What if D Tor Productions was founded in 1940/Dereck Torres Animation Television in 1985?/Toon D Tor

DToons (also known as DToons Network) is an American pay television channel owned by EzekielTorres Domestic Media Networks LLC, a division of CBS Entertainment Group, itself a subsidiary of ViacomCBS through its Studios and Networks Group division, and The EzekielTorres Company. Geared towards children aged 7-12, the channel broadcasts original animated series from sister network D Tor Channel, known as D Tor, along with other original animated series, some feature films, and foreign animated programs from D Tor Channel's international networks 24 hours a day.

As of September 2018, approximately 56.9 million American households (51.3% of households with television) received DToons.

History
DToons was launched as a standalone channel on May 1, 2002, as DToons TV, part of the digital cable-exclusive Guitar Digital Suite, in order to entice cable operators to pick up the network and give them a marketing advantage over satellite services. However, by early 2004, The Dereck Torres Company and D Tor Productions management changed course and offered it to digital satellite services DirecTV and Dish Network.

The network was originally marketed as commercial-free, with comedic promos involving Dereck Torres Animation Television, two-minute cartoon shorts from foreign markets, and former program promotions that had previously been used on D Tor Channel taking up commercial time. By June 5, 2005, as the network's distribution increased, the network began to carry regular advertising.

On February 6, 2010, the network's name changed as part of D Tor Channel's universal rebranding effort that also saw new bumpers. An HD feed was launched on August 12, 2013, and is available on several providers. Like D Tor's other HD channels, any programming produced in 4:3 SD is pillarboxed on this feed.

Programming
Main article: List of programs broadcast by DToons

DToons has aired pretty much all of D Tor Channel series since launch. Despite its name, the channel does not exclusively air DToons. The channel also airs some of D Tor Channel's live action series, such as New People on the Block and Believe. As of August 2020, the DToons series that still remain are mostly more modern content, along with reruns of Big City Greens and The Amazing World of Gumball.