At its first-ever Brand Licensing Europe, Cartoon Network Enterprises has a lot to show visitors to stand 465.

There’s the next chapter of hit show Ben 10 called Ben 10 Alien Force, where we see an older and wiser Ben embark on a series of new adventures with new alien super heroes. CNE will be talking about the great opportunities Alien Force represents for current and prospective licensees.

Then there’s brand new animé property, Bakugan which is taking the US by storm. Bakugan is the story of Dan and his friends, whose card-based battle game becomes much, much more and promises to spearhead a fast-growing hot new craze. Transmission starts in the UK September 2008 with roll-out across EMEA early 2009.

CNE will be introducing Secret Saturdays, a family of world-saving adventure seeking scientists searching for mysterious creatures – Crypto Zoology has never been so exciting! The show is due to air across EMEA in 2009/10.

The Powerpuff Girls will celebrate its tenth anniversary in the UK in 2009. Exciting high-end fashion events are planned throughout EMEA – keeping the Girls as a cutting edge lifestyle brand.

UK Licensing Director Graham Saltmarsh says: “This is the first time CNE has had a stand at Brand Licensing Europe and we are very excited about the opportunity to introduce our properties and highlight our all-round offering to a wider audience.”

Turner Broadcasting UK Kids Channels

Cartoon Network
SKY 601; Tiscali TV 312; Virgin TV 704. Also available on: Top Up TV Anytime; BT Vision; Sky Anytime; Virgin Central; Tiscali TV on-demand 310.
Cartoon Network is home to some of the funniest and most exciting new cartoons. It delivers the best range of kids’ entertainment 24 hours a day with hit shows including Ben 10, Skatoony, Robotboy, Storm Hawks, The Cramp Twins, Johnny Test , Ed, Edd n Eddy and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends. Cartoon Network can also be experienced through its multi-award winning website www.cartoonnetwork.co.uk, on broadband www.supercartoonnetwork.co.uk, via games on digital cable and satellite, through VOD, and on mobiles. Since launching as a pan-European channel in 1993, Cartoon Network now has localised services throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa where it is available in 14 languages and in over 52 million homes. Cartoon Network is operated by Turner Broadcasting System Europe, a Time Warner Company.

Boomerang
Sky 603; Tiscali TV 309; Virgin TV 730. Also available on: Top Up TV Anytime; Sky Anytime.
Boomerang offers an exciting mix of established, family favourite cartoons such as Scooby-Doo, Looney Tunes and Tom & Jerry alongside new live action comedy series such as My Spy Family (from the makers of My Parent are Aliens), The Latest Buzz, Blue Water High and Life With Derek. Boomerang is available 24 hours a day on digital satellite and cable in the UK, as a pan-European channel, and also in France, Italy, Spain, Germany and the Nordic regions, broadcasting in 8 languages to over 26 million homes across Europe. Boomerang + 1 airs on Sky 618, and Virgin TV 731. Boomerang is operated by Turner Broadcasting System Europe, a Time Warner Company.

Cartoonito
Sky 619
Cartoonito is a preschool channel that began its life as a programme block on Cartoon Network Too in September 2006, extending to a full channel in May 2007. A place where pre-school children can explore their world in a fun and imaginative way, Cartoonito airs a mix of established preschool programmes such as Barney, Hi-5, new look Fireman Sam and Baby Looney Tunes; popular new shows such as Pororo and Blanche; and UK commissions Cartoonito Karaoke, Go and Get a Grown Up and Go and Be a Grown Up. Exclusive to the block is the make-believe world of the Cartoonitos, six animated characters who introduce the shows both in English and French. Cartoonito is the first and only kids channel in the UK to facilitate soft learning of a second language in the interstitials between programmes. Cartoonito airs daily from 6am until 7pm, and includes day parted programming designed to reflect the lives of preschoolers and their parents. Cartoonito is operated by Turner Broadcasting System Europe, a Time Warner Company.

Cartoon Network Too
SKY 602; Tiscali TV 326; Virgin TV 732; Also available on: Top Up TV Anytime.
Cartoon Network Too was launched in the UK on Sky in April 2006, and extended across additional platforms in May 2007. The channel is home to some of the most popular animated shows such as Pokémon, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Scooby-Doo and Tom & Jerry, and is scheduled to complement Cartoon Network. Cartoon Network Too is a 24 hour channel operated by Turner Broadcasting System Europe, a Time Warner Company.

Cartoon Network Enterprises will be one of more than 200 European exhibitors showcasing thousands of exciting new licenses at Brand Licensing Europe in London, 1-2 October. For more information, please click here.