User:LineBoyd/Sandbox/Cartoon Network/Media
Media
[edit]Cartoon Network Games
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| Formerly | Cartoon Network Interactive (2000–2014) |
|---|---|
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2000 |
Cartoon Network Games (formerly Cartoon Network Interactive) is the video game developer and publisher of video games based on Cartoon Network shows since 2000.
Cartoon Network Enterprises
[edit]Cartoon Network Enterprises is the network's global licensing and merchandising arm established in 2001. It distributes merchandises of various Cartoon Network brands.
Mobile app
[edit]Cartoon Network has a mobile app that provides the latest full episodes, a live stream from the East and West coast, games, and the network's schedule.
Book licensing
[edit]Cartoon Network Books is the book licensor established in 2015. It licenses books based on various Cartoon Network franchises.
Video games
[edit]In 2011, Cartoon Network characters were featured in a four-player mascot brawler fighting game similar to Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. video game series called Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion for the Nintendo 3DS. The game was later released for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and the Wii as Cartoon Network Punch Time Explosion XL. Several video games based on the cartoon series Ben 10 were released by Cartoon Network as well. The Cartoon Network website also features various browser games incorporating characters from various Cartoon Network franchises. One such game was FusionFall, a massive multiplayer game released on January 14, 2009, and shut down on August 29, 2013.
Movies
[edit]Cartoon Network has produced various films, most of them being television films; the only films from Cartoon Network that had a theatrical release are The Powerpuff Girls Movie (Cartoon Network Studios), Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (Williams Street), Regular Show: The Movie (Cartoon Network Studios) and Teen Titans Go! To The Movies (Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment).
Online
[edit]Cartoon Network registered its official website, CartoonNetwork.com, on January 9, 1996. It officially launched on July 27, 1998.[1] Sam Register served as Cartoon Network Online's senior vice president and creative director from 1997 to 2001,[2] and Rob Sorcher served as executive vice president and head of Cartoon Network Online.[3] In its early years, small studios partnered with the network to produce exclusive "Web Premiere Toons", short cartoons made specifically for CartoonNetwork.com.[4] More about animation was included in the "Department of Cartoons", which featured storyboards, episode guides, backgrounds, sound and video files, model sheets, production notes, and other information about shows on the network. In January 1999, the Department of Cartoons showcased the "MGM Golden Age Collection", most of which had not been published or even seen in more than 50 years.[5] Cartoon Network launched Cartoon Orbit, an online gaming network characterized by digital trading cards called "cToons", in October 2000.[6] The game officially ended on October 16, 2006.
In October 2000, CartoonNetwork.com outdid its rival Nickelodeon's website in terms of unique users, scoring 2.12 million compared to Nick.com's 1.95 million.[7] In July 2007, Nielsen ratings data showed visitors spent an average of 77 minutes on the site, surpassing the previous record of 71 minutes set in 2004, and the site ranked 26th in terms of time spent for all US domains.[8][9]
On August 8, 2024, CartoonNetwork.com officially shut down and now redirects to the Cartoon Network channel hub of the streaming service Max. Regarding the closure of the network's website, a Cartoon Network spokesperson stating "we are focusing on the Cartoon Network shows and social media where we find consumers are the most engaged and there is a meaningful potential for growth".[10][11] Gizmodo reported that this shutdown not only removes "an archive of clips" and "free access to series" but also the website "hosted years of beloved flash games relating to its shows. While many have been erased over the years through various site redesigns–and archived elsewhere for nostalgic fans–at least some of the current archives are still accessible via international versions of the Cartoon Network website in regions where Max is currently unavailable".[12]
- ^ "The Toons Are Taking Over the Web with Launch of CartoonNetwork.com". Time Warner. July 27, 1998. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ DeMott, Rick (November 27, 2007). "Register Inks Deal with Warners". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
- ^ Janczewski, William (March 1999). "CartoonNetwork.com: The Cartooning of the Net". Animation Magazine. Vol. 13, no. 3. p. 21. ISSN 1041-617X.
- ^ Burr, Ty (April 9, 1999). "Now Playing on a PC Near You". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
- ^ "CartoonNetwork.com to Showcase Never-Before-Published Animation from MGM's Golden Age Beginning January 18". Business Wire. January 19, 1999. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2013 – via The Free Library.
- ^ "CartoonNetwork.com to Launch Cartoon Orbit". Time Warner. September 12, 2000. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2009.
- ^ Kempner, Matt (December 15, 2000). "Cartoon Network Is Adding Punch to Its Online Presence". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
- ^ Ball, Ryan (August 23, 2007). "CartoonNetwork.com Hits Visitor High". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
- ^ DeMott, Rick (August 24, 2007). "CartoonNetwork.com Sets Sticky Record". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (August 9, 2024). "Cartoon Network Website Shuts Down, Warner Bros. Discovery Kicks Visitors Over to Max". Variety. Archived from the original on August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ Porter, Rick (August 9, 2024). "Cartoon Network Website Shut Down by Warner Bros. Discovery". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 22, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ Whitbrook, James (August 9, 2024). "Warner Bros. Scrubs Cartoon Network Website, Erasing Years of History". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.