Relaunch as a full channel (2007–2017)
On 2 May 2007, Turner announced that they would expand Cartoonito to a full-time network on 24 May 2007. This allowed Cartoon Network Too to merge and replace Toonami, allowing the full Cartoonito channel to launch in the ex-Cartoon Network Too slot.[6]
On 24 May 2007, at 3:00 AM, Cartoonito launched as a standalone channel on Sky channel 619, just after the old version of Cartoon Network Too closed at 7:00 PM the previous day. The channel was broadcast from 3:00 AM until 7:00 PM and originally timeshared with Turner Classic Movies 2 (later became Turner Classic Movies +1 after 13 August 2013).
In early 2008, its website was redesigned.[7]
On 28 August 2009, it was announced that a Cartoonito block would air on Boomerang from 9:00 AM-10:30 AM on school-term weekdays beginning in September. The block aimed to introduce the Cartoonito brand to viewers who had never seen the programmes the channel offered.[8]
On 1 March 2010, it was announced that Cartoonito would be added to Virgin Media by April.[9] The channel was added on 25 March and by May had become the most widely distributed pre-school pay network in the United Kingdom. The addition to Virgin Media also saw a change in its broadcast hours, from 3:00 AM until 7:00 PM to 4:00 AM until 8:00 PM.[10]
On 26 October 2013, Cartoonito was launched on BT TV, and Cartoonito launched on Plusnet in May 2015. On 15 December 2016, Cartoonito was added to TalkTalk.[11]
