Broadband network In2TV.com has introduced the Looney Tunes Channel, an online source for hundreds of classic animated shorts, many of which are appearing on the web for the first time. A collaboration between Warner Bros. and AOL, In2TV also offers the Animation Channel, which now features such Hanna-Barbera shows as The Jetsons, The Flintstones, Magilla Gorilla and Top Cat.
“Clearly, the Internet is where today’s entertainment fans enjoy watching some of their favorite TV shows, and In2TV.com is making great strides in catering to this audience,” says Fred McIntyre, senior VP of AOL Video. “In a short amount of time, In2TV.com has doubled the amount of programming available to consumers, while also focusing on unique programs which are often difficult to find on TV.’
The Looney Tunes Channel boasts 100 animated shorts produced by Warner Bros. between 1936 to 1964. Included are many rarely seen gems featuring the first screen appearances of Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig and Daffy Duck. In2TV plans to make the channel the largest collection of Looney Tunes cartoons available to fans. Shorts currently available include Porky’s Duck Hunt (1937), Porky’s Hare Hunt (1938) You Ought to Be in Pictures (1940) and What’s Up, Doc? (1950).
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