Cartoon Network International News Thread 26.0

[[Tails swim]]

i can’t lie, I don’t want CN EMEA to rebrand to Pastel. I’m sorry, it just doesn’t look good, and I know they would half-arse it and only use a select few of the assets, just like CN US is doing! I genuinely wouldn’t mind if they kept Dimensional for the rest of their life (this rebrand is really good and has a lot of assets), or until they can be bothered to make their own rebrand


Specifically to the UK, they do need to refresh their Dimensional. There are so many bumpers that originate from when they made promos and bumpers in SD and it’s so jarring

The only solution to make the channel feel improved again is to rebrand it to their own rebrand just like what they did to disney in 2022 when they originally made their own rebranding

Also to this day . The UK feed doesn't specifically air bumpers or any idents anymore. All they they air is just next/now and even later . Except for their promoted spronced ad for CN

 

[zQwmy]

later created for Poland

I‘d just like to point out that this was merely a batch of idents to replace the CHECK it 1.0 ones - not just created for Poland but all the German widescreen feeds, so this also includes CN NL and DE.
It was just Poland being recorded at that time due to transitioning to widescreen, resulting in everyone assuming it was "created for Poland"

I don‘t exactly understand why they did this only after around a year of having incomplete 3.0; probably because they waited for Poland to go widescreen, which they didn‘t exactly need to do IMO
Instead they could have given ALL their channels (this includes CEE and RSEE) those idents as early as they were done

 

[RegularMan]

I‘d just like to point out that this was merely a batch of idents to replace the CHECK it 1.0 ones - not just created for Poland but all the German widescreen feeds, so this also includes CN NL and DE.
It was just Poland being recorded at that time due to transitioning to widescreen, resulting in everyone assuming it was "created for Poland"

I don‘t exactly understand why they did this only after around a year of having incomplete 3.0; probably because they waited for Poland to go widescreen, which they didn‘t exactly need to do IMO
Instead they could have given ALL their channels (this includes CEE and RSEE) those idents as early as they were done

Wait what idents are you referring to, if I may ask?

 

[Rackey Zun]

to this day . The UK feed doesn't specifically air bumpers or any idents anymore. All they they air is just next/now and even later . Except for their promoted spronced ad for CN

No, they do air bumpers, but only during hour long slots, since they don’t make now more bumpers

 

[RandomMe]

@Francisque there never was quite a time like 2006-2010, where CN USA was trying to do things its own way

While the CN City era was new to some feeds, in the USA it was on its way out and even before the leadership change in February 2007, its programming and branding decisions were out of whack with the rest of the world

Hence:
-Latin America clinging on to City
-Minor US elements reaching CN FR
-A new CN UK look adopted by other European feeds before the new one came in 2009
-CN FR, ES and IT airing Floricienta
-CN Asia adopting its own look in 2008

 

[AllDayEveryDay]

As far as live-action on Cartoon Network's international feeds go, I remember CN here in the Philippines airing Power Rangers and Tricky TV.

 

[RandomMe]

CN PT airing Just Kidding in 2014. (Excluding gameshows)

 

[Figform]

I stumbled upon this recording and turns out it became a Philippine opt-out of Cartoon Network Asia. (Beyblade X season 3 promo shows the proof)

 

[Zzman]

Last time we had a bit of "fun" was the rise of CN WE and CN EE

Graphically , the channel is as stale as it gets. Even if I used to defend keeping Dimensional, at least in comparison to RYW's eccentric seizure-inducing look (by an irresponsible US team), now a new look is well long OVERDUE, which I'm afraid is not going to come.

Cartoon Network seems the king of "lost opportunities", doesn't it?

Of course, also and especially in terms of programming
I'm not asking for a new logo (the current one is fine), but at least some novelty

well there was some arguing though that I don't miss

but honestly I blame the WBD merge as to why things are the way that they are now I still think they were going to rebrand but the merge put a wrench in it

Pastel isn't the best but I think one of the problems is the way CN US use it as they use it rather lazily ever since the layoffs on the CN US team and they can use it so much more better if you look at things like the

 

[[Tails swim]]

No, they do air bumpers, but only during hour long slots, since they don’t make now more bumpers

But I've seen some continuities for CN UK . or even saw it on olaylist . But I only saw next/later bumper from everywhere i chose to watch . I dont see bumpers anymore

 

[Rackey Zun]

But I've seen some continuities for CN UK . or even saw it on olaylist . But I only saw next/later bumper from everywhere i chose to watch . I dont see bumpers anymore

Hmm. Well as someone who lives here I can assure you bumpers do still air here

 

[JulianRO]

CN here in the Philippines airing Power Rangers

In Poland it used to air Power Rangers Megaforce.

 

[RegularMan]

Why can’t HB Europe start working on new projects? CN literally has a studio and they're relying on acquired content instead.

 

[JulianRO]

Maybe it has to do with the PSKY-WBD merger, I guess?

 

[RandomMe]

In Poland it used to air Power Rangers Megaforce.

CN Africa used to air one of the more recent seasons a few years ago

 

[[Tails swim]]

Hmm. Well as someone who lives here I can assure you bumpers do still air here

If you seen one . Send it to see

 

[Rackey Zun]

If you seen one . Send it to see

Well I can’t upload videos so take this photo that aired yesterday as proof

 

[JulianRO]

Well I can’t upload videos so take this photo that aired yesterday as proof

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[Daffyrocks]

I‘d just like to point out that this was merely a batch of idents to replace the CHECK it 1.0 ones - not just created for Poland but all the German widescreen feeds, so this also includes CN NL and DE.
It was just Poland being recorded at that time due to transitioning to widescreen, resulting in everyone assuming it was "created for Poland"

I don‘t exactly understand why they did this only after around a year of having incomplete 3.0; probably because they waited for Poland to go widescreen, which they didn‘t exactly need to do IMO
Instead they could have given ALL their channels (this includes CEE and RSEE) those idents as early as they were done

Yeah, myself I did wish those "exclusive" idents were to air on CN CEE as well, considering the Check 1.0 station IDs and break bumpers were still airing and looked pretty outdated at the time. I never understood why CN CEE (and probably RSEE too, though I remember seeing back then that they adopted some of them too) didn't have the new idents and I was actually kinda jealous.

We did temporarily get those idents in 9:16 letterbox on Halloween Night 2015, when the "Colectiv" incident happened in Romania and most of our channels turned to mourning (with the broadcast in black-and-white filter), with no ad breaks on the right night it happened. I was happy that I was seeing them but then everything turned back to normal continuity-wise.

It's too bad those idents were only made for the widescreen feeds

 

[The Bloo Lagoon]

Well I can’t upload videos so take this photo that aired yesterday as proof

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