april fools

  1. RandomMe

    April Fools 2026 Megathread (General Animation)

    Darwin the Merman here, here's the channel I watch when I'm there. What to say about it here? You still don't know yet. I'll let the images speak for themselves.
  2. M

    April Fools 2026 Megathread (Entertainment)

    Paramount's DC Comics and Disney's Marvel Studios are partnering to launch films based on Amalgam Comics. The first one, "The Judgement League Avengers" to be co-directed by Zack Snyder, Anthony Russo and Joe Russo will be released in 2029. Paramount will distribute the movies under their...
  3. P

    Nexstar and Warner Bros. to Launch "RetroToons" Blocks Across its CW, Antenna TV, and Rewind TV OTA Networks in Fall 2026

    Today Nexstar and Warner Bros. announced that they will launch new "RetroToons" Blocks across its CW, Antenna TV, and Rewind TV OTA Networks in Fall 2026. The blocks will be as follows: RetroToons: Weekend Adventures on The CW. Saturdays — 8AM to 12PM Time - Show 8:00 AM - Looney Tunes 8:30...
  4. RandomMe

    Disney/Pixar Forum April Fools 2026 Megathread

    Tired of seeing Disney make live-action remakes, Disney announced that it will make a new line of remakes: underwater remakes set in the merworld. The first one will be an underwater remake of Tangled where Flynn and Rapunzel escape the surface world and become merpeople. The movie will be...
  5. RandomMe

    April Fools 2026 Megathread (CN Edition)

    According to confidential information: Clarence Adventure Time Flapjack
  6. P

    The Nicktoons Forum April Fools 2025 Megathread

    After years of lobbying by fans of other cartoon series, Nickelodeon has announced that its flagship series, SpongeBob SquarePants, is no longer eligible to be nominated for Favorite Cartoon at the Kids Choice Awards. Nick has apparently recognized the unfairness of letting the show get...
  7. J10

    New Arabic-speaking DStv channels

    Following the ban of beIN in Sudan, due to RSF leader being shown in its reportage in 2022 and not getting deleted by the channel, DStv will launch Supersport channels under the name "Supersport Mla3eb", "Supersport Monawaat" (Arabic-speaking version of Supersport Variety), and "Supersport Kora"...
  8. J10

    BBC has been put in liquidation by House of Commons

    This is what happen so far on the BBC’s fate. Similarly to TVP, the House of Commons has put the BBC into liquidation, after investigation in the current logos and on the corruption of the administration. Plus, investigation on BBC News Channel and the news operations. At 1pm, the next day...
  9. P

    [April Fool] Kids WB to Return as a Block on MeTV Toons

    In an unexpected announcement today, MeTV Toons announced that they will be bringing back Kids WB with it's iconic logo as a Saturday Morning and Weekday Afternoon block. Shows announced to be broadcast on the block include classic and iconic Kids WB shows from both WB and third party companies...
  10. J10

    Warner Bros. Discovery and Saudi companies takes over MBC Group channels and its streaming app (Shahid)

    Today, MBC Group’s Waleed Al-Ibrahim, the former owner of MBC Group, has signed a deal to sell MBC Group to Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA and Saudi companies (Saudi Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal’s Kingdom Holding Company, Saudi Aramco, and PIF) after long negotiations. Following the acquisition...
  11. S

    Disney/Pixar Forum April Fools 2025 Megathread

    A CGI reboot of of Disney Channel's "The Replacements" has been announced, set to be released exclusively on Disney+ on July 28, 2026 to celebrate the series' 20th anniversary, and unlike the original 2006 series, it will actually have a pilot of Todd and Riley in the orphanage before they order...
  12. Cinartosun06

    Turkish News Channel GZT TV Closes Down Due To Too Many News Channels & Low Ratings.

    On March 2025, Turkish News Channel GZT TV's ratings have fallen & Also Too Many Turkish News Channels. Because GZT TV Closes Down At 14.04.2025. Here are the Most Watched Turkish News Channels in March 2025: 10,990% Halk TV 10,557% TV100 9,855% Habertürk TV 9,441% CNN Türk 9,299% Tele1 9,211%...
  13. RandomMe

    CN April Fool 2025 Megathread

    Cartoon Network did a WB and decided to move some of its older IPs, that have no interest, to A&W Restaurants. In the agreement, its mascot Rooty the Great Root Bear announced that "the move is in accordance with older characters who actually had root beer". The following shows will be handed...
  14. Edward Joseph

    April Fools Day 2024 Megathread

    Yes you’ve heard that correctly, as per Variety, Disney will release a new remake of one of their craziest films. As per Variety, it will star Rachel Zegler as the main girl, Amy Schumer as the main villain and Matt Rife as the main lover. It will be directed by Rachel Lambert and written by...
  15. Otakuninja2006

    April Fools Day 2024 Megathread

    After 15 years of cries, it as today announced that Jetix, the former global children's entertainment brand, will soon make it's grand return...as an independent network COMPLETELY separate from Disney. This new network will be available over-the-air, Freevee, Pluto TV, Tubi, cable, satellite...
  16. P

    April Fools Day 2024 Megathread

    max has just commissioned a revival of the standalone Pinky and the Brain series, following the cancelation of the Animaniacs revival by Hulu.
  17. J10

    April Fools Day 2024 Megathread

    Slavena Dimova, Distribution Manager for NEE & EMEA, leaves WBD EMEA and the role is absorbed to the Discovery part. Cartoon Network and Cartoonito local channels are effected in couple of weeks, since newly-merged feeds will be operated from Discovery Benelux Playouts.
  18. RandomMe

    April Fools Day 2024 Megathread

    Lexington, Kentucky – April 1, 2024 – In a historic move that has shaken the foundations of the entertainment industry, Rooty the Bear, the beloved mascot of A&W Restaurants, has successfully acquired Paramount Global. This acquisition marks the beginning of a new era for the media conglomerate...
  19. Otakuninja2006

    Vortexx! IS BACK!!!!

    That's right, after nearly 8 years, the Saturday morning block Vortexx! rises from the dead. Today at 3PM EST, Hasbro announced that Vortexx! would be revived as not only a block(which will air from 9AM-12PM on Saturday mornings, moving One Magificent Morning to 6AM-9AM), but as a entire 24/7...
  20. J10

    America convert from Local to Regional Stations

    As of the plan for switching to DVB-T2, as of today, there would be plans to regionalize the stations, which would be a better solutions than having too much local stations. Regional programming is used in France (France 3), Russia (Roussia-1), Poland (TVP3), the UK (BBC One).
  21. P

    April Fools 2022 Megathread

    Frogs are all the rage thanks to Disney's Amphibia. Nick has decided to make a frog cartoon of their own, teaming up with Anheuser-Busch InBev to adapt the long-running Budweiser Frogs campaign from the 1990s into a Nicktoon. More details to follow.
  22. SweetShop209

    Disney/Pixar Forum April Fools 2022 Megathread

    Remember that one episode of Fish Hooks where everyone became humans? Now we're getting a full series based on the concept.
  23. J10

    KRRiT revokes TVN licenses, and channels resumes from Amsterdam.

  24. J10

    Warner Bros. Discovery changes the distribution in both Malta & Gibraltar.

    Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA has planned to no longer broadcast their UK dedicated channels, and will be replaced by Pan-regional (Pan-European feeds) of these channels.
  25. wiley207

    April Fools 2022 Megathread

    Here's a pretty shocking article for Looney Tunes fans... While protests are usually not a good thing, I wonder if this means Warner Bros. will have a change of heart and we'll see Speedy's cartoons on HBO Max? If you want, you can see the article with its' accompanying video HERE.
  26. Tacomaster

    Sony Pictures buys 100% of Genius Brands, plans to relaunch Kartoon Channel

    This morning at 11 AM, it was announced that Sony Pictures has acquired 100% of Genius Brands International for $500 million dollars. Sony had previously held a 7% stake in the company. Sony has also announced a new kids division, currently called Sony Wonder after their old kids home...
  27. J10

    CNN International rebrands, and spins-off from CNN US

    CNN is no longer going to use the ones in the US, and now uses the Discovery graphics instead. Also, CNN International is split in Africa into their own feed for their African programming, with CAT timing. CNN International will no longer air Connecting Africa (their presenter went to Greece...
  28. KeldeoKitty

    April Fool Threads 2022 [Cartoon Network]

    It was announced Cartoon Network has acquired Miracle Star. It’s a Chinese knock-off of the Amazing World of Gumball that has been derided by everyone to the point Gumball mocked it. But now Cartoon Network bought it and now it’s an official Cartoon Network program. Starting tomorrow all future...
  29. J10

    United States of America is moving to DVB-T2

    As of now on, America will no longer air in ATSC, and is now transiting to DVB-T2, for terrestrial broadcasting. This has been announced by the FCC, as of today. Congratulations to the United States for this switch, as from now on, it’ll start from Channel 1 instead of Channel 2 or even 2.1...
  30. J10

    VH1 US has been switched to VH1 Europe

    Today, VH1 USA, and without any announcement from ViacomCBS, is no longer available and is now switched to VH1 Europe/Global, which fully airs music 24/7. The content of the channel, which is mostly unrelated to music, has moved to MTV and Paramount+, and also Comedy Central.
  31. J10

    BBC is banned in the United States

    Due to the President of the US refusing to answer the reporter of the BBC as it’s shown in the past few months ago on the BBC and refuses the interview, it has been announced that BBC America and BBC World News, and also BBC Arabic and BBC Persian are now banned from broadcasting in the United...
  32. M

    Nicktoons April Fools 2021 Megathread

    Apparently, as another cost-saving measure, ViacomCBS today without announcement closed the US feeds of TeenNick and NickToons and replaced them with their German-operated Global feeds. Yes, the Americans now receive channels with shows often airing time compressed/PAL sped-up withouth any...
  33. J10

    CNN joins BBC News Channel

    IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM WARNERMEDIA: Today, tune in to CNN at 1AM EST, so they’ll handover the signal to BBC News Channel, for the first time ever. For more CNN coverages over the hour and particularly at midnight, watch CNN International with Amanpour and all of the team live from London...
  34. J10

    WTBS is back again to WarnerMedia

    WarnerMedia announces that WTBS is back to its ownership, and this time the channels will be as following: 17.1 TBS (replacing WPCH) 17.2 CN/TCM (replacing Court TV) 17.3 Boomerang/Adult Swim (replacing Circle) 17.4 TNT (replacing WPCH-SD) 17.5 CNN International/CNN US
  35. J10

    Murdoch Family selling their FOX Channels

    Murdoch Family decided to buy their FOX Corporation Channels to other owners, and said that it’ll no longer belong to them from now on. The following channels to be sold will be as following: FOX News and FOX Business will be sold to Comcast and will be merged with MSNBC to become Sky News...
  36. J10

    Sky News America

    Sky News America is about to be launched in couple of weeks, as MSNBC will no longer be available, and that the new channel will be different from the previous and similar to Sky News UK.
  37. J10

    Sky Ireland (Eire)

    Sky Ireland (ROI) has split from Sky UK. Now, a new service has occured, and will be available on Hotbird and Eutelsat 9B (& Ka-Sat). These are the channels that'll exist on the package. Most of them are now international (e.g European & Global feeds) or localized feeds, instead of airing...
  38. SweetShop209

    Warner Bros. Club April Fools 2021 Megathread

    A new Scooby Doo show is coming soon. It's about Scooby and Shaggy as police officers. Not much is known about it, but we have a clip. []
  39. RandomMe

    Disney/Pixar Forum April Fools 2021 Megathread

    Disney-owned A&W mascot gets animated series for Disney Channel and Disney+ After an anticipation that started on August 6 last year, the Walt Disney Company through its A&W Restaurants division that they bought in order to try new business sectors, is finally doing the impossible: A&W’s...
  40. superkeegan9100

    Cartoon Network April Fool 2021 Megathread

    Adult Swim Junior, after a successful launch in the US, is launching in the UK, replacing Cartoonito. The Adult Swim-based spin-offs will replace the likes of Fireman Sam and Bob the Builder.

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