Cartoon Network (Russian & Southeastern European TV channel)

Cartoon Network originally began as a block on TV-6, launching in 1996.

In 2008, a representative office of Turner Broadcasting System Russia was opened in Moscow.[3]

On 1 October 2009, a localised feed was created for the channel - «Cartoon Network Russia and Southern-Eastern Europe» (CN RSEE), broadcasting in the CIS and South-Eastern Europe.[4]

On 26 November 2010, the channel was radically changed: changing the logo and graphic design.[5] A website was also launched - cartoonnetwork.ru.[6]

On March 2011, the channel switched to round-the-clock broadcasting,[7] the rebroadcasting of TCM Europe on the Cartoon Network frequency stopped.[8]

In 2014, the channel «Cartoon Network RSEE» was legally renamed «Cartoon Network Russia»,[9][10][11] However, the channel continues to broadcast in the same countries. The channel is programmed and managed in Munich,[12][13][14] previously managed in London.

In 2016, the channel's distributor in the CIS became Media Alliance.[15] On 6 December 2016, Cartoon Network Russia switched to the 16:9 picture format. On December 19, 2016, the HD version of the channel was launched.[16][17]

On 6 November 2021, the channel feed started with dubbing in Serbian, Croatian and Slovene.

On 9 March 2022, the channel temporarily closed in Russia, along with Boomerang and Discovery channels, with these closures being a response by WarnerMedia and Discovery Inc. on the actions of Russia towards Ukraine.[18]

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