Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) has announced plans to launch a German version of Boomerang, its popular classic cartoon channel, on Kabel Deutschland’s digital platform in the second quarter of 2006. Featuring such iconic animated Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera shows as The Flintstones, Tom & Jerry, Top Cat, Wacky Races and Yogi Bear, Boomerang currently airs as local European versions in the U.K., France, Italy and Spain.
Prior to the launch of the German version, the English-language Boomerang will air as part of Kabel Deutschland’s Kabel Digital International package in January of 2006. A Cartoon Network block debuted on Germany’s kabel eins in September, and Kabel Digital International plans to broadcast TCM (Turner Classic Movies) in English.
Among other entertainment brands, Turner Broadcasting System Europe delivers Cartoon Network, Toonami and Boomerang across approximately 100 countries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The Time Warner Company also develops its brands through the internet, broadband, wireless, DVD, merchandising, cinema, publishing and virtually every other platform.
