After a 25-year run, Canada’s only dedicated linear cartoon channel Teletoon will stop broadcasting on March 26.
Corus Entertainment in Canada announced yesterday that it will rebrand two of its linear kids’ tv channels, with the existing network Teletoon set to become Cartoon Network beginning March 27 and the current Cartoon Network rebranded as Boomerang.
According to Corus, the changes are part of a larger plan to shake up its kids and family offerings in Canada. The company recently launched Teletoon+, a multi-platform streaming service aimed at young audiences. That streaming service will continue in its current form, keeping the Teletoon name and brand alive after the network rebrandings.