Weigel Broadcasting Co.’s classic cartoon channel can be found on channel 295 for Choice and above customers, as well as inside DIRECTV’s new genre packs.
Weigel Broadcasting Co. and DIRECTV have announced a multi-year carriage agreement for the classic animation channel MeTV Toons, which has now joined DIRECTV’s streaming and satellite homes.
MeTV Toons can now be found on channel 295 for Choice and above customers, as well as inside DIRECTV’s new genre packs. MeTV Toons joins MeTV, Start TV, and Heroes & Icons, already available on DIRECTV satellite and streaming.
“Viewers have fallen in love with MeTV Toons, which in just its first year has attracted a passionate and loyal audience,” said Neal Sabin, vice chairman for Weigel Broadcasting Co. “It is exciting to further extend the network’s national reach. With its broad multigenerational appeal, we know MeTV Toons will bring incredible entertainment and joy to DIRECTV subscribers around the country.”
“DIRECTV and Weigel have always found innovative ways to work with one another to create mutual value,” said Linda Burakoff, senior vice president, Content & Programming at DIRECTV. “Based on early fan response, we know there are many customers who’ve been very anxious to see MeTV Toons so we are very pleased to make it available to our streaming, satellite, and genre pack subscribers.”
MeTV Toons is dedicated exclusively to classic animation, from Hollywood-era shorts to made-for-television favorites. Familiar faces from Warner Bros. Discovery’s library of characters include Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Scooby-Doo, Tom and Jerry, George Jetson, Top Cat, Yogi Bear, Popeye, Johnny Quest and Fred Flintstone. Alongside Warner Bros. properties, other characters on MeTV Toons include Woody Woodpecker, Casper, Betty Boop, Speed Racer, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Source: MeTV Toons
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