According to sources, Warner Bros. Discovery is planning to reduce Cartoonito's offering in Latin America to 12 hours from its 24 hours by 1st September. This is because the channel is experiencing a shortage in new programming.
Cartoonito was shut down on Cartoon Network USA a while ago, and Warner Bros Discovery hasn't been making many new preschool shows for the brand. Since then, various international feeds had funneled it's lineup with old programming.
Ben 10 (2016) had since been picked up by Cartoonito across various European countries. While reruns to Boomerang's last remaining shows like Tom And Jerry Tales, Zig & Sharko and Grizzy And The Lemmings take up it's feeds in Africa.
Rather than broadening it's offering for viewers in Latin America as seen in other markets already. Warner Bros. Discovery is planning to utilise a similar strategy taken up by Paramount with it's Nick Jr. channel and eMedia's eToonz.
Cartoonito will continue broadcasting in Latin America but Warner Bros. Discovery wants to focus on the first 12 hours of its lineup which is the 6AM to 6PM timeslot. While the remaining slots will only exist to accommodate that timeslot.
The only reason a channel like Cartoonito would broadcast something like Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! at midnight is because a majority of viewers up at those times are adults. Without these dedicated slots, you're basically alienating viewers.
In the end, Cartoonito's history in the region dates back to the time it was broadcast in the market as Boomerang. In it's past life, Cartoonito very much like its programming block on Cartoon Network USA struggled to find it's footing.
While these changes are only applicable to Latin America, the timeslots serve as the main peak for primetime globally. Unlike Latin America, other regions continue accomodating a wider audiences with Looney Tunes Cartoons and Mr. Bean.
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