Recap To The Past Month: Boomerang Is More Safe With Cartoonito Than Cartoon Network

Last month, Cartoonito Africa got some much needed attention from consumers across the world after Warner Bros. Discovery dropped a bombshell in their virtual event regarding the future of Boomerang programs such as Looney Tunes Cartoons and Mr. Bean.

Warner Bros. Discovery opts to keep the Boomerang DNA intact as they gear up for the preschool based channel, Cartoonito. As seen through my research, Cartoon Network is not the ideal brand to let shows like Scooby-Doo much less Looney Tunes transmit.

Cartoon Network is a boy skewed channel targeting audiences aged 8-14 with shows like Teen Titans GO!, Craig Of The Creek, We Baby Bears, Big Blue, Regular Show and Jellystone. Since 2021, Warner Bros. Discovery has been trying to incorporate variety.

Fast forward to 2023, that variety is not present I mean Cartoon Network has upcoming shows like Fionna & Cake, Invincible Fight Girl and Tiny Toons Looniversity shows that make it seem less boy centric but most of this has yet to be released at this point.

As for Boomerang, Cartoon Network doesn't really do much saving of the brand almost similar to Disney Channel with Disney XD it appears as if they're more focused with the present as opposed to dwelling on the past as seen with the final years of the affected brands.

When Disney XD was scrapped in 2020, Disney Channel limited the amount of rebroadcasts before you had most of their shows getting 1 timeslot each now you have only 2 XD programs Marvel's Spider Man and Big City Greens getting a fair share of airtime.

As of 2023, Disney Channel is more like Cartoon Network nowadays a lot of animation resides on the channel compared to cheesy sitcoms. Big City Greens is the most noted show but it could have been axed and forgotten had it not been this popular.

Looney Tunes Cartoons is the only program from Boomerang I've seen on several Cartoon Networks, I don't think it's there because they want to keep the Boomerang spirit but solely to air the remaining episodes until it joins the lists of other forgotten shows.

Cartoonito Africa continuing to supply these shows isn't a bad thing considering how poorly managed they are when seen on Cartoon Network but it's not a bad thing wanting to focus on the present as much as it's not a bad thing to carry a part of your past.

As mentioned, Disney Channel got a lot better after retiring Disney XD with shows like Marvel's Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur, Hamster & Gretel, Amphibia and The Owl House. Cartoon Network at some point in future will air Invincible Fight Girl and Tiny Toons Looniversity.

Honestly, I feel Cartoonito will mess things up with Boomerang in future in regards to airtime as Latin America already view these shows in the late hours of the day. But it's better having trouble watching 5 shows on Cartoonito than having 1 on Cartoon Network.

Cartoonito Latin America After Combining The Boomerang DNA Into A 24 Hour "Preschool" Destination With Cartoon Network Becoming A Pushover For Selected Programming

Cartoonito Africa is set to combine the Boomerang DNA from March 25 in into a 24 hour full fledged channel offering fun, creative and entertaining content for preschoolers and their families with shows like Interstellar Ella and Bugs Bunny Builders.

Although we have yet to see how Cartoonito Africa is set to merge the Boomerang DNA. Here's a region which was first in phasing out the brand back in 2021. This is a schedule for this month consisting of those Boomerang favourites.

* What's seen in Africa on Boomerang

Weekday:

00:00 Grizzy and the Lemmings
01:00 Oddbods
01:30 Oddbods
02:00 The Tom and Jerry Show
03:00 Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
03:20 Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
03:40 Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
04:00 Masha and the Bear
05:00 Blippi Visits
05:15 La Granja De Zenón
05:30 Sésamo
06:00 Mecha Builders
06:30 Masha and the Bear
07:00 Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go
07:30 Pocoyo
08:00 Bita World: Imagine It
08:15 Hey Duggee
08:30 Odo
09:00 Lucas the Spider
09:30 Grizzy and the Lemmings
10:00 Batwheels
10:30 Monica's Gang
11:00 Masha and the Bear
11:30 Bugs Bunny Builders
12:00 Mush-Mush and the Mushables
12:30 Gabby's Dollhouse
13:00 Grizzy and the Lemmings
13:30 Hey Duggee
14:00 Masha and the Bear
14:30 Bugs Bunny Builders
15:00 Batwheels
15:30 Lucas the Spider
16:00 Odo
16:30 Morphle
16:45 La Granja de Zenón
17:00 Masha and the Bear
18:00 Gabby's Dollhouse
18:30 Bugs Bunny Builders
19:00 Grizzy and the Lemmings
19:30 Mush-Mush and the Mushables
20:00 Lucas the Spider
20:30 Batwheels
21:00 La Granja de Zenón
21:30 Cocomelon
21:45 Cleo & Cuquin
22:00 Pocoyo
22:30 Oddbods
23:00 Masha and the Bear

Weekend:

00:00 Grizzy and the Lemmings
01:00 Oddbods
01:30 Oddbods
02:00 The Tom and Jerry Show
03:00 Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
03:20 Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
03:40 Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
04:00 Masha and the Bear
05:00 Oddbods
05:30 Oddbods
06:00 Cocomelon
07:00 Blippi
07:15 Cleo & Cuquin
07:45 Morphle
08:00 La Granja de Zenón
08:30 Sésamo
09:00 Masha and the Bear
10:00 Hey Duggee
10:30 WeeBoom
11:00 Mecha Builders
11:30 Grizzy and the Lemmings
12:00 Lucas the Spider
12:30 Odo
13:00 Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go
13:30 Pocoyo
14:00 Gabby's Dollhouse
14:30 Bita World: Imagine It
14:45 Cleo & Cuquin
15:00 Cocomelon
15:15 Blippi
15:30 Cartoonito Movie
16:45 Oddbods
17:00 Masha and the Bear
18:00 Tom and Jerry in New York
18:30 Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
19:00 Mecha Builders
19:30 Hey Duggee
20:00 Gabby's Dollhouse
20:30 Sésamo
21:00 Lucas the Spider Shorts
21:06 Lucas the Spider
21:30 Grizzy and the Lemmings
22:00 La Granja de Zenón
22:15 Cocomelon
22:30 Blippi
22:45 Morphle
23:00 Masha and the Bear

Taking all this to account, notice how Boomerang occupies 37,5% of the schedule particularly on weeknights if you're not into the Boomerang Junior (or Boomernito) part of the channel on weekdays with 38,9% on weekends.

I don't want to speculate anything for Africa but this is how I imagine Cartoonito Africa. Masha, Bean and Grizzy would be safe in my opinion while everything else like Zig & Sharko, Looney Tunes, Tom And Jerry and Scooby-Doo are screwed over in this shake up.

With this being a new channel, it kind of makes sense to not dwell so much in the past if you're intent is to make this another Cartoon Network for much younger audiences as opposed to a TCM reliant on Mr. Bean and Masha And The Bear to keep it afloat.

Cartoonito Movies (formerly Boomerang Movie Stars) is the only reminisce of Boomerang so I'm not expecting much changes to go there as seen with other parts of the channel. It will continue to offer the best of Looney Tunes, Tom And Jerry and Scooby-Doo.

As for Cartoon Network, what can I say the channel isn't reliant on nostalgia it was only just last year that they remembered Dexter's Laboratory, Johnny Bravo and Ed Edd'n Eddy but most parts of the world are more focused in getting on with the present.

Which is what's currently seen on Cartoon Network's schedule at the moment.

Weekdays:

00:05 Total Dramarama
00:28 Looney Tunes Cartoons
00:57 Craig of the Creek
01:20 Craig of the Creek
01:44 Craig of the Creek
02:08 Teen Titans Go!
02:31 Teen Titans Go!
02:54 Steven Universe
03:19 Steven Universe
03:44 Steven Universe
03:55 The Amazing World of Gumball
04:21 The Amazing World of Gumball
04:46 The Amazing World of Gumball
04:58 We Bare Bears
05:23 We Bare Bears
05:48 We Bare Bears
06:00 The Amazing World of Gumball
06:26 Craig of the Creek
06:51 Cartoon Network
07:02 Craig of the Creek
07:26 Total Dramarama
07:50 Total Dramarama
08:01 We Bare Bears
08:27 We Bare Bears
08:52 We Bare Bears
09:03 Summer Camp Island
09:28 Teen Titans Go!
09:52 Teen Titans Go!
10:14 Teen Titans Go!
10:40 The Amazing World of Gumball
11:06 The Amazing World of Gumball
11:29 Craig Of The Creek
11:54 Craig of the Creek
12:05 Teen Titans Go!
12:31 Teen Titans Go!
12:57 We Bare Bears
13:25 We Bare Bears
13:52 We Baby Bears
14:04 The Amazing World of Gumball
14:31 The Amazing World of Gumball
15:00 We Bare Bears
15:34 We Bare Bears
15:45 Monica and Friends
15:52 Craig of the Creek
16:21 Craig of the Creek
16:32 Total Dramarama
17:00 The Amazing World of Gumball
17:33 The Amazing World of Gumball
17:45 Craig of the Creek
17:56 Apple & Onion
18:21 Apple & Onion
18:32 We Baby Bears
18:57 We Baby Bears
19:11 Teen Titans Go!
19:34 Teen Titans Go!
20:00 Total Dramarama
20:26 The Amazing World of Gumball
20:52 The Amazing World of Gumball
20:19 The Amazing World of Gumball
21:31 Craig of the Creek
21:57 We Bare Bears
22:23 We Bare Bears
22:48 We Bare Bears
23:14 We Bare Bears
23:25 The Amazing World of Gumball
23:52 The Amazing World of Gumball

Weekends:

00:05 Total Dramarama
00:28 Looney Tunes Cartoons
00:57 Craig of the Creek
01:20 Craig of the Creek
01:44 Craig of the Creek
02:08 Teen Titans Go!
02:31 Teen Titans Go!
02:54 Steven Universe
03:19 Steven Universe
03:44 Steven Universe
03:55 The Amazing World of Gumball
04:21 The Amazing World of Gumball
04:46 The Amazing World of Gumball
04:58 We Bare Bears
05:23 We Bare Bears
05:48 We Bare Bears
06:00 Craig of the Creek
06:25 Apple & Onion
06:50 Apple & Onion
07:01 We Baby Bears
07:27 Lucas the Spider
07:37 Cartoon Network
07:49 Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go
08:00 Bugs Bunny Builders
08:15 Batwheels
08:26 Tom and Jerry in New York
08:52 Craig of the Creek
09:18 Craig of the Creek
09:29 Teen Titans Go!
09:55 Teen Titans Go!
10:21 Teen Titans Go!
10:53 Teen Titans Go!
11:16 Teen Titans Go!
11:41 Teen Titans Go!
12:03 Total Dramarama
12:30 Total Dramarama
12:56 The Amazing World of Gumball
13:25 The Amazing World of Gumball
13:42 The Amazing World of Gumball
14:01 Hotel Transylvania 2
15:32 The Amazing World of Gumball
16:00 Teen Titans Go!
16:27 Apple & Onion
16:55 Toontubers: Dragon Ball Fighter Z
17:25 Cartoon Network
17:43 Toontubers in CTRL
17:55 The Amazing World of Gumball
18:21 The Amazing World of Gumball
18:47 The Amazing World of Gumball
18:59 Craig of the Creek
19:26 Craig of the Creek
19:52 Craig of the Creek
20:03 We Bare Bears
20:29 We Baby Bears
20:43 Teen Titans Go!
21:08 Teen Titans Go!
21:34 Total Dramarama
21:59 Teen Titans Go!
22:24 Teen Titans Go!
22:49 Teen Titans Go!
23:00 Apple & Onion
23:26 The Amazing World of Gumball
23:52 The Amazing World of Gumball

Notice how 2,08% of the schedule is used to promote Boomerang on weekdays only for it to double on weekends. Basically not much changes were added as Cartoonito launched in the market.

Insidus Games: Little Nicky Is Raising Hell In This Gameboy Adaptation Of Classic Adam Sandler Movie

Based on the 2000 film of the same name, the game deploys the same plot Satans to appoint a new ruler in Hell. However, nobody meets his high standards, so the dark prince must remain atop Hell's throne. The game comes with 18+ levels with minigames inbetween every round.

Review: The designs can be unbearable but honestly the outtake of the game is impressive as you conjure up spirits and explore new places. I mean you don't get a lot of games with Adam Sandler and the only one out there bombs due to the movie.

The game requires a GBC emulator: click here

For the game: click here

News Shorts: The Splat Is Back! As Nickelodeon Debuts Fresh New Look, Glow TV Issues Out Statement Following Its Termination On Openview And StarSat, And An Eye For An Eye Becomes The Next Pick To Make Its Linear Debut On e.tv

Introducing news shorts basically a revamped version to the current Roundups but instead of shortening info we look at getting content that doesn't need too much detail but of course we can't guarantee how often this will be a thing as the content in question match the whole scenario.

Bring on the slime

As advised, Nickelodeon is pairing this year’s fun-filled slime-fest, the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2023, with the debut of an all-new brand refresh of its on-air look and feel!

The rebrand reimagines Nickelodeon's iconic splat logo and slime with a fresh new design, and includes new on-air graphics, such as lower-thirds, updated BUG/DOG, bumpers, idents, promo endboards and a new "Nickelodeon Productions" endboard.

This marks Nickelodeon's first brand refresh in six years.

The demise of Glow TV

Notice to all our loyal viewers. Take note that we are currently facing various challenges, including the high level of loadshedding throughout the country, which is impacting negatively on our viewership. One of our options for now, is for GlowTV to be on the OTT platform (streaming), so that programs can be watched even on your phones. Unfortunately, due to our contracts expiring we will be off air on some of the platforms, effective from March 1. Please keep in touch with us for the latest updates via our social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. We thank you for your support over the years. - GlowTV team.

More eVOD coming soon to e.tv

From having almost everything, a happy and successful life, The Hero protagonist in the film Caesar loses this overnight and is forced on the run with nothing and leaving everything behind. He returns and fights to reclaim everything he lost. Joining him on the escapades is his love Lucy, their son Zack and the antagonist known as The Don.

Debuted in 2022 on eVOD, the film airs next Sunday at 20:00 from 12 March with exclusive film from the streamer Surviving Gaza airing later in the same timeslot.

New Series Alert: kykNET & Kie Rolls Out Its First International Telenovela Of 2023, Jy Is My Seun

kykNET & Kie which serves as the first ever competitor to eExtra's Kuiertyd with Kind Van Die Noodlot and In Die Ysterhand Se Greep will be rolling out their first telenovela of the year, Hy Is My Seun (Cocuk) starring Nazan Kesal, Ismail Hacioglu and Serhat Teoman.

The life of Akça is turned upside down when she goes in search of the son she gave up for adoption and is drawn into the turmoil of a powerful family which is about to be confronted by its arch enemy Hasan, Akça’s former lover.

For mothers and their children life can present the most painful challenges. Such is the case for the beautiful Akça, the daughter of a prostitute. She discovers in her lover Hasan the hope of escaping the misery of her life, but reality bites when she becomes pregnant and his true face is revealed.

The would-be hero Hasan destroys Akça’s dream of happiness when he beats her and her unborn baby. The only way to save her baby from the misery she herself experienced is to give him up for adoption. She turns to the wealthy and respected Karasu family and its matriarch Asiye as the baby’s best hope for a happy life.

Five years later, Akça’s life is turned upside down when she discovers that her son, Efe, is not living the peaceful and happy life that she envisaged. Even if she cannot be a mother, she will do all she can to ensure that her son is safe and protected.

Kind Van Die Noodlot is set to come to a close from March 16th with Hy Is My Seun following immediately after Mondays to Thursdays at 20:00 from March 20th.

Hy Is My Seun comes from Star TV which has supplied several content to eExtra's Kuiertyd including Droomvelore, Voëlvry, Deur Dik En Dun, Die Vreemdeling and Bittersoet.