Cartoon Network (often abbreviated as CN) is an American cable television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery through its US networks division.
1991 (pre-launch)[]
Before Cartoon Network started broadcasting on October 1, 1992, this logo was used in its marketing to cable operators and advertisers.[1] The middle of the logo could be edited to feature all the characters (1 at a time) from shows that were planned to be aired on the network. It had many color variations including the text, as shown on some parts of the presentation reel. This logo was designed by J.J. Sedelmaier Productions, who also animated earlier episodes of Beavis and Butt-Head, as well as the pilot/first episode of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law.
1992–2010[]
On October 1, 1992, Cartoon Network was officially launched and debuted its now-iconic logo, featuring a black and white 7x2 square grid with each letters of the company's name on it. Around this time, Cartoon Network launched to only a handful of cable operators. The logo was designed by Corey McPherson Nash under Hatmaker. This logo can be seen on the DVD cover of Star Wars: Clone Wars Volume I, as well as at the end of said program.
2004–2010[]
On June 14, 2004, Cartoon Network launched a new on-air look, and a new logo replaced the one that had been used since the network launched nearly 12 years earlier. The logo's design was made up of two black and white cubes with the network's initials ("CN", borrowed from the previous logo) written on them, and the network's full name underneath it, also in the same typeface as the previous logo. The development of the network's new on-air identity was led in-house in association with Animal Logic in Sydney, Australia. This logo can be seen on the DVD cover of Star Wars: Clone Wars Volume II.
2010–present[]
On May 29, 2010, Cartoon Network introduced an updated logo and on-air look, created by its in-house design team and Brand New School. The new slogan for the network, "CHECK it", was introduced (possibly a play on the design of the network's former "checkerboard" logo). The checkerboard theme is used extensively in the new look. It was first used in bumpers featuring Chewbacca to promote the third-season finale of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The new logo was later brought to various European countries in November 2010.
DC Entertainment: DC Comics | DC Collectibles | Mad | DC All Access | DC Universe | DC Kids | DC Black Label
International channels: Adult Swim: Canada2 | UK and Ireland3
Boomerang: Europe, Middle East and Africa | Australia | Brazil | Latin America | Russia | Southeast Asia | South Korea | Taiwan | Thailand | New Zealand | UK and Ireland | Asia | Greece | Japan | Portugal | Romania
Boing: Africa | France | Italy | Spain
Cartoon Network: Australia | Brazil | Canada2 | Czech Republic | France | Germany | Greece | Hungary | India | Japan | Latin America | Africa | Middle East (English | Arabic | Hindi) | Pakistan | Philippines | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Russia | Southeast Asia | South Korea | Spain | Sweden | Taiwan | Turkey | UK and Ireland (+1) | New Zealand
Cartoonito: Italy
Toonami: France | Africa | India
Turner Classic Movies: Canada | France | Greece | Latin America | Middle East | Spain | UK and Ireland
International channels: HBO:
Asia: Asia (Hits | Signature | Family | Red) Europe: HBO (HD) | HBO 2 (HD) | HBO 3 (HD)
South Asia: HBO South Asia (HD) Latin America: HBO Pack | HBO | HBO 2 | Family | Signature | Mundi | Xtreme | Pop | HBO +
Defunct: Netherlands:HBO | HBO 2 | HBO 3
Cinemax: Asia | Central Europe (HD | 2 | 2 HD) | Latin America
TNT: Latin America (TNT Series | TNT Sports) | Europe | Spain | Poland | Romania | Nordic | Africa | France | UK & Ireland | Benelux | Middle East | Germany (TNT Comedy | TNT Film | TNT Serie)
Discovery Channel: Germany | Hungary | Italy | Latin America | UK and Ireland
TruTV: Latin America | UK & Ireland | Asia
Other channels:
Latin America: A+E Networks (LA)5 | I-Sat | HTV | MuchMusic | TBS | Animal Planet | Discovery Kids (Latin America) | TLC | IVC Network | Glitz | Space | Chilevisión (Música) | South Korea: JTBC and QTV | Japan: TABI Channel and Mondo TV | Southeast Asia: Oh!K
Other assets: Central European Media Enterprises (75%) | HBO Max (Others) | HBO Go(Latin America) | HBO España | HBO Portugal | HBO (application) | iStreamPlanet | InJaus
WarnerMedia News & Sports U.S. channels: CNN | CNN Airport | HLN | AT&T SportsNet | NBA TV | MLB Network (16.67%)6
Notes 1Co-owned by ViacomCBS. 2Licensed to Corus Entertainment. 3Licensed to Channel Four Television Corporation. 4Owns 30% with 70% being owned by NBCUniversal. 5HBO Latin America Group has distribution to networks owned by a joint venture of A&E Networks and Ole Communications. 6Co-owned with Major League Baseball, Comcast, Cox Communications and Charter Communications. 7Owns 40% with 60% being owned by the Seattle Mariners. 8Licensed to Novus Mídia S.A. 9Co-owned by Trans Media. 10Co-owned by Nine Media Corporation and Radio Philippines Network. 11Joint venture with FTV Prima. 12Was co-owned with Columbia Pictures. 13AT&T's stake in GSN was acquired by Sony Pictures Television in 2019. 14Joint venture with Singtel and Sony Pictures Entertainment. 15Acquired by Viacom in 1987, now owned by ViacomCBS. 16Licensed to The Walt Disney Company. 17Licensed to Endemol and Endemol Shine Group.
Adult Swim | Adult Swim Video | Boomerang | Cartoon Network (HD) | CNN | CNN Airport | HLN | NBA TV | Turner Classic Movies (HD) | TBS (HD) | TNT (HD) | Toonami | truTV
International Channels Cartoonito | Warner | I-Sat | HTV | MuchMusic | TBS Latin America | TruTV | Glitz* | Tooncast | Space | Esporte Interativo BR | Chilevisión | QTV | TABI Channel | Mondo TV | WB Channel | Pogo
TNT Latin America | TNT Series | TNT Sports | Europe | Romania | Nordic | Africa | UK and Ireland
WarnerTV Latin America | Asia | Europe
Boomerang: International | Australia | Brazil | Latin America | Russia | Southeast Asia | South Korea | Thailand | New Zealand | UK and Ireland | Asia | Greece
Boing: Africa | France | Italy | Spain
CNN: CNN International | CNN Türk | Imagine TV | CNN Chile | CNN en Español | CNN-News 18 | CNN Indonesia2 | CNN Philippines1
Cartoon Network: Australia | Brazil | Canada | Czech Republic | France | Germany | Greece | Hungary | India | Japan | Latin America | Middle East & Africa | Middle East (English | Arabic | Hindi) | Pakistan | Philippines | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Russia | Southeast Asia | South Korea | Sweden | Taiwan | Turkey | UK and Ireland | New Zealand | China
Toonami: Asia | France
Turner Classic Movies: UK and Ireland | Spain | France (HD) | Latin America | Nordic | Middle East | Africa