Boomerang (Asian TV channel)

Boomerang was a pan-Asian cable and satellite television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery under its International division of the U.S. television network of the same name. this localization first began as a programming block that aired on Cartoon Network Asia (from 2001 to 2005), before becoming its own channel in 2005.

Boomerang
Broadcast areaAsia
HeadquartersSingapore
Programming
Language(s)English
Chinese
Malay
Indonesian
Thai
Vietnamese
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i/480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific
Sister channelsCartoon Network Asia
Cartoon Network Philippines
CNN International
Cinemax Asia
HBO Asia
HLN
Warner TV
History
Launched
  • 1 September 2005 (2005-09-01) (original)
  • 14 August 2013 (2013-08-14) (Thai feed)
  • 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) (relaunch)
ReplacedCartoonito (original)
Closed
  • 1 December 2012 (2012-12-01) (original)
  • 1 February 2023 (2023-02-01) (Astro Feed, Malaysia)
  • 28 July 2023 (2023-07-28) (relaunch)
Replaced byToonami (original)
Cartoonito (relaunch)
Links
Websiteboomerang.asia

On 1 December 2012, the channel was shut down and replaced with Toonami Asia. Eventually, the channel was relaunched on 1 January 2015 as part of Boomerang's 2015 global rebranding effort, replacing Cartoonito Asia.

The channel was replaced by Cartoonito on 28 July 2023. This mark the second time Cartoonito Asia appeared as linear TV channel as other big names, such as Disney Junior and Nick Jr. heading into the streaming portfolio.

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