Treehouse TV facts for kids
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| Country | Canada |
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| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Slogan | You're Watching Treehouse! |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | YTV Canada, Inc. (Corus Entertainment) |
| Sister channels | YTV Nickelodeon |
| History | |
| Launched | November 1, 1997 |
| Former names | The Treehouse |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Available on most cable systems | Channel slots vary on each operator |
| Satellite | |
| Bell Satellite TV | Channel 553 (SD) Channel 1640 (HD) |
| Shaw Direct | Channel 206 (HD) |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Aliant Fibe TV | Channel 253 (SD) Channel 500 (HD) |
| Bell Fibe TV | Channel 560 (SD) Channel 1560 (HD) |
| Bell MTS | Channel 155 (SD) Channel 1155 (HD) |
| Optik TV | Channel 9601 (SD) Channel 601(HD) |
| SaskTel | Channel 91 (SD) Channel 391 (HD) |
| VMedia | Channel 65 (HD) |
| RiverTV | Channel 23 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| StackTV | Internet Protocol television |
Treehouse TV is a Canadian English language specialty channel for preschoolers that was launched on November 1, 1997. Its name comes from YTV's former children's programming block, "The Treehouse". The channel is owned by YTV Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment, and is targeted from preschoolers aged 2—5.
Programming
Video on demand services
In March 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 standalone premium subscription service. Between June 2015 and May 2019, Corus operated TreehouseGO, a TV Everywhere service available on iOS and Android devices.
In 2011, Corus launched a standalone subscription video on demand service for iOS. It was later rebranded to Treehouse Classic before a 2016 revamp dropped the "Classic" branding.
Treehouse Direct
Treehouse Direct is a multilingual YouTube service that specializes in various animated and live action series, including those from Nelvana, another division of Corus Entertainment, along with select Nickelodeon series. It is dubbed in many different languages and split into different channels, such as Spanish and Portuguese, unlike the TV channel.
International distribution
- Jamaica - distributed on Flow Cable systems.
- The Bahamas - distributed on Cable Bahamas systems.
