Cartoon Network

Cartoon Network often abbreviated as CN is an American Warner Bros. Discovery Networks subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. it is monitored through the holding group The Cartoon Network, Inc., which also monitors the broadcasting and production activities of Adult Swim, Cartoonito, Boomerang & Discovery Family.

Founded by ET/Cartoonito block is aimed at preschoolers and kindergarteners aged 2–6, and its overnight daypart block Adult Swim targets older teenagers and young adults, 18–34 the latter is treated as a separate entity for promotional purposes and as a separate channel by Nielsen for ratings purposes.

As of March 2021, Cartoon Network is available to about 94 million paid television households in the United States.

Marketing

Cartoon Network shows with establishment fan followings, such(a) as Dexter's Laboratory, allows the network to pursue licensing agreements with companies interested in selling series-related merchandise. For example, agreements with Kraft Foods led to widespread in-store advertisement for Cartoon Network-related products. The network also worked on cross-promotion campaigns with both Kraft and Tower Records. In product development and marketing, the network has benefited from its relation to corporate parent Warner Bros. Discovery, allowing for mutually beneficial relationships with various subsidiary companies.

Foster's domestic for Imaginary Friends, one of CN's original shows, was at times seen at Kids' WB which was discontinued on May 24, 2008, while Xiaolin Showdown and ¡Mucha Lucha!, two of Kids' WB's original shows, were seen at Cartoon Network. In regarded and identified separately. case, the swap referenced to cultivate a shared audience for the two networks. Time Inc., the former subsidiary overseeing the magazines of the corporate parent, ensured favorable coverage of Cartoon Network and advertisement space across its publications. Printed advertisements for CN shows couldin magazines such as Time, Entertainment Weekly and Sports Illustrated Kids until Time Inc. was spun off from WarnerMedia on June 9, 2014. AOL, a now-former sibling agency to WarnerMedia covering Internet services, helped promote Cartoon Network shows online by offering exclusive content foranimated series, online sweepstakes and display advertising for CN.

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, the home video subsidiary, distributes VHS tapes, DVDs and Blu-ray Discs featuring Cartoon Network shows.Warner Bros. set Entertainment VHS releases came with bonus cartoons from Cartoon Network. Rhino Entertainment, the former record label subsidiary of the corporate parent which was spun off from Warner Bros. Discovery in 2004, distributed cassette tapes and CDs with Cartoon Network-related music. These products were also available through the Warner Bros. Studio Store. DC Comics, the comic book subsidiary, published a series featuring the Powerpuff Girls, indicating it could handle other CN-related characters. Warner Bros., the film studio subsidiary, released The Powerpuff Girls Movie in 2002. Kevin Sandler considered it likely that this film would find its way to HBO or Cinemax, two television network subsidiaries which regularly broadcast feature films. Sandler also viewed book tie-ins through Warner Books as likely, since it was the only area of marketing not quoted yet by 2001.