Treehouse TV is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 English language

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 cable television

Cable television

Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...

 specialty channel

Specialty channel

A specialty channel can be a commercial broadcasting or non-commercial television channel which consists of television programming focused on a single genre, subject or targeted television market at a specific demographic....

 with programming targeted towards preschoolers that was launched on October 17, 1997. Its name comes from YTV's old children's programming block, The Treehouse. The channel is owned by Corus Entertainment

Corus Entertainment

Corus Entertainment Inc. is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment conglomerate.Corus is a leading Canadian specialty television and radio producer, with additional assets in pay television, advertising services, television broadcasting, children's book publishing and children's...

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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 Farzzle's World, 4 Square

4 Square (TV series)

4 Square is a Canadian television show for preschoolers, produced by Treehouse TV. The show consists of 4 different segments. Each segment has its own coloured backdrop, with the actors wearing the contrasting colour...

, the Mole Sisters

Mole Sisters

The Mole Sisters, based on the book series written and illustrated by Canadian Roslyn Schwartz, follows two mole sisters on their adventures as they explore their environment. Independent, curious, and full of energy, the sisters bring optimism and delight to their daily routine, whether rolling...

, or Toopy and Binoo

Toopy and Binoo

Toopy and Binoo is a Canadian children's television series created by Treehouse TV, Classic Media, and Spectra Animation. The original characters were created by French Canadian author Dominique Jolin.-Format:...

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