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Treehouse TV

Treehouse TV
Current logo since April 8, 2013
CountryCanada
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario
Programming
Language(s)English
Audio described
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerCorus Entertainment
ParentYTV Canada, Inc.
Sister channelsYTV
Nickelodeon
History
LaunchedNovember 1, 1997 (1997-11-01), 27 years ago
Links
Websitetreehousetv.com fr.teletoon.com

Treehouse TV (commonly known as Treehouse) is a Canadian English-language discretionary specialty channel that was launched in 1997.[1] Its name comes from sister network YTV's former programming block, "The Treehouse". The channel is owned by YTV Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment.[2] Having launched on November 1, 1997, it is the first full-day preschool-oriented TV channel in Canada.

Development of a separate channel started when YTV aired preschool shows as part of its weekday morning line-up. This block of shows was given the name "The Treehouse" in 1994. On November 1, 1997, Treehouse TV launched as its own channel, airing from 6 a.m. to 3 a.m. daily.[3] The channel, as of 2003, is currently a 24-hour broadcaster.

Like the block it was spun off from, commercials weren't broadcast when the Treehouse channel first launched. Instead, shorts hosted by humans and puppets were broadcast.[4] As of 2011, Treehouse TV had been available to over 7.5 million homes across Canada.[5]

  1. ^ Canadian 'prodcos' tot TV talent perks up kids market Retrieved on March 29, 2018
  2. ^ "Ownership Chart 32b" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  3. ^ "Canadian prodcos' tot TV talent perks up kids market".
  4. ^ "Special Report: Canada's YTV turns 10: Treehouse TV is focus for international growth".
  5. ^ "Treehouse: Canada's top kids net stays the course" (PDF). Kidscreen. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2011.

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