Cartoon Network Arabic
Cartoon Network Arabic (Arabic: كرتون نتورك بالعربية) is a pan-Arab free-to-air children's television channel that is broadcast in the Middle East and North Africa (excluding Israel, Iran, Turkey and Cyprus). It is one of two Arabic-language versions of the original Cartoon Network, the other being an pay television channel on beIN and additional providers known as Cartoon Network MENA, which is available in both English and Arabic.
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Country | United Arab Emirates Egypt Saudi Arabia |
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Broadcast area | Middle East and North Africa (excluding Israel, Iran, Turkey and Cyprus) |
Slogan | "كرتون نتورك هي العنوان" (Cartoon Network is the address) |
Headquarters |
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Programming | |
Language(s) | Arabic English |
Picture format | 16:9 (576i SDTV) (2014–present) 4:3 (576i SDTV) (2010–2014) |
Timeshift service | Cartoon Network Arabic +2 (defunct as of 2016) |
Ownership | |
Owner | WarnerMedia International |
Sister channels | |
History | |
Launched | 10 October 2010 |
Links | |
Website | Official website MENA language website (English and Arabic) |
Availability | |
Cable | |
Mozaic TV (Qatar) | Channel 14 (SD) |
Satellite | |
Nilesat | 12226 H - 27500 - 5/6 |
Arabsat BADR6 | 11747 V - 27500 - 3/4 |
Yahsat 1A | 12130 H - 27500 - 8/9 |
beIN | Channel 107 (unencrypted SD using Arabsat/Es'hail transponder) |
OSN | Channel 362 (SD) |
eLife | Channel 311 (HD) |
Du | Channel 356 (HD) |
Humax | Channel 13 |
The channel launched on 10 October 2010, coinciding with the opening of Turner Broadcasting System Europe's offices in Dubai Media City. As of 2020, it is managed by AT&T's WarnerMedia under its International division.
The standard channel broadcasts via Arabsat Badr 6 and Nilesat. Cartoon Network Arabic is considered a free-to-air 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 on beIN Network and additional providers since 1 July 2016, despite the varying differences in programming, schedules, and available languages.
History
Cartoon Network Arabic was launched on 10 October 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, UAE, which is where the channel's local owner is located.[3]
On 16 August 2014, morning on clock at 10:00 AM (UAE time), the logo was placed in the upper corner.
The channel changed its aspect ratio from 4:3 to 16:9 on 5 October 2014; it also began using the Check it 3.0 branding on that day.
Cartoon Network Arabic has changed its website. The website was changed on May 6, 2015.
On 4 October 2017, the channel has fully rebranded to Dimensional style.
In December 2015, Turner Broadcasting System entered an exclusivity deal with the Qatar-based beIN Media Group.[4] This deal led 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 added to beIN as channel 138 as an HD channel, although the HD version was later replaced with the SD version on Arabsat/Badr. CNN International HD was removed from My-HD's channel list and moved to beIN as an encrypted HD channel along with the pay-only HLN which is in letterboxed SD, but CNN continues to remain available as a free-to-air channel on Nilesat and Arabsat/Badr in SD. However, subscribers to Etisalat and du's IPTV services in the UAE were virtually unaffected at the time. However, due to their direct relations with Turner, UAE Telecoms, Etisalat and Du continue to offer these channels to IPTV subscribers.[4] Additionally, inVision in Saudi Arabia, Ooredoo in Qatar and Cablevision in Lebanon offer Cartoon Network and Boomerang as well.
Programming
TV series
The channel mainly airs animated cartoons from Cartoon Network Studios. Original productions are produced and aired, along with movies, shorts, live-action series, and shows from various other studios.
Animated programs aired include original Cartoon Network Studios productions like the Ben 10 reboot, Regular Show, 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] Transformers: Robots in Disguise, Warner Bros. Animation's Teen Titans Go!, Justice League Action, Rainbow's 44 Cats and Mattel WildBrain's Polly Pocket, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic etc.). The channel mainly airs animated cartoons from Cartoon Network Studios. Local productions like Mansour are produced and aired along with movies, shorts, live-action series, and shows from various other studios.
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 is a free-to-air TV channel aimed solely at an Arabic-speaking audience for money.
The channel broadcasts a line of Cartoon Network's own shows dubbed from English. Cartoon Network Arabic has also offered numerous localized shows, suc. has Mansour and the Arabic version of Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge, which are the result of various partnership deals with local production companies, including the Dubai-based Lammtara Pictures (Freej) or the Jordan-based Rubicon Group Holding (Ben wa Izzy, Tareq wa Shireen). The channel often edits certain programs for content, cutting out certain scenes from them. In 2018, Cartoon Network Arabic started airing Kral Şakir as -ليث the king-.
Current programming
- Adventure Time
- The Amazing World of Gumball
- The Tom and Jerry Show
- ThunderCats Roar
- I, Elvis Riboldi
- Bugs: A Looney Tunes Production
- Wabbit: A Looney Tunes Production
- New Looney Tunes
- Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
- Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart
- 44 Cats
- Apple & Onion
- Ben 10 (Reboot)
- Clarence
- Craig of the Creek
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
- DC Super Hero Girls
- Kral Şakir
- Ninjago
- OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
- Oswaldo
- Power Players
- The Powerpuff Girls (Reboot)
- Regular Show
- Summer Camp Island
- Teen Titans Go!
- Unikitty!
- Uncle Grandpa
- We Bare Bears
Former programming
- My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
- Megas XLR
- My Gym Partner's a Monkey
- Gormiti Nature Unleashed
- Batman: The Animated Series
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold
- Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
- Angelo Rules
- BeyWheelz
- Bakugan: Battle Planet
- Bunnicula
- Ben & Izzy
- Ben 10 (Old)
- Ben 10: Alien Force
- Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
- Ben 10: Omniverse
- Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge
- 1001 Nights
- Oddbods
- Matt Hatter Chronicles
- Mixels
- Mansour
- Nexo Knights
- Puppy in My Pocket: Adventures in Pocketville
- Polly Pocket
- Green Lantern: The Animated Series
- Grizzy and the Lemmings
- Generator Rex
- ¡Mucha Lucha!
- Codename: Kids Next Door
- Camp Lazlo
- CN Tubers
- Chowder
- Courage the Cowardly Dog
- Dexter's Laboratory
- Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz
- Dragons: Defenders of Berk
- Dragons: Riders of Berk
- Dragons: Race to the Edge
- Ed, Edd n Eddy
- Freej
- Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
- Hero: 108
- Pat the Dog
- The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
- The Secret Saturdays
- The Looney Tunes Show
- The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack
- The Powerpuff Girls (Old)
- The Happos Family
- Tom and Jerry
- Tom and Jerry Tales
- Toony Tube
- Taffy
- Talking Tom and Friends
- Looney Tunes
- Justice League Action
- Friends: Girls on a Mission
- The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
- Xiaolin Showdown
- Tareq wa Shireen
- Transformers: Prime
- Transformers: Robots in Disguise
- Transformers: Cyberverse
- Zinba
- Samurai Jack
- Supernoobs
- Sym-Bionic Titan
- Steven Universe
- Sheep in the Big City
- Skatoony
- What's New, Scooby Doo?
Live-action series
- Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge
- Ben 10 Challenge
- Level Up
- LazyTown
- Just Kidding
- Mr. Bean
Short series
- Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends shorts
- The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack shorts
- The Powerpuff Girls shorts
- Ben 10 shorts
- OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes shorts
- Clarence shorts
- We Bare Bears shorts
- Apple & Onion shorts
- Adventure Time shorts
- Uncle Grandpa shorts
- Beat Monsters
- The Happos Family
- DC Super Hero Girls
- Batman Unlimited
Cinema Cartoon Network
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 Cinema Cartoon Network block to represent its films, albeit during weekends (as per the majority of Arab countries) on an occasional basis. The following is an incomplete list of films that have aired on CN Arabic.
- Ben 10: Race Against Time (premiered November 5, 2011)
- Destination: Imagination (premiered November 6, 2011)
- Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation: Z.E.R.O. (premiered August 20, 2012)
- Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show (premiered August 19, 2012)
- Camp Lazlo: Where's Lazlo? (premiered August 19, 2012)
- Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (premiered May 8, 2013)
- Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (premiered May 22, 2013)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster (premiered December 5, 2012)
- Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (premiered December 12, 2012)
- Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost (premiered December 19, 2012)
- Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! (premiered December 26, 2012)
- Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles (premiered September 26, 2013)
- Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out (premiered October 17, 2012)
- Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace (premiered December 12, 2011)
- Free Willy (premiered June 5, 2013)
- Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (premiered June 12, 2013)
- Free Willy 3: The Rescue (premiered June 19, 2013)
- Cats & Dogs (premiered April 24, 2013)
- My Gym Partner's a Monkey: Animal School Musical (premiered October 14, 2013)
- Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising (premiered December 19, 2013)
- Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix (premiered September 5, 2013)
- Ben 10: Alien Swarm (premiered November 7, 2011)
- Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens (premiered March 16, 2012)
- Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United (premiered September 26, 2012)
- Level Up (premiered July 5, 2012)
- Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising (premiered December 19, 2013)
- Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure (premiered November 13, 2014)
- Alpha and Omega 3: The Great Wolf Games (premiered September 22, 2015)
- Over the Garden Wall (premiered June 21, 2015 – July 2, 2015)
- Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo (premiered April 28, 2016)
- Miniseries Adventure Time Stakes Special (premiered May 1, 2016 – May 7, 2016)
- Lego Batman: Be-Leaguered (premiered December 5, 2014)
- Firebreather (premiered December 22, 2011)
- ¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico (premiered October 3, 2013)
- Tweety's High-Flying Adventure (premiered July 31, 2013)
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (premiered April 10, 2013)
- Tom and Jerry: The Movie (premiered October 25, 2012)
- Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse (premiered October 25, 2012)
- Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers (premiered October 25, 2012)
- Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring (premiered October 25, 2012)
- Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars (premiered October 25, 2012)
- The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (premiered July 10, 2013)
- Stuart Little (premiered May 2017)
- Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (premiered July 2017)
- Regular Show: The Movie (premiered July 5, 2020)
- Barbie Princess Adventure (premiered December 6, 2020)
Blocks aired on Cartoon Network Arabic
Current
- فقرة كارتونيتو "Cartoonito Block" (24 March 2019 – present)
- نجم الشهر "Star of the Month" (5 April 2020 – present)
- الصداقة انسجام "Friendship is Dynamic" (3 January 2021 – present)
- كرتون نتورك غير مباشر "Cartoon Network Off Air" (6 December 2020 – present)
- جديد جديد "NEW NEW NEW NEW" (2018 – present)
- كرتون نتورك مينيز "Cartoon Network Minis" (September 2017 – present)
- نادي الإفطار "The Breakfast Club" (2 November 2015 – present)
- سينما كرتون نتورك "Cinema Cartoon Network" (5 November 2011 – present)
Former
- على كيفك "Your Choice" (8 April 2011 – 2015)
- فوازير رمضان "Ramadan Riddles" (1 August 2011 – 2017, Every Ramadan day)
- أفلام العيد "Holiday Movies" (November 2011 – 2017, Every Holiday day)
- فقرة كارتونيتو "Cartoonito Block" (4 September 2011 – 1 April 2014)
- تسالي يوليو "Entertainment In July" (July 2011 – July)
- أحلى اثنين "Funday Monday" (September 2013 – December 2013)
- ساعة البطل "Hero Hour" (September 2013 – November 2013)
- إلى كأس العالم "To The World Cup" (June 2014 – July 2014)
- الكوميديا في يناير "The Comedy In January" (Every January 2012)
- القوة القصوي "Maximum Power" (4 January 2015 – 17 June 2015)
- قطط وكلاب "Dogs and Cats" (2016)
- أبطال كرتون نتورك "Cartoon Network Heroes" (27 March 2016 – 2020)
- اضحك من القلب "Laugh Your Heart " (2 February 2016)
- تشكيلات "Formations" (2017)
- ابطال واشرار "Heroes and Villains" (2017)
- فقرة بوميرانغ "Boomerang Block" (28 October 2018 – February 2019)
- كرتون نتورك الكلاسيكية "Cartoon Network Classics" (1 October 2020 – 1 November 2020)
- أبطال كرتون نتورك الخارقين "Cartoon Network Super Heroes" (6 September 2020 – 31 December 2020)
- في المنزل مع عائلة واترسون "At Home With the Watersons" (2020)
Cartoonito Block

In 2011, Turner Broadcasting System Europe had announced that 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 4 September 2011. However, the block was phased out in 1 April 2014, with some of its shows no longer available (although Baby Looney Tunes broadcasts on Boomerang HD and LazyTown airs on CN Arabic early in the morning).
However, the Cartoonito block returned on 24 March 2019 with 4 shows, 1 returning is Baby Looney Tunes with 3 new additions to Cartoonito which are Grizzy and the Lemmings, Pat the Dog and Fireman Sam.
In May 2020, the Cartoonito block has been expanded from being broadcast at 6:30 KSA, and runs until 10:30 KSA. But last month, the block logo has been changed and made a new logo mixed between CARTOON (from Cartoon Network) and OO & ito (from Cartoonito).
Programming
- The Adventures of Chuck and Friends
- Baby Looney Tunes
- Pingu
- Jelly Jamm
- Krypto the Superdog
- Bananas in Pyjamas
- Taffy
- Bugs: A Looney Tunes Production
- Wabbit: A Looney Tunes Production
- New Looney Tunes
- Wacky Races
- The Tom and Jerry Show
- Ben 10
- Mighty Mike
- Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
- Driver Dan's Story Train
- Ha Ha Hairies
- Pound Puppies
- Gerald McBoing-Boing
- LazyTown
- Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz
- Tom & Jerry Kids
- A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
- 44 Cats
- Fireman Sam
- The Happos Family
- Grizzy and the Lemmings
- Pat the Dog
Other versions and related channels
Cartoon Network Arabic HD
In March 2012, Cartoon Network Arabic became available in true high-definition via the YahLive service.[7] The channel was eventually moved under beIN Network's service after the exclusivity deal was in effect in January 2016. In May 2016, the channel was superseded in favor of Cartoon Network MENA and Boomerang MENA that were later launched in July that year, as they both feature an Arabic audio track.
Cartoon Network Arabic +2
A two-hour timeshift channel variant launched on 30 June 2014 via the My-HD pay TV network. It was terminated in January 2016 as a consequence of Turner Broadcasting System Arabia's deal with beIN Media Group.
Cartoon Network Hindi
On 1 April 2016, Qatar-based beIN Media Group, in association with Turner Broadcasting System Arabia, launched Cartoon Network Hindi exclusively via beIN. Cartoon Network Hindi provides children's animated programming to most South Asian 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.
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