Cartoonito (Spain)

Cartoonito was a Spanish children's pay television channel which was launched on September 1, 2011, replacing Boomerang. The channel would close on 30 June 2013, due to dwindling TV ratings and the pay TV crisis Spain had at that time as a consequence of the 2008 financial crisis.^[1]

Cartoonito

Broadcast area	Spain
Headquarters	160 Old Street, London, England, United Kingdom
Programming
Language(s)	Spanish English
Picture format	4:3 SDTV
Ownership
Owner	Turner Broadcasting System España
Sister channels	Cartoon Network
History
Launched	September 1, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-09-01)
Replaced	Boomerang
Closed	30 June 2013; 12 years ago (2013-06-30)
Links
Website	www.cartoonito.es (closed)

History

Launch

Cartoonito was launched as a 24-hour channel on 1 September 2011, replacing the Spanish version of Boomerang, as part of Turner Broadcasting System EMEA's plans to roll out the Cartoonito brand across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Closure

Turner Broadcasting System Europe announced on 14 June 2013 that Cartoonito and Cartoon Network would close in Spain on 30 June 2013, due to dwindling TV ratings and the pay TV crisis Spain had at that time as a consequence of the 2008 financial crisis.^[2][3]