Cartoon Network (India)

Infobox TV channel
name = Cartoon Network (India)
logofile = CN_logo.svg‎
logoalt = Cartoon Network
logosize = 200px
launch = 1995
owner = Turner Broadcasting (Time Warner Inc.)
sister names = POGO
web = [http://www.cartoonnetworkindia.com Cartoon Network India]
sat serv 1=Tata Sky (India)
sat chan 1=Channel 613
sat serv 2=Dish TV (India)
sat chan 2=Channel 511
sat serv 3=Dialog TV (Sri Lanka)
sat chan 3=Channel 43
cable serv 1=Available on most cable systems
cable chan 1=Check Local Listings for channels

Cartoon Network is a cable and satellite television channel created by Turner Broadcasting, a unit of Time Warner which primarily shows animated programming.

History

Cartoon Network started broadcast in India as the dual-channel TNT & Cartoon Network in 1995 with Cartoon Network operating from 6:00 a.m to 10:00 p.m, with Turner Classic Movies (formerly TNT) taking up the remainder of the daily schedule. Eventually, Cartoon Network India became a separate 24-hour channel which broadcasts in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka and a 30-minute time shift version with regional variation available in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Maldives. Cartoon Network Pakistan, started in 2004 is a separate feed dedicated for Pakistani viewers. Programs broadcast on this feed is almost identical to the programs broadcast on Cartoon Network India, with the exception of few shows. It has a translation in some areas. The channel is basically a relay version of Cartoon Network India. [ [http://www.lyngsat.com/intel10.html Cartoon Network India and Pakistan Feed in Intelsat 10] ]

Programming Blocks on Cartoon Network India

Toonami

The anime-dedicated Toonami block runs for an hour from 5 p.m to 6 p.m every Monday to Saturday and broadcasts shows like "Pokémon", Transformers Animated, "Dragon Ball Z", Now Pokemon is going to over and Cartoon network is putting Bakugan at 5:30p.m. and repeat at 9:00p.m. from September 15.

Boomerang

Although it is also available as a 24 hour channel on Dish TV, it is also shown as a two hour block in Cartoon Network India starting at 10 p.m. It was started in 2007 and is intended to cater mainly to adults returning home after work [ [http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/bline/2007/07/12/stories/2007071251040500.htm The Hindu Business Line : Cartoon Network’s Boomerang targets adult viewers ] ] . It features shows like "The All New Popeye Show", "Johnny Bravo", "The Jetsons", and "The Tom and Jerry Show". Earlier, in 2003, it was launched as an attempt to re-showcase the old cartoon series like Flintstones, Jetsons, Scooby-Doo Where Are You!, Yogi Bear and all other Hanna-Barbera creations which had been put off the air due to the incoming of new, and more popular in culture, cartoons like Courage the Cowardly Dog, Samurai Jack, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy and more recently added Teen Titans . But due to not much success, it was put of the air and re-launched with more popular shows like Johnny Bravo and The Tom and Jerry Show.Currently Boomerang is 2 Hour show starting at 10 PM to 12 AM and shows featured in them are Naruto,Johnny Bravo,Jetsons and The Tom and Jerry Show

Cookie Treat

Cookie Jar is a one-hour block on Cartoon Network India which aims the early evening audience with some of the best Cartoon Network shows like Tom and Jerry, Courage the Cowardly Dog Mix Master and Richie Rich. It has been renamed as Cookie Treat.Tom and Jerry Tales and Richie Rich are current shows airing in this one hour block.

Blob TV

It was a one hour block hosted by the Fish Balloon from The Powerpuff Girls. It featured The All New Popeye Show and Krishna: The Animated Series initially. Krishna was soon replaced by Shaggy & Scooby Doo Get a Clue! and The All New Popeye Show by Maskman, after which the block was removed.Again Blob TV started at 12.00 PM to 1.00 PM and is the current show running on it.

Hero time

It is a one hour block on Cartoon Network India.It is shown on Sundays,it begins with Ben 10 and after that it shows Di-Gata Defenders. Recently, Ben 10 began airing the whole hour.

Toon mukabla

It is a show which started from 5^th of May, 2008. The show, beginning at 10 A.M.,showed back-to-back episodes of Ben 10., Dragon Ball Z, Pokémon and Naruto.

Programming

It airs English, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi-dubbed versions of a variety of popular Cartoon Network programs like "Tom and Jerry", "Scooby-Doo", "The Popeye Show" and "Dexter's Laboratory".

Current Shows

Cartoon Series

*"Ben 10"
*"Camp Lazlo"
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*"The New Adventures of Captain Planet "
*"Courage the Cowardly Dog"
*"Dexter’s Laboratory"
*"Dragon Tales"
*"Tom and Jerry Kids"
*"Eon Kid"
*"Johnny Bravo"
*"Richie Rich"
*"Samsher Sikander Chuddie Buddie ( My Gym Partner's a Monkey) in Hindi
*"Shaggy & Scooby Doo Get a Clue!"
*"Sheep in the Big City"
*"Ed, Edd n Eddy "
*"Transformers Animated"
*"Mike, Lu and Og"
*"The All New Popeye Show"
*"The Jetsons"
*"The Powerpuff Girls"
*"Tom and Jerry Tales"
*"Adventures of Tenali Raman"
*"Akbar Birbal"
*"Galli Galli Sim Sim 2A"
*"Krishna"

Anime Series

*"Bakugan Battle Brawlers"
*"Capeta"
*"Dragonball Z"
*"Naruto "
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*"Mega Man Star Force"

Former Shows

Cartoon Series

* Atom Ant
* Batman of the Future
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* Centurions
* Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines
* Di-Gata Defenders
* Dink the little dinosaur
* Droopy
* Dynomutt
* Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
* Goober and the Ghost Chasers
* Skyland
* Hong Kong Phooey
* Huckleberry Hound
* I Am Weasel
* Josie and the Pussycats
* Justice League
* Looney Tunes
* Ninja Robots
* Maskman
* Megas XLR
* Ozzy and Drix
* Pinky And The Brain
* Ramayan
* Robotboy
* Samurai Jack
* Secret Squirrel
* Sky Commanders
* Space Ghost Coast to Coast
* Speed Racer
* Spike and Tyke
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* Superman
* Swat Kats
* Skatoony
* Tak and the Power of Juju (TV Series)
* Land Before Time
* Teen Titans
* The Addams Family
* The Cartoon Cartoon Show
* The Flintstone Kids
* The Flintstones
* The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
* The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
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* The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
* The Smurfs
* Thundarr The Barbarian
* Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics
* ThunderCats
* Top Cat
* Touche Turtle
* Winx Club
* Wacky Races
* Wally Gator
* Whatever Happened to Robot Jones?
* What's New, Scooby Doo?
* Xiaolin Showdown
* X-Men Evolution
* Yogi Bear
* Yogi's Treasure Hunt
* Johnny Test

Anime Series

* Beyblade
* Digimon Adventure
* Digimon Adventure 02
* Digimon Tamers
* Digimon Frontier
* Mix Master
* One Piece
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Upcoming Shows

*"Ben 10 Alien Force"

aturday Popcorn Theatre (12.00 PM)

unday Popcorn Theatre (12.00 PM)

* Ramayan Legend of Prince Ram

References

External links

* [http://www.cartoonnetworkindia.com Official Site]