Good news for children and families in English-speaking African countries! On March 25th, Boomerang Africa will be rebranded as Cartoonito Africa.
Cartoonito is an existing channel in two countries: the UK and Italy. In March, Cartoonito will launch as a channel in English-speaking Africa, Portugal, Benelux, Germany, Switzerland and Austria and Central and Eastern Europe.
The new channel will feature the best of Boomerang, including beloved characters like Tom & Jerry, Scooby-Doo, and Looney Tunes Cartoons, as well as exciting new shows filled with more laughs, adventures, and friends.
In addition to classic favourites, Cartoonito Africa will also feature newer shows like Dino Ranch, Thomas and Friends: All Engines Go, and Lucas the Spider. And, of course, the channel will be adding brand-new shows like Batwheels, Bugs Bunny Builders, and Interstellar Ella.
The rebranding of Boomerang Africa into Cartoonito Africa will bring the best of Boomerang with even more adventures and more friends for the whole family to enjoy. According to Ana Gonzalez, Editorial Lead: Southern Europe and Africa, Kids Brands, Warner Bros. Discovery, “The rebrand of Boomerang Africa into Cartoonito Africa enriches our channel universe, bringing together the crème de la crème of Boomerang with more adventures and more friends to be part of ONE big Cartoonito family!”
Leading the rebranded channel is an exciting special called Secret Origins of the Batwheels, which airs at 08:40 CAT on 25 March. Batwheels is an action-adventure show that combines superheroes and vehicles. The show revolves around a fun, dynamic team of super-powered vehicles and the obstacles they encounter as they battle the bad guys. The show teaches that teamwork is an integral part of a play that will help save the day. The Batwheels series will then run every weekend at 08:40 CAT.
Bugs Bunny Builders follows Bugs and Lola as they manage a crew of builders at ACME Construction Company. The show is filled with wacky construction jobs and characters like Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and Tweety. Bugs Bunny Builders premieres on Monday, 10 April, at 16:45 CAT and will run Mondays to Fridays simultaneously.
In Interstellar Ella, the year is 3021 and the place is the Milky Way, where eight-year-old Ella heads out on exciting adventures of discovery with her friends. Ella already knows quite a bit about space, but there is always more to explore! With her besties Slippy and Madhu, Ella navigates the challenges that come her way. Interstellar Ella premieres in June 2023.
Cartoonito Africa will be distributed on all the same channels – DStv (channel 302), GOtv (channel 68) (channel 155 in Ghana and channel 357 in Uganda), AzamTV (channel 227), and Canal+ Ethiopia (Channel 127). With a wider variety of programs and brand-new shows, Cartoonito Africa is set to be the go-to destination for family-friendly entertainment in English-speaking African countries.
