Pop (UK TV Channel)

Pop (UK TV Channel)

Pop (previously known as Toons and Tunes) is a free-to-air television channel in the UK, broadcasting cartoons and pop music videos. It is owned by CSC Media Group, and launched on 29 May 2003.

Its sister channel Tiny Pop, which was launched on 27 July 2004, is for pre-schoolers. Its second sister channel Pop Girl was launched on 6 August 2007, and also shows cartoons and live action shows but is aimed at a more female audience. Its third sister channel, Kix! was launched on 19 May 2008, and also shows cartoons but is aimed at a more male and teen audience.

Pop broadcasts on Sky and Freesat. The channel's mascots — two cartoon characters — talk about upcoming cartoons, introduce competitions, read viewers' jokes and show viewers' artwork. The characters are a dragon called Rorry (identical to "Tricky", who "presented" a Saturday morning show on ITV in 1997), and his pet cat called Purrdy (again, taken from the Saturday morning show).