Yippee TV

Yippee TV
Type of businessOTT video streaming platform
Available inEnglish
FoundedDecember 2019
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California,
United States
Area servedWorldwide
URLwww.yippee.tv
RegistrationMonthly subscription required to access content
LaunchedDecember 2019; 4 years ago (2019-12)
Current statusOperating

Yippee TV is a Christian-based American children’s subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service, founded in December 2019 and is based in Los Angeles, California.[1][2][3] Through a partnership with NBCUniversal and Big Idea Entertainment, Yippee TV became one of the few streaming services offering the Christian computer generated musical children's animation series The VeggieTales Show in 2019.[4]

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.[3] 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."[5] When the service launched in December 2019, Yippee TV had over 1000 hours of streaming content.[5]

Since its inception, Yippee TV has added new content weekly, and as of August 2024 has over 250 different series on the platform totaling thousands of hours of content.[6] In addition to several original productions, Yippee TV has partnered with numerous content creators to provide curated family-friendly content for kids and families since 2019.

Programming

Yippee TV was the exclusive streaming service of The VeggieTales Show in 2019 and released new episodes monthly in 2020 and 2021 into 2022.[7][8] Original programs on Yippee TV include the world's first car show for kids, Backseat Drivers,[9] Pete and Penelope,[10] and This Cosmic Planet.[11] Yippee TV premiered Making Magic at Home with Justin Flom[12][13] and offers the shows such as The Yippee Show, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Time2Dance, Hermie and Friends and Adventures from the Book of Virtues.[2] Yippee TV also features content curated from YouTube and faith-based programming.[14] 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."[15]

As of August 2024, the top viewed programs on Yippee TV include:

  • Maggie’s Market
  • Danny Go!
  • Moore The Merrier Vlogs
  • VeggieTales
  • Sky and Finn
  • Listener Kids (Sing & Dance!)
  • Life of Riley
  • Hey-0 Stories of The Bible
  • The Fixies
  • Superbook
  • Cowboy Jack
  • The Yippee Show
  • Ollie
  • Sunny Bunnies
  • Animals Doing Things
  • Paisley's Corner With Silly Miss Lily
  • Daily Devo
  • The Fish Whisperer
  • Keekah and Friends
  • Arts & Crafts by Three Sisters[6]

References

  1. ^ "Yippee Entertainment Becomes One of the Most Popular Streaming Networks of 2020". Yahoo! Finance. 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  2. ^ a b Siegel, Fern (2020-04-20). "Kid-Oriented Yippee Debuts, New Streamer Pushes Wholesome Fare". The Streamable. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  3. ^ a b Milligan, Mercedes (2020-04-20). "New 'No Sass' Kids' Streamer Yippee Launches with Free Trial". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  4. ^ Froust, Michael (2020-09-15). "Newest VeggieTales Is a Combination of Muppets and 'Classic VeggieTales,' Co-Creator Says". Christian Headlines. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  5. ^ a b Catana, Kelli (2020-06-03). "New Streaming Service Offers Content Just For Kids". Moms. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  6. ^ a b "All Yippee Shows (A to Z): Starting With Top 20". Yippee TV. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  7. ^ Guo, Kitty (2020-12-10). "Every VeggieTales Silly Song, Ranked". Vulture. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  8. ^ "YIPPEE TV Launches New VEGGIETALES Episode: "A ShakeSparagus Play – A Lesson in Humility"". Gospel Music Association. 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  9. ^ Berk, Brett (2020-04-17). "Now Streaming: Backseat Drivers, a New Car Show Starring Kid Drivers". Car and Driver. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  10. ^ Phillips, Morgan (2020-07-29). "Character building". Tulsa People. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  11. ^ Romano, Jason (2020-06-03). "NEW PODCAST: Christian Yeager - TV Host, Surfer". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  12. ^ Regan, Chelsea (4 June 2020). "JUSTIN FLOM × YIPPEE TV". 360 Magazine. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  13. ^ Regan, Chelsea (2020-06-03). "Justin Flom's Making Magic at Home Bows on Yippee TV". TVKIDS. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  14. ^ Becker, David (2020-05-07). "The top streaming services you should be using during the pandemic". Appleosophy. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  15. ^ Glas, Grant (2021-10-05). "Which is Better: Minno vs Yippee?". Playlister. Retrieved 2022-05-25.