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The Cartoon Network, Inc. (TCN) is an American multinational entertainment company operating as a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery.Founded by Ted Turner and based out of Atlanta, Georgia, its main properties include Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Discovery Family, and programming blocks Cartoonito, Adult Swim and Toonami.
Warner Bros. Domestic Pay TV, Cable & Network Features - a former division of Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution that licensed Warner Bros. feature films, television series, miniseries, TV films, and specials to the pay television and basic cable markets, as well as feature films to the broadcast networks.
The original Cartoon Network logo, used from 1992 to 2004. On March 12, 1992, The Cartoon Network, Inc. was founded. Seven months later on October 1, 1992, its namesake television channel was launched, with the first program being Droopy's Guide to the Cartoon Network, hosted by MGM cartoon character Droopy, featuring the first cartoon to air on the network, Rhapsody Rabbit.
Shortly after the acquisition, on October 1, 1992, Turner Broadcasting System launched Cartoon Network, and later Boomerang, to serve as the primary broadcaster of its vast animation library. On August 17, 1993, Turner purchased Castle Rock Entertainment and New Line Cinema for over $650 million. [13] [14] [15]
It later launched a sister cable network, TNT; the professional wrestling promotion World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the animation-centered Cartoon Network (which later spawned an adult-oriented night-time sister network in the form of Adult Swim, as well as the classic-cartoon channel Boomerang), and the classic-movie channel Turner Classic ...
Cartoon Network (often abbreviated as CN) is an American cable television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.It is the flagship property of The Cartoon Network, Inc., a division that also oversees Boomerang, Cartoonito, Discovery Family, Adult Swim, and Toonami.
Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Boomerang, their respective production studios, as well as Turner Classic Movies and Otter Media would be moved directly under Warner Bros. Gerhard Zeiler moved from being president of Turner International to chief revenue officer of WarnerMedia, and would oversee the consolidated advertising and affiliation sales ...
Upon completion, Turner launched Cartoon Network to showcase their recent acquisitions of the vast MGM and Hanna-Barbera library of cartoons. When Turner moved out of the Williams Street building, they kept ownership, using it as a storage facility.