The channel was launched on December 1, 2008, after all classic animation programming from
Warner Bros.,
Hanna-Barbera and
MGM were removed from
Boomerang Latin America, to center the network towards the teen audience, and replacing it with live-action programming instead. Tooncast follows the
Boomerang US old channel line-up, which aired classic cartoons. Old Cartoon Network commercials are also broadcast on the channel, such as "Cartoons That Never Made It", Cartoon Network Groovies and Boomerang Shorties. Unlike other channels of
Turner Broadcasting System Latin America, few pay-TV providers carry Tooncast. The only exception is Brazil, where the channel is available on most subscription TV providers, such as
Oi TV,
Claro TV,
GVT TV,
Vivo TV, Kiwisat and Nossa TV. Since August 1, 2014, Tooncast began to be carried on
NET, the biggest
cable television company in Brazil. Even though Tooncast remained with a single pan-regional feed with audio tracks in Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese and English, in November 2012 the channel started using the
Brazilian content rating system. On September 26, 2018, the channel was picked up by Sky Brasil. On April 1, 2019, all classic programming from the Turner animation library, including productions from
Warner Bros.,
Hanna-Barbera and
MGM, were removed from the schedule making focus on Cartoon Network original productions, and also airing anime series like
Pokémon and the Brazilian animated series
Monica and Friends, following
WarnerMedia's business restructure, that also affected programming on sister networks like Cartoon Network and Boomerang. However, it eventually returned from June 1–July 1, 2019 and they have recently been reinstated. The cartoons of
Hanna-Barbera,
Warner Bros. and MGM returned to the programming in June, however, they left the schedule again in July of the same year, and then returned in January 2020, where shows like
Batman Beyond,
Teen Titans and
ThunderCats were included in the schedule for the first time. On June 1, 2021, the channel's programming underwent a drastic change, being greatly reduced compared to previous months; However, this reduction in programs is also accompanied by some new releases. It is speculated that these changes were caused by the launch in
Latin America of the
streaming service
HBO Max. On December 1, 2022, the channel removed all Hanna-Barbera, Warner Bros., and DC shows, leaving only original Cartoon Network shows, bringing back some shows that were removed, but making the channel's programming even smaller. On June 1, 2023, Tooncast's programming changed yet again, this time bringing back retired shows, including Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera classics. On November 28, 2023, customers of the operator
Sky Brasil received notice that
TCM and
Tooncast would be removed from the operator on December 31 (But only leave in January 31, 2024). The operator later confirmed that the channels would leave other operators throughout 2024, but the information was later denied by WBD itself. After that, it was revealed that both channels will receive HD signals, now under the management of Warner Bros. Discovery. == See also ==