The CartoonNetwork.com website has been taken down from the Internet. This was done by Warner Bros. Interestingly, Discovery pulled out the entire content of CartoonNetwork.com last week, then redirected visitors to a page on Max, its subscription streaming service, So, what should you know about it?
For your information, Discovery intends to encourage fans to sign up to Max to watch their favourite Cartoon Network shows. However, Cartoon Network's other international websites such as cartoonnetworkasia.com and cartoonnetwork.co.uk continue to operate as normal to this day. However, it is unclear whether they will eventually meet the same fate.
In addition, the termination comes amid broader cost-cutting measures at Warner Bros. Discovery, which reported a net loss of $9.7 billion in its most recent quarterly earnings. The company had previously laid off nearly 1,000 workers last month as it faced pressure to improve its financial performance.
Moreover, Cartoon Network officially launched on October 1, 1992, as the first 24-hour single-genre cable channel with animation as its main theme. The Cartoon Network website was launched in July 1998, about 6 years after its cable network was launched.
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