Cartoon Network Arabic

كرتون نتورك بالعربية
Cartoon Network Arabic
Launched October 10, 2010 (2010-10-10)
Owned by Turner Broadcasting System Europe
Turner Broadcasting System Arabic (Time Warner)
Picture format 16:9 (576i SDTV)
Slogan "كرتون نتورك هي العنوان"
"Cartoon Network is your destination"
Country  UAE (Dubai)
Language Arabic
Broadcast area Middle East and North Africa
Headquarters Time Warner, Inc.
Great Marlborough Street,
London, United Kingdom/Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates
Sister channel(s) TCM
Boomerang
Cartoon Network MENA
Cartoon Network Hindi
CNN International
HLN
Timeshift service Cartoon Network Arabic +2 (defunct as of 2016)
Website Official website
Availability
Satellite
Nilesat 12417 H - 27500 - 3/4
Arabsat BADR6 11747 V - 27500 - 3/4
beIN Network Channel 138

Cartoon Network Arabic (Arabic: كرتون نتورك بالعربية‎‎) is a free-to-air children's channel that is broadcast for a pan-Arab audience in the Arab World, and it is one of two Arabic-language versions of Cartoon Network, the other being an English/Arabic HD pay TV channel on beIN called Cartoon Network MENA. The channel was launched on October 10, 2010 at 10:10 AM GST, with the channel's launch coinciding with the opening of Turner Broadcasting System's offices in Dubai Media City, U.A.E., the channel's local owner.

The standard channel broadcasts via Arabsat Badr 6 and Nilesat. Cartoon Network Arabic is considered a free alternative to Cartoon Network MENA and Boomerang MENA, two pay TV channels offered in the Arab World in HD and in both English and Arabic exclusively on beIN Network since July 1, 2016, despite the varying differences in programming, schedules, and available languages.

History

Cartoon Network Arabic was launched on October 10, 2010 at 10:10 AM GST.[1][2] The channel's launch coincided with the opening of Turner Broadcasting System's offices in Dubai Media City, U.A.E., the channel's local owner.[3]

The channel changed its aspect ratio from 4:3 to 16:9 on October 6, 2014; it also began using the Check It 3.0 package that day. The rebrand coincided with that of Cartoon Network Africa's.

In December 2015, Turner Broadcasting System entered an exclusivity deal with the Qatar-based beIN Media Group. [4] This deal lead to Cartoon Network Africa, Boomerang Africa, and TCM moving from OSN to the latter's beIN Network service, and also caused the HD feed on YahLive to shut down; the actual channel, however, is unaffected due to being a free-to-air channel on Nilesat and Arabsat/Badr. Cartoon Network Arabic was still was removed from OSN's channel list and moved to beIN as channel 138, using its unencrypted Arabsat/Badr signal in SD. CNN International was removed from OSN's channel list and moved to beIN as an encrypted HD channel, but remains available as a free-to-air channel on Nilesat and Arabsat/Badr. However, subscribers to Emirati telecoms Etisalat and du's respective pay TV services in the U.A.E were virtually unaffected. Due to their direct relations with Turner, Etisalat and Du would continue to offer these channels to subscribers for a free three-month period.

Programming

TV series

Animated programs aired include original Cartoon Network Studios productions like the Ben 10 reboot, Regular Show, The Powerpuff Girls reboot, Uncle Grandpa, Clarence, Adventure Time, and We Bare Bears, as well as programs produced by other studios (such as Hasbro Studios,[5] Warner Bros. Animation, etc.).

Currently, the channel is only available in Arabic, with no choice to switch to English or any other languages. This is due to the fact that the channel uses prints that are distributed by the respective shows' Arabic dubbing studios. The channel broadcasts a line of Cartoon Network's own shows dubbed from English. Cartoon Network Arabic may also offer other localized shows, such as the Arabic Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge, which are the result of various partnership deals with Arab production companies, such as the Dubai-based Lammtara Pictures (Freej) or the Jordan-based Rubicon Group Holding (Ben & Izzy, Tareq Wa Shireen). Since the channel is a free-to-air channel in the Arab World, it often edits certain programs for content, cutting out certain scenes from them.

Films

Beginning on November 5, 2011, Cartoon Network Arabic began to occasionally air a selection of dubbed Cartoon Network made-for-TV films and specials at random dates. However, it was not until January 2013 that the channel initiated the signature Cartoon Network Cinema block to represent its films, albeit during weekends (as per the UAE). The following had aired so far as of early January 2012:

Cartoonito Arabic

Main article: Cartoonito
Cartoonito's official logo

Turner Broadcasting System Europe had announced it would roll out its UK-based preschoolers' channel Cartoonito across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, increasing the brand's distribution to 125 million homes in 112 territories.[6] On Cartoon Network Arabic, Cartoonito was launched as a morning block broadcast every day starting from September 4, 2011. However, the block was largely phased out in 2014 for unknown reasons.

Other versions and related channels

Cartoon Network Arabic HD

On March 2012, the channel became available in true high-definition via the YahLive service.[7] This channel was shut down in 2016 due to the Turner-beIN deal.

Cartoon Network Arabic +2

A two-hour timeshift channel variant launched on June 30, 2014 via the My HD pay TV network. It was terminated on January 2016 as a consequence of Turner Broadcasting System's deal with beIN Media Group.

Cartoon Network Hindi

On April 1, 2016, Qatar-based beIN Media Group, in association with Turner Broadcasting System Europe, launched Cartoon Network Hindi exclusively via beIN Network. Cartoon Network Hindi is aimed to provide programming to most Indian expatriates in the Arab World countries outside of India. As the name implies, the channel is only available in Hindi, which is akin to the Arab World's own pan-aired channel.

References

  1. ↑ "Cartoon Network Arabic free-to-air goes live on October 10th". Zawya. 2010-10-10. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  2. ↑ "Cartoon Network Arabic launches". Digital Production Middle East. 2010-10-10. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  3. ↑ "10 October launch for Cartoon Network Arabic". Rapid TV News. 2010-10-07. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  4. ↑ "Turner and beIN Media Group Announce Strategic Partnership Exclusively for the Middle East & North Africa Region". beIN Media Group. 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
  5. ↑ "Hasbro Shows to Air in Europe & Middle East in 2011". Raving Toy Maniac. 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
  6. ↑ "Turner Broadcasting to launch Cartoonito across EMEA". AMEinfo. 2011-04-21. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
  7. ↑ Saundalka, Jason (2012-03-05). "Cartoon Network Arabic goes HD". Digital Production Middle East. Retrieved 2012-04-13.

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