Exclusive: DirecTV adding MeTV Toons to satellite, streaming services

Exclusive: DirecTV adding MeTV Toons to satellite, streaming services

(Graphic by The Desk) DirecTV is in the process of bringing Weigel Broadcasting’s retro cartoon channel MeTV Toons to its satellite and streaming platforms, The Desk has learned. The channel will occupy the slot vacated by Comcast’s Universal Kids, which shut down in March. A handful of DirecTV satellite customers noticed MeTV Toons appear in their electronic program guides earlier this week, though no programming was actually available on the s…