YTV (Canadian TV channel)

YTV is a Canadian English-language discretionaryspecialty channel and the flagship property of YTV Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment. The channel launched as a joint venture between Rogers Media and CUC Broadcasting on September 1, 1988. Shaw Communications acquired CUC's 34% stake in 1995, followed by Rogers' remaining interest in 1996, before Shaw's media division was separated as Corus Entertainment in 1999. YTV's name was initially thought to be an abbreviation for "Youth Television", though the channel itself has denied this claim as confirmed on their website.

Programming on YTV is targeted at children and young teenagers, and has included live-action and animated series, films, and third-party content from international markets. From the mid-1990s until August/September 2025, YTV acquired programs from the American cable network Nickelodeon.

In 2009, Corus launched a Canadian version of Nickelodeon under licence from Viacom (later ViacomCBS/Paramount Global, now Paramount Skydance), which served as a sister network to YTV until its shutdown on September 1, 2025.

YTV operates two time-shifted feeds, running on both Eastern and Pacific Time Zone schedules. As of 2013, the channel is available in over 11.0 million households in Canada.