Yoopa (stylized YOOPA) is a

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owned by

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, a division of

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. Initially aimed at

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ers, Yoopa now broadcasts programming targeted toward children, aged 2–11. A magazine for parents using the Yoopa name was launched on April 1, 2010 in conjunction with the launch of the television channel. The magazine replaced EspaceParents.ca, owned by TVA Publications, a division of Groupe TVA.

History

In February 2010, TVA Group was granted approval by the

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(CRTC) to launch a television channel called ''TVA Junior'', described as "a national French-language Category 2 specialty programming undertaking aimed exclusively at children from two to six years old." The channel was launched on April 1, 2010 in as Yoopa.

Dispute with Vrak.TV Junior

Before Yoopa's launch and its approval by the CRTC, fellow broadcaster

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had been approved for a similar channel in March 2006 called Vrak.TV Junior. Prior to its launch, Astral Media claimed that it had secured carriage on a number of other television providers, except

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— who has a hold of 51% of the Quebec market, the largest French market in Canada — owned by

, the parent of TVA Group. Astral claimed Vidéotron's refusal to carry the channel was to avoid competition for its upcoming channel, Yoopa.Un youpi pour le Yoopa de TVA?
Cyberpresse.ca; 2010-02-27 Astral attributed the delay in the launch of Vrak Junior to Vidéotron's refusal to carry the channel. Vidéotron categorically denied the accusation. Vrak.TV Junior was launched on July 5, 2010 as Playhouse Disney Télé (now

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) on

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. Vidéotron launched the channel on March 1, 2011.

Current programming

* * '' 44 Cats'' * ''L'académie secrète'' * '' The Adventures of Chuck and Friends'' * Abby Hatcher * Ask the StoryBots * The Adventures of Paddington * ''Annie Brocoli autour du monde'' *

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* ''Les Astucieux'' * ''

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'' * Blue's Clues & You! * Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom * ''

Bouli ''Bouli'' is an animated television series originally produced in France between 1989 until 1991. Synopsis The Moon magically brings Bouli the snowman and his snowman friends to life and keeps them from melting. All the snowmen live in a pic ...

'' * ''Bouiing'' *

Blaze and the Monster Machines ''Blaze and the Monster Machines'' is a computer-animated interactive children's television series with a focus on teaching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) that premiered on Nickelodeon on October 13, 2014. The series rev ...

* Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese * ''

Bubble Guppies ''Bubble Guppies'' is a CGI-animated children's television series produced for Nickelodeon and created by Jonny Belt and Robert Scull. The series is a combination of the sketch comedy, edutainment, and musical genres, and revolves around the un ...

'' * ''La cabane à histoires'' * Care Bears: Unlock the Magic * Cars Toons * Cars on the Road * ''

The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! ''The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!'' is a children's animated television series that premiered in 2010, on August 7 on Treehouse TV in Canada, on September 6 on PBS Kids in the United States and also in the UK on CITV and Tiny Pop. ...

'' * '' Curious George'' * Corn & Peg * ''

Dino Dan ''Dino Dan'' is a Canadian television series that was created and is directed by J. J. Johnson. The series premiered on TVOKids in Canada on January 4, 2010 and on Nick Jr. in the United States on October 17, 2010. The show is produced by Sinkin ...

'' * ''Dino Dana'' *

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Deer Squad ''Deer Squad'' () is a Chinese computer-animated children's television series produced by iQIYI in Beijing. The show started out as a series of shorts on China Central Television. The first episode of the full series premiered on iQIYI's vide ...

* '' The Doozers'' * ''Drôles de bettes'' * '' Dora and Friends: Into the City!'' * ''

Doki (TV series) ''Doki'' (also known as ''Doki Adventures'') is a Canadian animated children's television series for Discovery Kids that premiered on the channel in Latin America on April 15, 2013. The series is produced by Portfolio Entertainment. The series i ...

'' *

Dino Ranch ''Dino Ranch'' is a CGI animated children's television series created by Matthew Fernandes, co-founder and chief creative officer of Industrial Brothers. Dino Ranch follows the adventures of the Cassidy family as they tackle life on the ranch in ...

* Esme & Roy * Floogals * '' Fresh Beat Band of Spies'' *
La fée coquillette
' * ''Les étoiles de Fred'' *

Littlest Pet Shop Littlest Pet Shop is a toy franchise and cartoon series owned by Hasbro. The original toy series was produced by Kenner in the early 1990s. An animated television series was made in 1995 by Sunbow Productions and Jean Chalopin Creativite et Deve ...

The Little Mermaid "The Little Mermaid" ( da, Den lille havfrue) is a literary fairy tale written by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. The story follows the journey of a young mermaid who is willing to give up her life in the sea as a mermaid to gain a ...

* ''Les étoiles du dodo'' * '' Hank Zipzer'' * ''

Henry Danger ''Henry Danger'' is an American comedy television series created by Dan Schneider and Dana Olsen that aired on Nickelodeon from July 26, 2014 to March 21, 2020. The series stars Jace Norman, Cooper Barnes, Riele Downs, Sean Ryan Fox, Ella A ...

'' *

It's Pony ''It's Pony'' is a British animated television series created by Ant Blades that premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on January 18, 2020. The series is storyboarded, designed, produced, and animated by Blue-Zoo Animation. Premise '' ...

* '' Julius Jr.'' * '' Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness'' *

Kangaroo Beach ''Kangaroo Beach'' is an Australian animated television series for preschool children which debuted on ABC Kids on 25 January 2021. It was created by Tim Bain, who is also a writer with Charlotte Rose Hamlyn, Simon Dodd and Samantha Carroll. ...

* '' Lazytown'' * ''Miam!'' * '' Miss Moon'' * Mecha Builders * '' Miss Zazie'' * Middlemost Post * '' My Big Big Friend'' * ''

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' is an animated children's television series based on the fourth incarnation of Hasbro's ''My Little Pony'' franchise. The series follows a studious unicorn (later an alicorn) pony named Twilight Spark ...

'' * '' Nella the Princess Knight'' * '' The Octonauts'' * ''

The Other Kingdom ''The Other Kingdom'' is a fantasy sitcom created by Thomas W. Lynch that aired on Nickelodeon from April 10, 2016 to June 19, 2016. The series stars Esther Zynn, Callan Potter, Celina Martin, Taylor Adams, and Josette Halpert. Plot Fairy ...

'' * '' Percy's Tiger Tales'' * ''

Peppa Pig ''Peppa Pig'' is a British preschool animated television series by Astley Baker Davies. The show follows Peppa, an anthropomorphic female piglet, and her family, as well as her peers portrayed as other animals. The show first aired on 31 May ...

''http://universenfant.yoopa.ca/heros/peppa * ''

Rusty Rivets ''Rusty Rivets'' is a Canadian 3D CGI animated television series, and is produced by Arc Productions and Spin Master Entertainment. ''Rusty Rivets'' aired for three seasons, simultaneously on Treehouse TV in Canada and on Nickelodeon in the U. ...

'' * Ruff-Ruff, Tweet and Dave * Ricky Zoom *

Shaun the Sheep ''Shaun the Sheep'' is a British stop-motion television series and a spin-off of the '' Wallace and Gromit'' franchise. The title character is Shaun (previously featured as the sheep named "Shaun" in the 1995 short film '' A Close Shave'' and ...

Silver Spoons ''Silver Spoons'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from September 25, 1982, to May 11, 1986, and in broadcast syndication, first-run syndication from September 27, 1986, to May 30, 1987. The series was produced by Embassy ...

* Santiago of the Seas * ''T'es où Théo?'' * '' Team Umizoomi'' * Topsy and Tim * Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy * True and the Rainbow Kingdom * ''

Timmy Time ''Timmy Time'' is a British preschool stop-motion clay animated television programme created and produced by Jackie Cockle for the BBC's CBeebies and produced by Aardman Animations. It started broadcasting in the United Kingdom on 6 April 200 ...

'' *

Thomas & Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' (originally known as ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' and later ''Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!'') is a British children's television series that aired across 24 series from 1984 to 2021. Based on ''The ...

* Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go * ''

Tree Fu Tom Tree Fu Tom is a British live-action/ CGI television series which has been shown on BBC and CBeebies in the UK and Universal Kids and NBC in the USA. It is set in a miniature magical countryside and village area (Treetopolis) on the top of a ...

'' * The Tales of Wonder Keepers * ''Trip and Troop'' * ''

Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! ''Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!'' is an American children's educational Flash animated television series created by Bob Boyle. The series was produced by Bolder Media (a joint venture of Frederator Studios and the Mixed Media Group) and Starz Media i ...

'' * ''

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'' * ''Yétili'' * '' Zack Storm: Super pirate'' * '' Zoom the White Dolphin''

Former programming

International distribution

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( French overseas collectivity) - distributed on the SPM Telecom system.

References

External links

* {{Children's television in Canada Digital cable television networks in Canada French-language television networks in Canada Television channels and stations established in 2010 Children's television networks in Canada Commercial-free television networks Preschool education television networks