Pop (UK and 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 2003-June 2003) |
| Sister channel(s) |
Chart Show Hits Chart Show TV Flava Kix Movies4Men Scuzz Sony Channel Sony Movie Channel Starz TV Tiny Pop True Crime 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 125 Channel 128 (+1) (Manchester only) |
| Satellite | |
| Freesat | Channel 603 Channel 606 (+1) |
| Sky | Channel 616 Channel 626 (+1) |
| Eutelsat 28A | 11307 V 27500 2/3 11307 V 27500 2/3 (+1) |
| Cable | |
| WightFibre | Channel 100 |
| Virgin Media | Channel 736 |
| Streaming media | |
| FilmOn | |
| TVPlayer | Watch live (UK only) (TVPlayer Plus subscription required) |
| Sky Go |
Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
| Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (UK only) |
Pop is a free-to-air children's television channel in the United Kingdom, owned by Sony Pictures Television. As of June 2014, it broadcasts cartoons, facts and game shows on Sky, Freesat, and Freeview. Its target audience is 8 to 14 year old children.
It was launched on 29 May 2003, it was known as Toons and Tunes for a month, it was rebranded as Pop in June 2003. Links in between programmes featured a Scottish-accented dragon named Rory (who was originally called Tricky and appeared in the CITV series Tricky and spoke with an English accent) and his cat Purrdy.
Originally, the channel was mainly music videos until February 2004, when cartoons were first shown. Music videos were kept on the channel, but were then dropped entirely during mid-2006. They were later revived in early 2007, but only during a 60-minute slot called "Pop Party", now on Pop Girl.
In October 2006, a further change was added: Now the all cap letters ("!" included) are in 3D and are 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 changed its logo to purple and red and aired different shows.
Some of the programmes on Pop have previously screened on other UK channels (and hence it's assumed that the previous rights to show have lapsed); some have not been screened in the UK before. In some cases, the channel which previously broadcast a programme is now defunct (such as TCC, Discovery Kids and Toonami).
On 11 October 2007, Pop was launched onto Virgin Media, along with its sister channel Tiny Pop.
In 2008, Pop was made available on the then newly launched Freesat platform.
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