Télétoon
Logo used since 2014 | |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | French Audio described |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SD feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Cinar (1997–2006) Astral Media (1997–2013) Nelvana (1997–1999) Shaw Communications (1997–1999) Western International Communications (1997–2000) Corus Entertainment (1999–present) |
| Parent | Teletoon Canada Inc. |
| Sister channels | Cartoon Network Boomerang Adult Swim La Chaîne Disney |
| History | |
| Launched | September 8, 1997 |
| Links | |
| Website | fr |
Télétoon (stylized in all caps) is a Canadian French language specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment that broadcasts animated series aimed at kids, teens, and adults. Its name is a portmanteau of "télévision" and "cartoon".
Télétoon was launched on September 8, 1997, as a bilingual service owned by Teletoon Canada, Inc.; a consortium of Western International Communications and Astral Media (via their specialty channel Family Channel), Shaw Communications (via its specialty channel YTV), and the animation studios Cinar and Nelvana. With subsequent acquisitions and divestments, Corus became the sole owner in 2014. Télétoon's English-language counterpart, which launched in October 1997 as "Teletoon", would later be relaunched by Corus as a Canadian version of Cartoon Network on March 27, 2023.
As of 2013, Télétoon along with its English-language counterpart Teletoon has been available in over 7.3 million Canadian households.