# New Kids TV Streaming Service Inspired by Mr. Rogers : Tin Can Television

Danny Joe LaBrecque (host of Danny Joe’s Treehouse) is creating a brand-new subscription-based streaming service with children’s media content only. LaBrecque has assembled a team of children’s media professionals, including Sherri Hope Culver (director of the CMIL), to help market and strategize for the service. The service's vision is to exclusively feature live-action shows that highlight real adults as positive role models for children. As can be read in the Kidscreen article ([find here](https://kidscreen.com/2026/11/09/dozens-of-kids-hosts-unite-to-form-live-action-streamer-with-a-mister-rogers-vibe/)), LaBrecque stated, “think of us as the new generation of hosts like Mister Rogers, Shari Lewis, Mr. Dressup and LeVar Burton”.

The platform is currently awaiting fundraising in order to prepare it for launch. Once the goal is met, more than 25 children’s media live-action creators are prepared to release content to the platform through exclusive and non-exclusive licensing. These hosts each produce content with themes ranging from educational content on topics such as literacy, colors, and music. These creators include: Danny Joe himself, Stan Tucker (*The Very Airy Library*), Katie Kai, Ms. Shirel’s Imagination Island, Lindz Amer, the Beatbox Dads, Bri Reads, and Sophie Shrand (*Science with Sophie*).

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A central part of the Tin Can Televisions belief is that children can largely benefit from having adults to look up to and learn from. Gary Pope, co-founder of Kids Industries, stated “Children need role models. And here you’ve got them, all of which are so diverse and so different.” This approach allows children the opportunity to connect with adults of different backgrounds while exploring subjects that support their learning.

Media literacy advisor and board member, Sherri Hope Culver, views the platform as an opportunity for parents to seek trustrowrthy adult voices in the media that their children are consuming. Culver further adds that she hopes to see this platform succeed as a sustainable business that supports its creators while also maintaining its mission of providing high-quality children’s content. Kidscreen writes “‘I want people to believe this is possible with real \[live-action\] people,” she says. “Animation is wonderful, and I love it, but I want there to be options for kids. And there’s nothing like a real person who looks you in the eye, and says, ‘I hope you have a good day.'”