From MeTV (Press Release)
Weigel Broadcasting is developing a 24-hour classic cartoon channel that will feature retro animated series from Warner Bros Discovery (WBD).
The channel, called MeTV Toons, is tentatively scheduled to launch in mid-June and will be distributed on free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) platforms and over-the-air broadcast stations across the country.
MeTV Toons will serve as an extension of MeTV, Weigel’s flagship channel that has offered a Saturday morning cartoon block for several years. Programming for MeTV Toons will largely come from WBD’s classic animation library, including shows under the Looney Tunes and Hanna-Barbera (“The Flintstones,” “The Jetsons”) brands.
Other shows will be sourced from Paramount Pictures, MGM Studios, Terrytoons, Sony’s Columbia Pictures, Comcast’s Universal Studios and Jay Ward Productions, among others.
“We are honored to work with the amazing team at Warner Bros. Discovery and others on this network to bring together a truly incredible collection of the world’s best known and most loved classic cartoons, creating a new destination for everyone to discover or rediscover the sheer joy of watching cartoons on TV,” Neal Sabin, the Vice Chairman of Weigel Broadcasting.
“Neal and the team at Weigel have been long-standing and innovative licensing partners of Warner Bros content for decades,” said David Decker, the President of Content Sales at WBD. “Having some of the studio’s most iconic animated characters all available in one place is not only great for fans of classic animation, but also just super fun.”
MeTV Toons is tentatively scheduled to launch on June 25, and will be available on Weigel-owned digital broadcast stations in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Houston and St. Louis, among others. Weigel is also working to secure distribution of MeTV Toons on non-Weigel stations in other markets.
Weigel operates a number of digital broadcast networks, including MeTV, MeTV Plus, Catchy Comedy, Heroes & Icons and Story Television. It operates three other networks through various joint ventures: Dabl and Start TV are programmed in partnership with Paramount Global, while the retro film network Movies! is programmed with Fox Corporation.
Weigel’s digital broadcast networks are carried nationally via two streaming services: Philo and Frndly TV.
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