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Teletoon Retro aired programs primarily from Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros. Animation along with live action shows and Canadian-produced shows. Select programs from Cartoon Network were aired during the channel's later years. [1] [2]
Teletoon Retro was a Canadian specialty channel that was owned by Corus Entertainment that was based on the Teletoon programming block. The service was dedicated to broadcasting classic animated television programs such as The Raccoons as well as some live-action series.
Télétoon Rétro initially started as a programming block on Télétoon. On November 24, 2000, TELETOON Canada Inc. (at the time, an equal joint venture between Corus Entertainment and Astral Media) was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch TELETOON RETRO, described at the time as "a national Category 2 specialty television ...
Teletoon Retro – Teletoon Retro was the branding and block for classic animated programming. It was later spun into a digital channel, which also featured several live-action series. The channel launched on October 1, 2007, and closed on September 1, 2015.
In 2006, Cinar sold 10% of its stake in Teletoon to each of Astral and Corus, leading the two companies to each own 50% of Télétoon. On March 4, 2013, Corus Entertainment announced that it would acquire Astral Media's 50% ownership interest in Teletoon Canada (owner of Teletoon, Télétoon, Teletoon Retro, Télétoon Rétro and Cartoon Network).
Teletoon at Night was a late night programming block that aired on Teletoon. It primarily carried adult animation and other programming targeting teen and adult audiences. Teletoon had carried programming targeting teen and adult audiences during the prime time and late night hours since its inception.
The schedules of both channels will rely primarily on new and existing Canadian productions, and new acquisitions (including content from Fifth Season, The Roku Channel, PBS, Studio Ramsay Global, and various international networks). Some repeats of Food Network and HGTV series will continue airing on the rebranded channels for a period.
Teletoon (Canada) co-produced with Alphanim and Europool Creepschool: 2004: France 3 (France) Teletoon (Canada) co-produced with Alphanim and Happy Life Postcards from Buster: 2004–08: PBS Kids: co-produced with WGBH Boston and Marc Brown Studios Gerald McBoing-Boing: 2005–07: Teletoon (Canada) Cartoon Network (US) co-produced with Classic ...