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Teletoon Retro was shut down on September 1, 2015, and either replaced by Cartoon Network or Disney Channel, with the former inheriting the service's CRTC license and some of its carriage agreements. That channel would later relaunch under Cartoon Network's own classic animation brand Boomerang in 2023.
La Chaîne Disney is a Canadian French-language specialty channel owned by Teletoon Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment under license from The Walt Disney Company, and launched on September 1, 2015, replacing Télétoon Rétro.
- Why Did Teletoon Retro Sign Off?
- Teletoon
- Disney Channel
- Cartoon Network
- Family
- YTV and Nickelodeon
- Conclusion
Changes to Canada’s cable TV landscape
Changes to Canada’s cable TV landscape. Canada’s TV regulators have started to require “à la carte” debundling of cable packages, plus a minimal basic package bundle. Said minimum bundle’s basically broadcast channels and a few basic cable ones. This has led to a lot of less popular or lower quality cable channels biting the dust or being retooled. Less popular channels won’t have TSN (Canada’s ESPN analog) or similar popular channels propping them up anymore.
A drop in popularity of all-rerun cable channels
All-rerun cable channels aren’t as popular or as profitable as they once were, especially with increased competition nowadays: original cable TV programming, Netflix shows, etc. Teletoon Retro’s American cousin Boomerang has recently revamped itself with much more current programming.
Corporate reasons
Various corporate decisions and acquisitions made by Corus, a Canadian children’s programming giant. Corus owns quite a bit: 1. Teletoon 2. YTV, Canada’s traditional analog to Nickelodeon 3. Treehouse TV, which airs preschool shows (largely shows that’d air in the US on PBS Kids and Nick Jr.) 4. The Nelvana animation studio 5. The localized versions of Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, and Disney XD
Until a year ago, Teletoon was the home of a lot of Cartoon Network’s programming, but now has lost that to CN itself. Based on their website, Teletoon’s current lineup consists of a mix of: 1. Former popular Retro shows, such as Looney Tunes and “The Flintstones” 2. Some Cartoon Network programming (“Wabbit”) 3. A few Nickelodeon shows (TMNT) 4. S...
Disney Channel and its sibling stations, Disney XD and Disney Junior, are airing almost the same lineup of shows as here stateside. The only difference is Disney carrying a few Canadian made shows (“Willa’s Wild Life,” etc.) to satisfy Canadian TV content requirements. One standout might be “My Babysitter’s a Vampire”; that show’s a Canadian-made s...
Cartoon Network’s still treated as a secondary digital cable channel north of the border. However, it’s now the home of most of the American Cartoon Network/Adult Swim lineup of shows. CN up in Canada currently operates under Teletoon Retro’s old broadcasting license. Wikipedia suggests this was because Retro had a more widespread and established p...
Canadian kids’ media conglomerate DHX owns Family. DHX is the owner of the Cookie Jar and DIC library of shows, including “Inspector Gadget” and “Johnny Test.” For years, Family was the home of the Disney lineup in Canada. However, with the debut of Disney Channel, Family was forced to change up its channels’ programming. As such, it’s switched its...
YTV still seems to be serving traditional role as the home of a lot of Nickelodeon’s programs, including “Fairly OddParents” and “The Loud House.” Per the norm, it doesn’t have a few shows that aren’t Nick-owned (like “Alvin and the Chipmunks”). The network also airs some extra Canadian-made shows.
Everything seems to have undergone a large amount of reshuffling. Of course, TV viewing itself is increasingly shifting to online or on-demand. There’s also rising costs of cable leading to cord-cutting/cord-shaving. Thus, I wonder how much Canadian viewers will ultimately care what happens, if they can get “SpongeBob” or “Gravity Falls” online? Th...
Teletoon a channel that has been with Canada for 25 years, is shutting down and will be rebranded into Cartoon Network. This is big for a lot of kids who grew up in the 90s, 2000s, and 2010s. If your a Canadian, Teletoon was our Cartoon Network.
Télétoon Rétro channel's programs have included The Tom and Jerry Show, The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show, Scooby-Doo, The Flintstones, The Raccoons, The Jetsons, Astro Boy, and Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. The channel shut down on September 1, 2015, and was replaced by La Chaîne Disney.
Sep 20, 2022 · Disney Channel replaced Teletoon Retro as a stand-alone TV channel in Canada, as mentioned above. Disney Channel’s sister stations include: Disney XD; Disney Junior; A French-language version of Disney Channel, “La Chaîne Disney” Programming is similar to the American versions: live-action sitcoms and movies on Disney Channel ...
A spin-off channel, Teletoon Retro note , was launched in 2007 to provide nostalgic viewers with older cartoons. Though that channel closed in September 2015, Teletoon would continue to air classic cartoons in graveyard slots.
