Boomerang (German TV channel)
Country | Germany |
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Broadcast area | Germany, Austria, Switzerland |
Headquarters | Munich, Germany |
Programming | |
Language(s) | German, English |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery |
Sister channels | TNT Comedy TNT Serie TNT Film Cartoon Network CNN International |
History | |
Launched | 1 June 2006 |
Closed | 1 October 2018 |
Replaced by | Boomerang CEE |
Links | |
Website | www |
Boomerang was a German pay television channel operated by Warner Bros. Discovery under its International division. It was launched on 1 June 2006, the channel primarily airs animated programming.
Broadcasting
[edit]In August 2013, SES Platform Services (later MX1, now part of SES Video) won an international tender by Turner Broadcasting System, to provide playout services for Boomerang, and for Cartoon Network, TNT Glitz, TNT Film and TNT Serie (in both SD and HD) for the German-speaking market, digitization of existing Turner content, and playout for Turner on-demand and catch-up services in Germany, Austria, Switzerland the Benelux region, from November 2013.[1]
On 1 October 2018, Boomerang Germany shut down and was replaced with Boomerang CEE.[2]
Logos
[edit]- 1 June 2006 – 16 February 2015
References
[edit]- ^ "Playout and video-on-demand: SES Platform Services wins international tender by Turner Broadcasting" (Press release). SES Platform Services GmbH. 28 August 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ "Boomerang Germany - Final Day/Closedown/CEE Takeover (September 30-October 1, 2018)". YouTube. 2 October 2018.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- Boomerang (TV network)
- Turner Broadcasting System Germany
- Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA
- Television stations in Germany
- Television stations in Austria
- Television stations in Switzerland
- German-language television stations
- Television channels and stations established in 2006
- Television channels and stations disestablished in 2018
- Children's television networks
- European television station stubs
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