Pop (UK & Ireland)
| Pop | |
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| Launched | 29 May 2003 |
| Owned by | Sony Pictures Television |
| Picture format | 16:9/4:3, 576i (SDTV) |
| Audience share | 0.30% 0.03% (+1) (September 2016, BARB) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Formerly called | Toons & Tunes (May-June 2003) POP! (2008-10) |
| Sister channel(s) |
Chart Show Hits Chart Show TV Movies4Men Pop Max Scuzz Sony Crime Channel Sony Crime Channel 2 Sony Movie Channel Starz TV Tiny Pop TruTV True Entertainment True Movies The Vault |
| Timeshift service | Pop +1 |
| Website | popfun.co.uk |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview | Channel 206 Channel 209 (+1) (Manchester only) |
| Satellite | |
| Freesat | Channel 603 Channel 606 (+1) |
| Sky | Channel 616 Channel 625 (+1) |
| Astra 2F | 11307 V 27500 2/3 11307 V 27500 2/3 (+1) |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media (UK) | Channel 736 |
| WightFibre | Channel 100 |
| Streaming media | |
| FilmOn | |
| TVPlayer | Watch live (UK only) (TVPlayer Plus subscription required) |
| Sky Go | Watch live (UK & Ireland only) |
| Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (UK only) |
Pop (formerly stylised as POP!) is a free-to-air children's television channel in the United Kingdom, owned by Sony Pictures Television Networks. As of June 2014, it broadcasts cartoons, facts and game shows on Sky, Freesat, and Freeview. Its target audience is 8 to 10-year-old children.
The channel was launched on 29 May 2003, then known as Toons and Tunes for its first month on air. It was rebranded as Pop in June 2003.
The channel was originally mainly music videos until February 2004, when cartoons were first shown. Music videos were kept on the channel, but were dropped entirely during mid-2006. They were later revived in early 2007, but only during a 60-minute slot called "Pop Party."
In October 2006, a further change was added: The all capital letters ("!" included) of the logo became 3D and were shown dancing or chasing each other and eventually spelling out the logo "POP!". This ident was set to music very similar to the song Yakety Sax, though this was changed after a few months, perhaps due to the similarity.
In September 2008, Pop refreshed its logo to the colours purple and red.
On 20 March 2014, Pop was launched on Freeview. As a result, some pre school programming from its sister channel Tiny Pop started being broadcast on Pop. The pre school programmes would be broadcast between 9 am to 3 pm every weekday during school term, and they showed programmes such as Little Bear, The Adventures of Chuck and Friends, Numberjacks, Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs and Timothy Goes to School amongst other Tiny Pop shows. This ceased in February 2015 as a result of Tiny Pop having also become available on Freeview.
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