Cartoon Network (Turkish TV channel)
Cartoon Network is a Turkish television channel that mainly broadcasts cartoons. It was launched on 28 January 2008 and is owned by Demirören Holding under license from Warner Bros. Discovery International.
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Country | Turkey |
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Broadcast area | Turkey Northern Cyprus Azerbaijan |
Network | Eda Televizyon Yayıncılık ve Prodüksiyon A.Ş. |
Headquarters | Istanbul, Turkey |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Turkish English (available in SAP with translated continuity) |
Picture format | 576i SDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | Demirören Group (50%)[1] Warner Bros. Discovery International (50%) |
Sister channels | Cartoonito CNN Türk |
History | |
Launched | 28 January 2008 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Streaming media | |
Turkcell TV+ | Channel 112 |
Tivibu | Channel 121 |
D-Smart | Channel 120 |
History
The channel launched on 28 January 2008.
On 4 April 2011, the channel rebranded with the CHECK IT 1.0 package. Around this time, it also began to play movie sponsorships for The Smurfs and Arthur Christmas.
On 1 January 2015, the channel rebranded itself with new graphics (CHECK IT 3.0). One year later, on 6 October 2016, the channel switched from 4:3 to 16:9 aspect ratio. On 1 January 2017, Cartoon Network started to use graphics from Cartoon Network USA's Dimensional 2016 rebrand package.[2]
Ratings
The channel displays ratings before each program and a few seconds once it starts or comes back from commercials (in this case only the number appears). The ratings are described as follows:
- Genel İzleyici (General Audience) is used for shows suitable for a general audience. We Bare Bears (TV-Y7 in the US), Summer Camp Island (TV-Y7), New Looney Tunes (TV-Y7) and Craig of the Creek (TV-Y7) currently use this rating, as well as many movies and miscellaneous programs on the channel.
- 7 Yaş ve Üzeri & Şiddet / Korku (7+ Violence/Horror) is used for shows suitable for children aged 7 and up which contain fantasy violence and/or horror. The Powerpuff Girls (TV-Y7-FV in the US), Supernoobs (TV-Y7-FV), Unikitty! (TV-Y7) and Yo-Kai Watch (TV-Y7-FV) currently use this rating.
- 7 Yaş ve Üzeri & Olumsuz (7+ Negative Examples) is used for shows suitable for children aged 7 and up which contain negative examples. Shows in the Total Drama franchise (TV-PG/TV-PG-D) currently use this rating.
- 7 Yaş ve Üzeri & Şiddet / Korku & Olumsuz (7+ with Violence/Horror and Negative Examples) is used for shows suitable for children aged 7 and up which contain both negative examples, fantasy violence and/or horror. The Amazing World of Gumball (TV-Y7-FV), Mighty Magiswords (TV-Y7), Adventure Time (TV-PG/TV-PG-V), Teen Titans Go! (TV-PG), Power Rangers (TV-Y7-FV) and Regular Show (TV-PG/TV-PG-V) currently use this rating (some of the shows mentioned use edited versions for some episodes).
See also
References
- "Teve2 / TV 2 - Demirören Group (ex-Dogan Group)". www.unifrance.org (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- "Cartoon Network Turkey Rebrands For 2017". RegularCapital: International Cartoon Network News. Retrieved 6 January 2017.