Wallet-conscious streaming TV service Frndly TV says it will offer Weigel Broadcasting’s new retro cartoon channel MeTV Toons when the network launches later this month.
The announcement was made in an email sent to some customers and business partners on Wednesday, and comes about a week after Frndly TV accidentally told a subscriber on Facebook that the channel would debut on the service.
“You’ve been asking for it, so we’re adding MeTV Toons to the Frndly TV lineup!” the email sent on Wednesday said, adding that viewers will be able to “catch all the classic cartoons on this new channel, coming soon!”
MeTV Toons is growing out of a retro cartoon block that airs weekends on MeTV. Shows like “Betty Boop,” “Scooby Doo,” “Huckleberry Hound,” “Tom & Jerry,” “Top Cat” and “Speed Racer” are listed among some of the shows that will be offered on MeTV Toons when it debuts.
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Frndly TV is one of two streaming TV platforms that carries channels from Weigel Broadcasting, the media company developing MeTV Toons. The $8-per-month service offers Weigel’s flagship MeTV channel, along with sister networks like Heroes & Icons, Story Television and Catchy Comedy. (New customers of Frndly TV can get a free trial of the service when they sign up by clicking or tapping this link.)
Philo is the other streaming service that offers Weigel-owned channels on a national basis. On Wednesday, a spokesperson for Philo declined to say whether the service would also add MeTV Toons, but a person familiar with the situation said discussions between Philo and Weigel were ongoing.
Weigel says MeTV Toons will be carried on its owned-and-operated stations as a digital sub-channel in key parts of the country, including New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Houston and St. Louis. The broadcaster is still working to clear the channel in other parts of the country.
