Boing (African TV channel)
Boing is an African television channel operated by Warner Bros. Discovery through its International unit, which launched on May 30, 2015.[1] A localization of the eponymous Italian television service, the channel airs programming primarily from sister channels Cartoon Network and Boomerang, as well as those from other producers.
| Country | South Africa |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Africa |
| Headquarters | Cape Town |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 576i SDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery International |
| Parent | Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA |
| Sister channels | Cartoon Network Cartoonito TNT Discovery Channel Discovery Family Investigation Discovery Real Time TLC Food Network Travel Channel |
| History | |
| Launched | 30 May 2015 |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| AzamTV | Channel 221 |
| StarTimes | Channel 354 |
At this moment, the channel can be seen on Montage Cable TV in Nigeria and Sentech's Mobile TV in South Africa. On January 1, 2017, the channel became available to AzamTV subscribers.[2] The channel does not have a website. The French version of Boing is also broadcast in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Maghreb.[3] On 2 February 2023, it was announced that Boing French would be replaced by a Cartoonito channel French on 3 April 2023.
On 3 November 2023, StarSat/StarTimes launched Boing Africa on Sub-Saharan Africa.[4]
Programming edit
- Angelo Rules[1]
- Arthur
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold
- Bakugan: Battle Planet[5]
- Ben 10 (2005 TV series)
- Camp Lazlo
- Codename: Kids Next Door
- Courage the Cowardly Dog
- Dexter's Laboratory
- DreamWorks Dragons
- Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
- The Garfield Show[6]
- Green Lantern: The Animated Series
- The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
- Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
- Johnny Bravo
- Johnny Test
- The Jungle Bunch to the Rescue[7]
- The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
- My Gym Partner's a Monkey
- Oggy And The Cockroaches
- The Powerpuff Girls (1998 series)
- Sonic Boom
- ThunderCats (2011 TV series)
- Total Drama Island[8]
- Wacky Races[7]
- Yo-kai Watch[9]
References edit
- ^ a b "Boing bounces into Africa". C21media.
- ^ "Turner expands its kids' distribution to East Africa with Boing". Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "TBS launches Boing in France". Rapid TV News. 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "prsdube16". prsdube16. 2023-11-02. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ^ Boing Africa - Continuity (2023-03-31), retrieved 2023-11-17
- ^ The Garfield Show l Boing Africa, retrieved 2019-12-24
- ^ a b Boing Africa - Continuity (2023-03-31), retrieved 2023-11-17
- ^ Promo | Total Drama Island | Boing, retrieved 2019-12-24
- ^ "Cartoon Network EMEA Feeds Acquire Yo-kai Watch Broadcasting Rights - RegularCapital Website". 22 February 2016.