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==Cartoon Network== | ==Cartoon Network== | ||
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{{wp|Cartoon Network}} is an American children's television network that was launched on October 1, 1992<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140204051028/https://articles.philly.com/1992-10-04/entertainment/25997256_1_betty-cohen-new-channels-cartoon-network ''That's All Cartoons, Folks - 24 Hours Daily'' - The Philadelphia Inquirer] (archived from the original February 4, 2014; retrieved April 29, 2020)</ref> after {{wp|Turner Broadcasting System}} purchased {{wp|Hanna-Barbera}}. Since its establishment, {{wp|List of international Cartoon Network channels|international variants}} of the channel have launched around the world. On March 4, 2019 then-parent company {{wp|AT&T}} announced that Cartoon Network would become part of ''Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics'', a new division of Warner Bros.<ref>[https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/warner-bros-cartoon-network-hanna-barbera-1203154521/ ''Warner Bros. Wants to Rev Up Kid’s Content With Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera'' - Variety] (retrieved April 29, 2020)</ref> However, WarnerMedia was reorganized in 2020 due to the domestic success of their streaming service, {{wp|Max (streaming service)|HBO Max}} and Warner Bros., Cartoon Network and the ex-Turner channels were all reorganized into ''WarnerMedia Studios and Networks''. | {{wp|Cartoon Network}} is an American children's television network that was launched on October 1, 1992<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140204051028/https://articles.philly.com/1992-10-04/entertainment/25997256_1_betty-cohen-new-channels-cartoon-network ''That's All Cartoons, Folks - 24 Hours Daily'' - The Philadelphia Inquirer] (archived from the original February 4, 2014; retrieved April 29, 2020)</ref>, a year after {{wp|Turner Broadcasting System}} (with backing from {{wp|Apollo Global Management|Apollo}}) purchased {{wp|Hanna-Barbera}}. Since its establishment, {{wp|List of international Cartoon Network channels|international variants}} of the channel have launched around the world. On March 4, 2019 then-parent company {{wp|AT&T}} announced that Cartoon Network would become part of ''Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics'', a new division of Warner Bros.<ref>[https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/warner-bros-cartoon-network-hanna-barbera-1203154521/ ''Warner Bros. Wants to Rev Up Kid’s Content With Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera'' - Variety] (retrieved April 29, 2020)</ref> However, WarnerMedia was reorganized in 2020 due to the domestic success of their streaming service, {{wp|Max (streaming service)|HBO Max}} and Warner Bros., Cartoon Network and the ex-Turner channels were all reorganized into ''WarnerMedia Studios and Networks''. | ||
In the {{pmin|the United States|United States}}, Cartoon Network aired [[Pokémon Chronicles]] from June 3<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060619012012/http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=10553 ''Cartoon Network Acquires "Pokemon" Series for June 3 Premiere'' - Toon Zone] (archived from the original June 19, 2006; retrieved April 30, 2020)</ref> to November 25, 2006, during its {{wp|Toonami}} block. [[S09|Season nine]] of the Pokémon anime premiered on the channel on September 8, 2006<ref name="move"/>, after the series was dropped by Kids' WB. Re-runs of the show aired on sister channel {{wp|Boomerang (TV network)|Boomerang}}, and were available on {{wp|Toonami Jetstream}}, an ad-supported video streaming service run as a partnership between Cartoon Network and VIZ Media. After Toonami Jeststream closed on January 31, 2009<ref>[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-31/toonami-jetstream-video-streaming-service-shuts-down ''Toonami Jetstream Video-Streaming Service Shuts Down'' - Anime News Network] (retrieved May 1, 2020)</ref>, the anime moved to the Cartoon Network Video streaming service, starting May 15, 2009. The show stayed with the network until [[S19|season 19]], and on December 5, 2016 moved to rival [[The Walt Disney Company#Disney Branded Television|Disney XD]]. | In the {{pmin|the United States|United States}}, Cartoon Network aired [[Pokémon Chronicles]] from June 3<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060619012012/http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=10553 ''Cartoon Network Acquires "Pokemon" Series for June 3 Premiere'' - Toon Zone] (archived from the original June 19, 2006; retrieved April 30, 2020)</ref> to November 25, 2006, during its {{wp|Toonami}} block. [[S09|Season nine]] of the Pokémon anime premiered on the channel on September 8, 2006<ref name="move"/>, after the series was dropped by Kids' WB. Re-runs of the show aired on sister channel {{wp|Boomerang (TV network)|Boomerang}}, and were available on {{wp|Toonami Jetstream}}, an ad-supported video streaming service run as a partnership between Cartoon Network and VIZ Media. After Toonami Jeststream closed on January 31, 2009<ref>[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-31/toonami-jetstream-video-streaming-service-shuts-down ''Toonami Jetstream Video-Streaming Service Shuts Down'' - Anime News Network] (retrieved May 1, 2020)</ref>, the anime moved to the Cartoon Network Video streaming service, starting May 15, 2009. The show stayed with the network until [[S19|season 19]], and on December 5, 2016 moved to rival [[The Walt Disney Company#Disney Branded Television|Disney XD]]. | ||