Yoopa

Yoopa (stylized YOOPA) is a Canadian French language specialty channel owned by Groupe TVA, a division of Quebecor Media. Initially aimed at preschoolers, 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 Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (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 Astral Media 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 Vidéotron — who has a hold of 51% of the Quebec market, the largest French market in Canada — owned by Quebecor Media, 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 Télémagino) on Bell Satellite TV. Vidéotron launched the channel on March 1, 2011.

Current programming

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* '' 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''
* Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks
* ''Les Astucieux''
* '' Boj''
* Blue's Clues & You!
* Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
* ''Bouli''
* ''Bouiing''
* Blaze and the Monster Machines
* Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese
* ''Bubble Guppies''
* ''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!''
* '' Curious George''
* Corn & Peg
* ''Dino Dan''
* ''Dino Dana''
* Daisy and ollie
* Deer Squad
* ''The Doozers''
* ''Drôles de bettes''
* '' Dora and Friends: Into the City!''
* ''Doki (TV series)''
* Dino Ranch
* Esme & Roy
* Floogals
* ''Fresh Beat Band of Spies''
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* ''Les étoiles de Fred''
* Littlest Pet Shop
* The Little Mermaid
* ''Les étoiles du dodo''
* '' Hank Zipzer''
* '' Henry Danger''
* It's Pony
* '' Julius Jr.''
* '' Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness''
* Kangaroo Beach
* '' Lazytown''
* ''Miam!''
* ''Miss Moon''
* Mecha Builders
* '' Miss Zazie''
* Middlemost Post
* ''My Big Big Friend''
* '' My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic''
* ''Nella the Princess Knight''
* ''The Octonauts''
* ''The Other Kingdom''
* '' Percy's Tiger Tales''
* ''Peppa Pig''http://universenfant.yoopa.ca/heros/peppa
* '' Rusty Rivets''
* Ruff-Ruff, Tweet and Dave
* Ricky Zoom
* Shaun the Sheep
* Silver Spoons
* Santiago of the Seas
* ''T'es où Théo?''
* ''Team Umizoomi''
* Topsy and Tim
* Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy
* True and the Rainbow Kingdom
* '' Timmy Time''
* Thomas & Friends
* Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go
* ''Tree Fu Tom''
* The Tales of Wonder Keepers
* ''Trip and Troop''
* ''Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!''
* '' YaYa and Zouk''
* ''Yétili''
* '' Zack Storm: Super pirate''
* ''Zoom the White Dolphin''

Former programming

International distribution

* Saint Pierre and Miquelon (French overseas collectivity) - distributed on the SPM Telecom system.

References

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{{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