Cartoon Network (UK & Ireland) late night slot. On 27 May 2000, the channel Boomerang was launched by Cartoon Network in the UK and Ireland, and most "classic" cartoons were moved from Cartoon Network to the new channel, which initially broadcast from 6am to 12am. On 1 October 2001, Boomerang became a 24-hour channel and the remaining "classic" cartoons (except for Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry shorts, Thunderbirds, Danger Mouse, Scooby Doo, and The Flintstones, which remained until November 2002) like The Smurfs, also moved to Boomerang. On 24 May 2007, Cartoonito was launched as a pre-school channel replacing Toonami. The channel aired from 4am
Cartoon Network (Australia and New Zealand) Boomerang on Cartoon Network continued until early 2005, when the Boomerang channel received a face-lift. In late 2012, it received the looks of Boomerang (UK & Ireland) Cartoon Network (Australia and New Zealand) Cartoon Network Australia and New Zealand is an Australian cable and satellite television channel created by Turner Broadcasting which primarily shows animated programming, It was launched on 3 October 1995. The Australian version is available on cable TV networks Foxtel and Optus on 3 October 1995. It is also on 3 as a part of its new mobile TV service for $4 a month although this feed