Cartoon Network (Russia and Southeastern Europe)


Cartoon Network Russia and Southeastern Europe is a pay-television kids channel that was launched on 1 October 2009, replacing the Pan-European feed of Cartoon Network. It is available in Russian, Bulgarian and English.

History

Cartoon Network Russia and Southeastern Europe launched on 1 October 2009. Its branding featured arrows with random things popping out from the logo and arrows with random stuff creating the logo. When the version launched, it had the same shows as the Pan-European version, except for archival or classic programs such as Top Cat. In November 2009, Best Ed premiered, which was aired on the Pan-European version; in December 2009 ' premiered, which also aired on the past version. In January 2010, ' premiered, which was the first new show on the version that hasn't aired on the Pan-European version before. Other new shows premiered during these months, such as ', Total Drama Island and '.
On 26 November 2010, Cartoon Network revamped its look and got a new logo. The first show to air after the revamp was My Gym Partner's a Monkey. The first new show to premiere on the channel after/during the revamp is Angelo Rules.
On 23 December 2015, Turner sold its Russian assets to Media Alliance, a company jointly owned by National Media Group and Discovery Communications.
On 6 December 2016, Cartoon Network Russia and Southeast Europe switched to the picture format. The switch happened during a Total Drama Island episode. Days later, Cartoon Network Russia and Southeast Europe HD launched but only for Rostelecom customers in Russia. As of 2019, Media Alliance continues to run the Russian version under license from Warner Bros.