Weigel Broadcasting Co. and DIRECTV announced a multi-year carriage agreement for Weigel’s classic animation channel MeTV Toons, which will join DIRECTV’s streaming and satellite homes next Monday, June 30. MeTV Toons will soon be found on channel 295 for Signature TV plans CHOICE and above customers, as well as inside DIRECTV’s new genre packs. MeTV Toons joins Weigel networks 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 on DIRECTV Channel 295
MeTV Toons is dedicated exclusively to the very best of classic animation, from Hollywood-era shorts to made-for-television favorites. MeTV Toons welcomes dozens of the world’s most loved classic cartoons to this new destination, hearkening back to the glory days of cartoons on TV. Familiar friends from Warner Bros. Discovery’s library of famous animated characters include Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Scooby-Doo, Tom and Jerry, George Jetson, Top Cat, Yogi Bear, Popeye, Johnny Quest and Fred Flintstone, to name just a few. Alongside Warner Bros. properties, other beloved cartoon characters on MeTV Toons include Woody Woodpecker, Casper, Betty Boop, Speed Racer, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and many more. Viewers can find out more at metvtoons.com. Join the conversation using #MeTVToons and follow MeTV Toons on Facebook, Instagram and X.
