Explained: is Cartoon Network going to Shutdown in 2022?
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Cartoon Network is said to be shutting down this year, according to the internet.
Cartoon Network, which was the go-to destination for outstanding kids’ material back in the day, was the go-to spot for kids born in the 1980s and 1990s.
We now have the luxury of watching anything we want at any time thanks to streaming platforms taking over the world. However, if Cartoon Network closes, it will be devastating.
What started the story?
Due to a frightening rumor on social media, many Cartoon Network fans are asking one another about the channel’s future.
According to the Cartoon Network fan page, the channel will be canceled on October 1, 2022, resulting in the “shutdown” of a number of shows including “Craig of the Creek, Total Dramarama, and The Amazing World of Gumball, Elliot from Earth, and The Fungies.”
It also implies that, after Cartoon Network is shut down, these shows will be available on HBO Max.
Fans, predictably, became concerned.
No, The Cartoon Network will not be closed
Let us assure you that Cartoon Network will not close shop in 2022. In reality, the network has significant ambitions for the coming year, including several new initiatives.
Warner Bros. would have issued an official announcement if the channel was indeed going away, but that hasn’t happened.
Instead, Cartoon Network Studios’ future intentions were revealed by Sam Register, an American television producer and president of Warner Bros.
On May 6, 2022, he informed Vulture that they are now signing creators to “cross-studio overall deals,” which implies a showrunner from WB Animation can now work on something fresh at CN Studios, and vice versa.
If the corporation was preparing to close down in a few of months, plans like this would not have been made public.
Some fans were caught in the hoax
According to certain tweets, the prank was successful in convincing Cartoon Network fans that the end was near.
Others highlighted the episodes they wanted to finish watching before the network shut down, while some jumped on the platform to question if the news was true.
“According to rumors, Cartoon Network is planning to shut down in October. “I’ll be damned if that happens before I get the entire series of THE GRIM ADVENTURES OF BILLY AND MANDY on DVD and Blu-ray,” one said.
Another victim of the prank wondered, “Damn Cartoon Network shutting down this year?”
Source: https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/05/07/cartoon-network-shutting-down-2022/
Ankita Khanrah
Ankita Khanrah is a second-year student of the Master of Communication and Journalism (Integrated) programme at the School of Mass Communication, KIIT Deemed University, Bhubaneswar.
