA announced these mascot's retirement as part of Cartoonito's global reintroduction. However, most of the programming within will remain unchanged until further notice.
Rebrand (2022–present)
The network will share the same mascots as the U.S. and Latin American (and the remaining international versions) counterparts. The new mascots are 2-D rather than 3D featuring Nito (Cyan square), Glob (multi-colored glob-like shape), Wedge (magenta triangle) & Itty (pink circle).
