Cartoon Network (Bulgaria)
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Cartoon Network is a Russian/Bulgarian channel, which started on October 1, 2009. It replaced the Pan-European Cartoon Network
everywhere in the countries, which this version is broadcast. It is available in 3 languages: Bulgarian
, Russian
and English
. Bulgaria and Russia have separate channels, which are used during the commercial breaks for advertising
, while the main channel at that time shows commercials for the channel. As of September 2010 Cartoon Network has its Bulgarian website and as of October 2010 - its Russian website. Cartoon Network doesn't have its own English site, but uses the Pan-European Cartoon Network's site. On November 26, 2010 the channel changed its look and logo. In March 2011 the channel became 24 hours, but currently it's only available for Russia and the former countries from the Soviet Union, the other countries still have it shared with TCM from 21:00 to 6:00 (CET
).
There have been 5 eras during the time when these countries had this version:
, followed by Ben 10: Alien Force
, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack
, The Scooby-Doo Show and Skunk Fu. Christmas in November also aired in other versions of Cartoon Network in Europe. Christmas in November ended on November 24.
, The Flintstones
started to air in Bulgarian on BNT 1. Meanwhile, in the 90s Cartoon Network launched and later the Pan-European version
was introduced in Bulgaria, which was in English. From the middle of the 2000s more recent Cartoon Network shows started to air, such as Duck Dodgers
, Justice League
and What's New Scooby Doo?. They aired on Nova Television. In 2005 Nova started to air Star Wars: Clone Wars
, which was the first Cartoon Network original series to air in Bulgarian. In September, 2007 Diema Family
started to air more cartoons, which some of them were Cartoon Network shows, such as Dexter's Laboratory
, Johnny Bravo
, Cow and Chicken
, I Am Weasel
and Courage the Cowardly Dog
. Meanwhile, Nova Television started to air Ed, Edd n Eddy
, The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
, The Powerpuff Girls
and Ben 10
. In 2008 Cartoon Network started to release Cartoon Network Magazine in Bulgarian. In February, 2009 bTV started to air Star Wars: The Clone Wars
. After the launch of Cartoon Network Bulgaria on October 1, 2009, other Bulgarian channels air some Cartoon Network shows that don't air on this channel, such as Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!
and The Addams Family
on Nova Television, and Ed, Edd n Eddy
on PRO.BG. Unlike Cartoon Network Bulgaria which its dubs are synchronized, all of the shows that air and aired outside of Cartoon Network Bulgaria are dubbed using voice-over.
Cartoon Network (EMEA)
Cartoon Network Europe, Middle East and Africa is available mainly in English Language but there are more. Cartoon Network EMEA is received in Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Kosovo, Lesotho, Macedonia, Malawi, the Middle East, Montenegro, Mozambique, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia,...
everywhere in the countries, which this version is broadcast. It is available in 3 languages: Bulgarian
Bulgarian language
Bulgarian is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group.Bulgarian, along with the closely related Macedonian language, demonstrates several linguistic characteristics that set it apart from all other Slavic languages such as the elimination of case declension, the...
, Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. Bulgaria and Russia have separate channels, which are used during the commercial breaks for advertising
Advertising
Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common...
, while the main channel at that time shows commercials for the channel. As of September 2010 Cartoon Network has its Bulgarian website and as of October 2010 - its Russian website. Cartoon Network doesn't have its own English site, but uses the Pan-European Cartoon Network's site. On November 26, 2010 the channel changed its look and logo. In March 2011 the channel became 24 hours, but currently it's only available for Russia and the former countries from the Soviet Union, the other countries still have it shared with TCM from 21:00 to 6:00 (CET
Central European Time
Central European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00...
).
Before launch
Before Cartoon Network Russia and Southeastern Europe launched, the Pan-European version was broadcast in these countries from the 1990s until October 1, 2009. It was in English in all countries, except in Russia, where it was in Russian from April 1, 2005.There have been 5 eras during the time when these countries had this version:
- Checkerboard era from September 17, 1993 to 1999.
- Squares (Powerhouse European version) era from 1999 to 2001.
- Screen era from 2001 to April 21, 2006.
- City era from April 21, 2006 to April 2009. This era also introduced a new logo.
- Arrow era from April 2009 to October 1, 2009. The era officially ended on November 26, 2010.
01/10/2009-25/11/2010:Arrow Era
This was Cartoon Network Russia and Southeastern Europe's first era, which was from October 1, 2009 to November 25, 2010. The look featured arrows with random stuff 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 the old and short-lived shows. In November 2009 Best Ed premiered, which was aired on the Pan-European version, in December 2009 Star Wars: The Clone Wars premiered, which also aired on the past version. In January 2010 Batman: The Brave and the Bold 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 the months, like Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia, Total Drama Island, Hero: 108. Total Drama Action was the last new show during this era. The Life and Times of Juniper Lee was the first show to be removed from the schedule, but the show returned shortly after. The last show to be shown during this era was Samurai Jack.26/11/2010-present:CHECK it Era
This is the version's second era, which is from November 26, 2010 to present. The look features random CGI bumpers, usually with the logo. Also a new logo is introduced. A variation of the original logo is also introduced, but only appeares in some bumpers. The first show during this era was My Gym Partner's a Monkey. The first new show on this version is Angelo Rules.Laugh Till You Cry
Laugh Till You Cry (in Bulgarian: Смях до сълзи; in Russian: Смейтесь до слез) is a comedy block, which airs Saturdays and Sundays from 09:00 EET to 10:15 EET. It started on October 3, 2009.Cartoon Network Cinema
Cartoon Network Cinema (in Bulgarian: Cartoon Network Кино; in Russian: Cartoon Network Кино) is a movie block, which airs one movie of a Cartoon Network show. The block started on September 18, 2010 and airs Saturday mornings and Sunday evenings.Cartoon Toon Toon
Cartoon Toon Toon (in Bulgarian: Cartoon Toon Toon; in Russian: Тун-тун, мультики) is a block, which airs two episodes of a random show. It started on November 26 and airs every day.Christmas in November
Christmas in November (in Bulgarian: Коледа през ноември; in Russian: Рождество в ноябре) was a special block, that started on November 1, 2009. It aired every day from 16:55 EET. The block was hosted by Chowder and it was a Christmas themed block. It aired an episode of ChowderChowder (TV series)
Chowder is an American animated television series which ran from November 2, 2007 to August 7, 2010 on Cartoon Network. The series was created by C. H...
, followed by Ben 10: Alien Force
Ben 10: Alien Force
When it recalibrated it gained a more watch-like shape, a green wristband, became smaller and sleeker, and the face dial became black and green. The inside of the hourglass shape glows in different colors at special moments; these colors signify the state that the Omnitrix is presently in...
, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack
The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack
The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack is an American animated television series produced for Cartoon Network that premiered on June 5, 2008 and ended on August 31, 2010...
, The Scooby-Doo Show and Skunk Fu. Christmas in November also aired in other versions of Cartoon Network in Europe. Christmas in November ended on November 24.
Cartoon Network shows outside Cartoon Network Bulgaria
Before Cartoon Network Bulgaria launched, in the 80s and 90s older shows such as The Pink PantherThe Pink Panther
The Pink Panther is a series of comedy films featuring the bungling French police detective Jacques Clouseau that began in 1963 with the release of the film of the same name. The role was originated by, and is most closely associated with, Peter Sellers...
, The Flintstones
The Flintstones
The Flintstones is an animated, prime-time American television sitcom that screened from September 30, 1960 to April 1, 1966, on ABC. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, The Flintstones was about a working class Stone Age man's life with his family and his next-door neighbor and best friend. It...
started to air in Bulgarian on BNT 1. Meanwhile, in the 90s Cartoon Network launched and later the Pan-European version
Cartoon Network (Europe)
Cartoon Network is a pan-European digital television channel created by Turner Broadcasting, a unit of Time Warner and dedicated to showing animated programming...
was introduced in Bulgaria, which was in English. From the middle of the 2000s more recent Cartoon Network shows started to air, such as Duck Dodgers
Duck Dodgers
Duck Edgar Dumas Aloysius Eoghain Dodgers is the metafictional star of a series of cartoons produced by Warner Bros. He is actually the famous cartoon star Daffy Duck, cast in the role of an intergalactic future hero....
, Justice League
Justice League (TV series)
Justice League is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network. The show was produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It is based on the Justice League of America and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics...
and What's New Scooby Doo?. They aired on Nova Television. In 2005 Nova started to air Star Wars: Clone Wars
Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series)
Star Wars: Clone Wars is an Annie Award-winning American animated television series set in the Star Wars galaxy. The series chronicles the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic under Chancellor Palpatine, and the Confederacy of Independent Systems under Count Dooku.Chronologically, the series...
, which was the first Cartoon Network original series to air in Bulgarian. In September, 2007 Diema Family
Diema Family
Diema Family is a bulgarian television channel, aimed at family audiences, part of Nova Broadcasting Group, ownd by Modern Times Group. Television was established in 1999 under the name Alexandra TV. Currently Diema Family is aimed at families, mainly Latin American and broadcast animation series...
started to air more cartoons, which some of them were Cartoon Network shows, such as Dexter's Laboratory
Dexter's Laboratory
Dexter's Laboratory is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky and produced by Cartoon Network Studios . The show is about a boy named Dexter who has an enormous secret laboratory filled with an endless collection of his inventions...
, Johnny Bravo
Johnny Bravo
Johnny Bravo is an American animated television series created by Van Partible for Cartoon Network. The series stars a muscular beefcake young man named Johnny Bravo who dons a pompadour hairstyle and an Elvis Presley-like voice and has a forward, woman-chasing personality...
, Cow and Chicken
Cow and Chicken
Cow and Chicken is an American animated series, created by David Feiss. The series shows the surreal adventures of a cow, named Cow, and her chicken brother, named Chicken. They are often antagonized by "The Red Guy", who poses as various characters to scam or hurt them...
, I Am Weasel
I Am Weasel
I Am Weasel is an American animated television series produced by Cartoon Network Studios in co-production with Hanna-Barbera, created by David Feiss, and broadcast on Cartoon Network....
and Courage the Cowardly Dog
Courage the Cowardly Dog
Courage the Cowardly Dog is an American animated television series created by John R. Dilworth for Cartoon Network. Its central plot revolves around a somewhat anthropomorphic dog named Courage who lives with his owners, Muriel and Eustace Bagge, an elderly, married farming couple in the "Middle of...
. Meanwhile, Nova Television started to air Ed, Edd n Eddy
Ed, Edd n Eddy
Ed, Edd n Eddy is an original animated television series created by Danny Antonucci and produced by Canadian-based a.k.a. Cartoon. It premiered on Cartoon Network on January 4, 1999. Ed, Edd n Eddy was one of Cartoon Network's longest running and most successful franchises and the longest-running...
, The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee was an American animated television series, created by Judd Winick and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. The show premiered on Cartoon Network on May 30, 2005. The series ended on April 9, 2007...
, The Powerpuff Girls
The Powerpuff Girls
The Powerpuff Girls is an American animated television series created by animator Craig McCracken and produced by Hanna-Barbera for Cartoon Network...
and Ben 10
Ben 10
The Omnitrix was originally created by a Galvan named Azmuth. The Omnitrix was intended to allow beings to experience life as other species in order to bring understanding and foster peace in the universe....
. In 2008 Cartoon Network started to release Cartoon Network Magazine in Bulgarian. In February, 2009 bTV started to air Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)
-Production:At April 2005's Star Wars Celebration III, Lucas stated that "we are working on a 3-D continuation of the pilot series that was on the Cartoon Network; we probably won't start that project for another year." In July 2005, pre-production had begun on the series, according to Steve...
. After the launch of Cartoon Network Bulgaria on October 1, 2009, other Bulgarian channels air some Cartoon Network shows that don't air on this channel, such as Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!
Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!
Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! is the tenth incarnation of Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo series of Friday night cartoons. It debuted on September 23, 2006, and ran on Kids WB on Saturday mornings. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, this was the last cartoon series produced by co-creator, Joseph...
and The Addams Family
The Addams Family (1992 animated series)
The Addams Family: The Animated Series is an American animated series based on the eponymous comic strip characters. It ran from September 12, 1992 to November 6, 1993 on ABC and was produced by Hanna-Barbera. The series' development began in the wake of the successful 1991 Addams Family feature...
on Nova Television, and Ed, Edd n Eddy
Ed, Edd n Eddy
Ed, Edd n Eddy is an original animated television series created by Danny Antonucci and produced by Canadian-based a.k.a. Cartoon. It premiered on Cartoon Network on January 4, 1999. Ed, Edd n Eddy was one of Cartoon Network's longest running and most successful franchises and the longest-running...
on PRO.BG. Unlike Cartoon Network Bulgaria which its dubs are synchronized, all of the shows that air and aired outside of Cartoon Network Bulgaria are dubbed using voice-over.
See also
- Cartoon NetworkCartoon NetworkCartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
- Cartoon Network (EMEA)Cartoon Network (EMEA)Cartoon Network Europe, Middle East and Africa is available mainly in English Language but there are more. Cartoon Network EMEA is received in Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Kosovo, Lesotho, Macedonia, Malawi, the Middle East, Montenegro, Mozambique, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia,...
- Cartoon Network Europe
- Boomerang Central & Eastern Europe