Cartoon Network expands language services in Europe

MUMBAI: Kids channel Cartoon Network has added Hungarian and Romanian to its language services making it available in 11 languages in Europe.

Starting out as a pan-European channel in 1993, Cartoon Network now has seven dedicated regional channels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa where it can be enjoyed in English, Danish, Dutch, French, Hungarian Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish and Swedish.

Figures also show that Cartoon Network is the most popular cable and satellite channel for kids in France, Spain, Denmark, Poland, Italy and the most watched cable and satellite channel for kids (in the age group 4-9) in the UK. Cartoon Network is the most widely distributed animation and kids’ channel in the world and has over 1.7 million homes in Romania and over 1.2 million in Hungary.

In Romania, major clients are Astral Telecom SA, Romania Cable System, UPC Romania, Terrasat and in Hungary UPC Hungary (UPC Magyarorszag), Matavkabel Kft, Antena Hungaria Rt and Fibernet Rf. Cartoon Network’s family of channels, Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network Plus and Boomerang, together make up the most watched animation and kids’ cable and satellite channels in the UK.