| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
Type of site | Streaming video service |
| Available in | English |
| Headquarters | , Canada |
| Area served | Canada & USA |
| URL | www |
Ameba is a Canadian subscription streaming video service founded in 2007[1] and headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The service features children's cartoons & television series, movies, and music videos.[2]
On March 21, 2019, Ameba became the first CAVCO-accredited (Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office), independent, children's streaming service allowing content producers to meet the "Shown in Canada" requirement for the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC) program.[3]
Programming
Ameba content comprises over 14,000 episodes and 2,800 hours of children's programming from small independent providers, YouTube creators,[4] and international producers.[5][6][7] The service's programming spans educational content, preschool-targeted shows, classic shows from the 1980s-2000s, movies, animations, and music.
Availability
Ameba is currently available in Canada and the United States. Users without an account can only "watch one free, ad-supported video per show", while registered users can watch up to five. Accounts with a premium subscription can view the service's full catalogue, including feature-length movies, and without advertisements.[8]
Ameba TV is available across multiple digital viewing platforms, including:
- Amazon Prime Video Channels[9]
- Amazon Fire TV
- TiVo (standalone and Cable boxes)
- Xbox 360,[10]
- Roku media streamer,[11]
- The Roku Channel,[12]
- Google TV,[13]
- LGE Smart TV, LGE 3D Blu-ray players, and LGE Smart TV Upgraders.[14]
- iOS devices, including iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone.[15]
- Android Tablets and Phones.[16]
- Chromecast[17]
- Cinemood[18]
- Xumo[19]
References
- ^ "Ameba gains 1,200 subscribers after two days on Google TV". Winnipeg Free Press. June 2012.
- ^ "Ameba TV - About". Ameba.
- ^ "List of acceptable online services pursuant to CAVCO Public Notice". Government of Canada. 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Ameba TV rounds out pre-school programming". RapidTVNews. Archived from the original on 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
- ^ "Ameba TV signs up Nelvana content". C21.
- ^ "Ameba gloms onto four Mondo TV series". KidScreen.
- ^ "AMEBA TV PARTNERS WITH AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN'S TELEVISION FOUNDATION". Senal News.
- ^ Ameba Contact Center, retrieved 2023-11-21
- ^ "Ameba TV Launches on Amazon Prime". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
- ^ "Ameba TV app". Microsoft.
- ^ "ROKU Official Channel Store - Kids Channels". ROKU. Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
- ^ "The Roku Channels Adds 7,000 Free Kids Shows & Movies, With Dedicated Section For Your Family". The Streamable. 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Ameba Heads to Google TV". Kidscreen Magazine.
- ^ "Ameba Kids TV Channel Launches on LG Smart TV". PRWeb.
- ^ "Ameba Smart Kids TV Comes to iOS Devices". Playback.
- ^ "Ameba - Smart Kids TV Mobile".
- ^ "Ameba's Streaming TV for Kids is now Available for Chromecast". Entertainment News. 18 March 2014.
- ^ "CINEMOOD White Now Available In Select Target Stores Nationwide And At target.com". PRWeb.
- ^ "The Free Streaming Service Xumo TV is Launching on Android TV". Cord Cutters News. 21 August 2019.