Treehouse TV
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| Treehouse TV logo | |
| Launched | October 17, 1997 |
| Owned by | Corus Entertainment |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Country | Canada |
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sister channel(s) | YTV Nickelodeon |
| Website | www.treehousetv.com |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Bell TV | Channel 553 |
| Shaw Direct | Channel 546 |
| Cable | |
| Available on most Canadian cable systems | Check local listings, channels may vary |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Aliant TV | Channel 253 |
| Bell Fibe TV | Channel 553 |
| MTS | Channel 155 |
| Optik TV | Channel 70 |
| SaskTel | Channel 91 |
Treehouse TV is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel with programming targeted towards preschoolers that was launched on October 17, 1997. Its name comes from YTV's former children's programming block, The Treehouse. The channel is owned by Corus Entertainment.
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[edit] Programming
Each half-hour program typically consists of a fifteen to twenty-two minute TV show, followed by a few minutes of commercials advertising other programs on Treehouse TV, followed by a five minute segment such as 4 Square, the Mole Sisters, or Toopy and Binoo. Treehouse TV broadcasts children's shows geared towards eight years old and younger. Also, every new year Treehouse TV airs the movie Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure, along with other new TV shows. Treehouse TV's original programming is primarily produced by Nelvana, another Corus Entertainment company, and includes the following:
Treehouse TV also features preschool shows from various channels of Canada and other countries, and includes:
- The Adventures of Chuck and Friends
- Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps
- Are We There Yet?: World Adventure
- Babar and the Adventures of Badou
- The Backyardigans
- Barney & Friends
- The Big Comfy Couch
- Caillou
- The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
- Chuggington
- Dora the Explorer
- Dragon
- Fifi and the Flowertots
- Franklin and Friends
- The Fresh Beat Band
- Go, Diego, Go!
- Guess with Jess
- Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs
- In the Night Garden
- Max and Ruby
- Mike the Knight
- Mister Maker
- My Big Big Friend
- My Friend Rabbit
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
- Olivia
- Play with Me Sesame
- Pocoyo
- Roary the Racing Car
- Rolie Polie Olie
- Roll Play
- Sesame Street
- Thomas and Friends
- Timmy Time
- The Wiggles
- Wonder Pets
- Yo Gabba Gabba!
[edit] Treehouse On-Demand
In 2005, Corus Entertainment began offering a video on demand service called Treehouse On-Demand to cable providers such as Rogers Cable and Cogeco, delivering content from Treehouse TV. It is offered as a free service to customers who subscribe to each providers digital cable service. Some providers such as Sasktel offer it as a stand-alone premium subscription service.
[edit] Treehouse (program block)
Treehouse was previously a programming block on YTV. It aired weekday mornings until 1998, after which it was replaced with an unhosted block, simply called "YTV Jr." While most hosted blocks had one or two hosts, Treehouse had three PJs (Program Jockeys) and was also co-hosted by The Fuzzpaws, which were stuffed animal puppets. As the name suggests, it was set in a tree house. PJ Katie had her own show, called PJ Katie's Farm, where she acted out stories with clay animals.
[edit] After Treehouse
After Treehouse was cancelled, The Fuzzpaws got their own show on YTV Jr. and PJ Katie went on to become Jenny on The Zone (Katie was her middle name, there already was a Jenny with YTV at the time she was a PJ[citation needed]) The name YTV Jr. was later dropped; however, there was still children's programming shown at the time, but there was not a special name given to it.
[edit] International distribution
[edit] See also
- Disney Junior (English)
- Disney Junior (French)
- Disney XD (Canada)
- Family
- Nickelodeon (Canada)
- Teletoon
- YTV
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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