Yippee TV is an American children’s subscription video on-demand

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service, founded in December 2019 and is based in

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. Through a partnership with

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, Yippee TV became the exclusive streaming service of the

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'' in 2019.

History

Yippee TV was founded by Brandon Piety in Los Angeles and is accessible worldwide on Roku, AppleTV, Fire TV, Samsung TV, iOS, and Android apps. Regarding the vision behind the streaming service, Piety explained that Yippee "was built by parents for parents. There are no ads, algorithms, or attitudes, and the shows on our platform are safe and actually fun." When the service launched in December 2019, Yippee TV had over 1000 hours of streaming content. In March 2021, Yippee TV announced it had over 50,000 active monthly users. As of March 2022 the service had "over tens of thousands of paying subscribers."

Programming

Yippee TV is the exclusive streaming service of ''The VeggieTales Show'' and released new episodes monthly in 2020 and 2021 into 2022. Original programs on Yippee TV include the world's first car show for kids, ''Backseat Drivers'', ''Pete and Penelope'', and ''This Cosmic Planet''. Yippee TV premiered ''Making Magic at Home with

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.'' Yippee TV also features content curated from

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and faith-based programming. Reviews of the service's content are positive, with Playlister noting "With a staggering selection of 5-star reviews to view online, it is clear that Yippee is a family favorite."

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