Boomerang (TV channel)

Boomerang is the name of at least four television networks owned by Cartoon Network. There are also channels in the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Poland, Brazil, Latin America and some Eastern European countries. Boomerang was one of the two actual spin-offs of Cartoon Network, showing classic animated cartoons and animated television series from the Warner Bros., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and Hanna-Barbera archives. The UK channel has also screened the puppet show Thunderbirds (the U.S. rights of which are owned by G4). Formerly a segment of programming within the Cartoon Network, the channel was launched at the end of the 20th century and introduced to satellite and digital cable on April 1, 2000.