Since its launch, YTV has aired various programs consisting of both original live-action and animated television series, movies, and third-party shows from various international markets.

In addition to its own domestic productions, YTV also airs a number of programming directly from U.S.-based Nickelodeon as well as Disney Channel, and Cartoon Network.

[3] The channel was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in 1987 by Rogers Cable and CUC Broadcasting.

[10] Initially, YTV utilized computer-generated graphics in their network IDs, which were normally set against different sky backgrounds that changed depending on the time of day.

Many of the channel’s promos from this period often focused on promoting the brand through crude humour, often at the expense of the programs being advertised.

On October 6, 2014, the channel underwent a brand refresh, with new graphics and bumps created by the Toronto-based Eloisa Iturbe Studio.

Treehouse is a Category A cable and satellite specialty channel which airs programming targeted to preschoolers ages six and younger.

Like its counterparts in the U.S. and elsewhere, Nickelodeon airs programs, including both live action series and animation, aimed at children to younger teenagers, specifically targeted to ages 7–11.

In July 2005, Corus Entertainment partnered up with Comcast Corporation to launch a cable video-on-demand service called "Vortex on Demand" in the U.S.

The deal consisted of 393 30-minute animated TV series from the Nelvana library; it aired programs such as Cadillacs & Dinosaurs and Medabots.

In 2008, Corus Entertainment started offering a video-on-demand service called "Bionix On Demand" to Canadian cable providers.

[52][53] Along with YTV, Vrak launched on September 1, 1988 as Le Canal Famillie, which began as a French version of its sister network, Family.

Yoopa got shut down on January 11, 2024, and was replaced with a TV broadcast version of its parent company's Qub Radio channel.

[54] On September 25, the CRTC confirmed it had revoked Vrak's licence at the request of Bell Media,[55] with the channel shut down on October 1, 2023.