Boomerang (Australian TV channel)

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Boomerang
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Boomerang
Launched April 2001 (block)
March 2004 (channel)
Owned by Turner International Australia
Time Warner, Inc.
Picture format 576i (SDTV 4:3)
Country Australia
Language English
Sister channel(s) Cartoon Network
Turner Classic Movies (Asia)
Website www.boomerangtv.com.au
Availability
Satellite
Foxtel Channel 715
Austar Channel 715
Cable
Foxtel Channel 715
Austar Channel 715
Neighbourhood Cable Channel 30
TransACT Channel 204
Channel 19 on Virgin Blue domestic flights within Australia

For the original Boomerang channel, see Boomerang (TV channel).

Boomerang is a cable and satellite television channel owned by Turner Broadcasting, a unit of Time Warner and its main flagship channel of Cartoon Network. The Australian version of Boomerang was launched in March, 2004 as part of the Foxtel Digital launch, with a lineup very similar to that of the US and UK version. Originally devoted to classic animation from studios such as Hanna-Barbera, the channel has since expanded to include more contemporary programming.

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[edit] Boomerang Looks

[edit] 1st look

The bumpers were the characters as children's toys. These bumpers are used on Boomerang in the United States and were animated by Primal Screen. The bumpers were used from launch to February 2005. During this time, Boomerang's programming (which consisted entirely of pre-1980s Hanna Barbera Animation) followed a looping format whereby 8 hours of cartoons were shown everyday between the hours of 12am and 8am, repeated between the hours of 8am and 4pm, and repeated once more between the hours of 4pm and 12am. The looping format was scrapped in February 2005.

[edit] 2nd look

In February 2005, Boomerang's bumpers for the first time had an Australian voiceover, in addition to new Show-Specific We'll Be Back/Back to the Show bumpers. The previously used Station IDs with the toys were retained, although they were edited to include the Australian voiceover. Between November 2006 and June 2007, Boomerang gradually phased out numerous 1960s and 1970s Hanna Barbera cartoons, that were replaced with Cartoon Network original series (otherwise known as Cartoon Cartoons) which made up roughly half of Boomerang's lineup at the time.

[edit] 3rd look

In November 2007, Boomerang was re-branded as "the home of greatest toons of all time" - as is mentioned in one promotional bumper - and no longer considered itself an outlet for classic cartoons. Boomerang introduced new 'storyboard-style' bumpers, which were animated by fwak animation, and a new logo. As the logo, bumpers and voice overs changed, much of the programming did too. All Cartoon Cartoons and classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon were axed, if not airing in the wee hours of the night. Since November 2007, several new series including pre-school, anime and live-action programs have been seen on Boomerang given Time Warner's acquisition of Australian broadcast rights to shows from numerous studios around the world. As a result, the Australian Boomerang schedule is significantly different from that of the original USA version. Some '60s and '70s Hanna-Barbera cartoons have returned to Boomerang for brief periods, initially airing most prominently on The Zoo and Boom, Boom, Boom before the former was axed and the latter was relaunched. Starting in September 2011, Boomerang has once again devoted a significant portion of its weekend schedule to these Hanna-Barbera programs, signalling somewhat of a return to its roots as a haven for classic animation.

[edit] Currently airing on Boomerang (As of January 2012)

[edit] Shows that are airing Late at Night on Boomerang

[edit] Previously aired on Boomerang

[edit] Blocks aired on Boomerang

  • Boomerang Theatre (2004 – present) - Also known as Retro Cinema until November 2006
  • Boomeraction (2004 - 2008)
  • Boomeracers (2005 - 2007)
  • Boomeroyalty (2010 - present) - Not Airing
  • Boom, Boom, Boom! (2007 - 2011)
  • Best Friends Forever (2012 - present)
  • Grrr! (2006 - 2007)
  • Paws and Claws (2011 - present)
  • Rush Hour (2006 - 2007)
  • Sunday Afternoon Roast (2008)
  • The Big Bucket (2005 - 2008)
  • The Zoo (2005 - present) - Not Airing
  • Tiny TV (2005 - 2008)
  • TotalGirl TV (2009 - present)
  • Wake Up Doc! (2011 - present)


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