Pop UK (My AU)

Pop was originally launched on 29 May 2003 by Chart Show Channels (CSC) Media Group as Toons&Tunes.[2] Toons&Tunes was then later rebranded as its current name, Pop (formerly stylized as pop and POP!) in the following month. In September 2003, a timeshift sister network - Pop Plus, was launched.[3] Originally, the network focused on music videos with animated programming also part of the schedule, but with the numerous music video network options on British television at the time, this focus was quickly abandoned in 2004, when the animated content became much more prominent. Music videos continued to be carried on and off until 2010, before eventually being abandoned entirely.[citation needed] Initially, the channel broadcast animated content sourced from Granada Media's programming library under a six-month non-exclusive deal, before transitioning to content sourced mainly from DIC Entertainment and Nelvana.

In the channel's early years, links were presented by Rorry, formerly known as Tricky, an animated lime green dragon who used to host a Saturday morning show in the autumn of 1997, but was repurposed for the Pop channel. Tricky spoke with a northern English dialect, while Rorry spoke in a different voice with a Scottish accent, both versions were animated live through computer cues. He was accompanied by Purrdy, a dragon/cat hybrid who also appeared in the original Tricky programme on ITV, it was sometimes followed by a programme known as "The Cheeky Monkey Show" which features the live links of the animated coloured monkeys known as "The Cheeky Monkeys".

In July 2004, Pop Plus was rebranded as Tiny Pop with the channel's pre-school shows being moved over, alongside the Cheeky Monkeys.

On 10 August 2007, a one-hour timeshift service - Pop +1 was launched on Sky, alongside Tiny Pop +1. On 11 October, the channel was launched on Virgin Media, alongside Tiny Pop.[4]

On 19 May 2008, Pop +1 ceased broadcast and was replaced with a new sister network - Kix!.

On 1 February 2011, Pop was removed from Virgin Media to make way for the cable launch of True Entertainment.[5]

The MoonGoons were Pop's main mascot during from 2012 to 2015, starring in games, bumpers and idents during that period.

They were created by Aquamoon Games1 a division of CSC Media 

The two main ones were a blue octopus named Boofus and a Orange rabbit with antennas named Diggle2.

On 20 March 2014, Pop was launched on Freeview.[6] Prior to April 2016, Pop was only available in areas where there is a local TV channel. On 14 July, Pop +1 was relaunched on Sky, replacing Kix +1.

On 1 April 2016, Pop moved to a wider coverage nationwide freeview mix, becoming available to over 90% of the country.[7] The capacity vacated by Pop on the local multiplex was used to transmit Kix from 7 April 2016. Pop +1 moved to LCN channel 128, to release 127 for use by Kix, but was otherwise unaffected, continuing to broadcast locally to Manchester only until its eventual withdrawal from Freeview.

On 1 September 2020, Pop rebranded its on-air identity, with the premiere of Bakugan: Armored Alliance.[8] And on the same day, starting with Pokémon Journeys: The Series, the network became the new British home of the Pokémon anime, moving from its previous broadcasters, ITV1 and CITV, of over 20 years.[9]

On 9 November 2022, Narrative Entertainment announced the launch of a new FAST channel, Pop Kids, to stream on Samsung TV Plus, the new FAST network airs shows from Pop and Tiny Pop.[10]

Sometime in 2022, Pop began to branch into original content for the first time, as they approached Joe Tasker for a new show called Swipe It! With Joe Taker.

On 19 July 2023, Pop reverted to broadcasting on the local-TV multiplex, switching places with sibling film channel Great! Romance.[11] In September 2023, it was announced that Pop Kids would split into two FAST channels, with Tiny Pop getting its own channel, and with Pop replacing the current FAST channel.[12]

On 7 February 2024, Pop and other Narrative Entertainment channels were removed from Freesat to make way for the closure of the linear variant of Tiny Pop,[13] however it was relaunched in 21 August in the same year, but not on Freesat.

On 30 May 2024, Narrative Entertainment announced the launch of Pop Up, a binge-watching-style FAST channel that offers up programming from a single IP within a few weeks at a time.[14]

Current programming
Pop
The channel sources its programming from multiple production and distribution studios. Programming includes original shows such as Swipe It! With Joe Tasker (The talking potato from this show is the current mascot), and acquired programming such as Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir and Pokémon. The channel also includes movies and such as the Barbie television films, Pokémon and Monster High.[1]

Upcoming programming
Mermicorno: Starfall (early 2025)[2]
Original programming
Swipe It! With Joe Tasker[3]
Acquired programming
44 Cats[4][5]
Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks (also on Nickelodeon)[4][6]
Annedroids[7]
Bakugan[4]
Bakugan: Battle Planet[4]
Bakugan: Geogan Rising[4]
Bakugan: Evolutions[4]
Bakugan: Legends[4]
Barbie: A Touch of Magic[4][8]
Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures[4][9]
Barbie: It Takes Two[4][10]
Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot[4]
Droners[4][11]
Grizzy & the Lemmings (also on Boomerang, CBBC and BBC iPlayer)[4][12]
The InBESTigators[4][13]
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts[4][14]
Kung Fu Sock (Show is EXTREMELY obscure so I will explain, Young girl named Tee Zeng gets superpowers when she puts on a living sock named Master Kicko) [4][15][16]
Lego City Adventures (also on Nickelodeon)[4][17]
Lego Dreamzzz: Trials of the Dream Chasers (also on ITVX)[4][18]
Lego Friends: Girls on a Mission[4][19]
Lego Friends: The Next Chapter[4][20]
L.O.L. Surprise! House of Surprises![4][21]
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (also on Disney+)[4][22]
Moley[4]
Monster High (also on Nickelodeon)[4][23][24]
Polly Pocket[4][25]
Pokémon[4][26]
Pokémon Journeys: The Series[4][27]
Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series[4][28]
Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series[4]
Power Players[28]
Power Rangers
Power Rangers Dino Super Charge[4]
Power Rangers Dino Fury[4][29]
Power Rangers Beast Morphers[4]
Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty[4][30]
Sadie Sparks[4][31]
Shasha & Milo[4]
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power[4][32]
Skylanders Academy[4][33]
Space Chickens in Space[4][34]
Squish[4][35]
Team Jay[36]
Total DramaRama[4][37] (also on CBBC and BBC iPlayer)
Transformers: Cyberverse[4]
Films and specials
Barbie: Princess Adventure
Barbie & Chelsea: The Lost Birthday
Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams
Barbie: Mermaid Power
Master Moley By Royal Invitation
Miraculous World: New York, United Heroez
Miraculous World: Shanghai, The Legend of Ladydragon
Monster High: The Movie
Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice (also on CBBC and BBC iPlayer)
Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (also on CBBC and BBC iPlayer)
Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages (also on CBBC and BBC iPlayer)
Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel (also on CBBC and BBC iPlayer)
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You![a] (also on CBBC and BBC iPlayer)
Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us[a] (also on CBBC and BBC iPlayer)
Tiny Pop
Tiny Pop airs preschool programs such as Gabby's Dollhouse, Super Wings and PJ Masks.[38]

Original programming
Billy the Cowboy Hamster[39]
DinoCity
Acquired programming
Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe[40]
Apollo's Tall Tales[41]
Barbie: A Touch of Magic[42]
Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures[43]
Care Bears: Unlock the Magic[41][44] (2019–present)
Caring For Each Other
Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck[41]
Cookie's Crumby Pictures
Dino Ranch
Ella, Oscar & Hoo[41]
Elmo and Tango's Mysterious Mysteries
Elmo's World[41]
Esme & Roy[41]
Gabby's Dollhouse[45]
Gigantosaurus[41][46] (2020–present)
Go! Go! Cory Carson[47]
Grizzy & the Lemmings (also on Boomerang, CBBC and BBC iPlayer)[48]
Gus – The Itsy Bitsy Knight
Hello Kitty: Super Style![49]
Jeremy & Jazzy
Little Bear (English dub of Pompon Ours)[50][51]
Masha and the Bear (also on Cartoonito)[41][52]
Mighty Express (2022–present[53])[54][55]
Molang[41][56] (2018–present)
Monchhichi[41]
Mush-Mush and the Mushables
My Little Pony: Pony Life[41] (2020–present)
Petronix Defenders (2022–present[53])[57]
Pikwik Pack
PJ Masks[41][58] (2017–present)
Remy & Boo[41]
Simon[41]
Smart Cookies[41]
Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City (2022–present)[59]
Super Grover 2.0
Super Wings[41][60] (2017–Present)
Trotties[61]
Yeti Tales[41]
Pop Max
Pop Max mainly airs TV shows from sister channel Pop, such as Pokémon, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir and Grizzy & the Lemmings. Pop Max airs movies and specials similar to Pop, but it is mostly limited to Pokémon movies.[62]

Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks
Bakugan[63]
Bakugan: Evolutions
Droners[4][64]
Ethan Gamer Plays Roblox
Grizzy & the Lemmings
The InBESTigators[4][65]
Kung Fu Sock
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
Nate Is Late[66]
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
Pokémon Journeys: The Series[67]
Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series[28]
Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series
Power Players[28]
Power Rangers Beast Morphers
PocketWatch Ultimate MishMash
Art For Kids Hub[68]
Denis[69]
LankyBox[69]
Skylanders Academy[70]
Shasha & Milo[4]
Shasha & Milo: Shorts
Space Chickens in Space[71]
Squish[72]
Talking Tom & Friends[73]
The Strange Chores[74]
Total DramaRama
Films and specials
Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom (also on CBBC and BBC iPlayer)
Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened (also on BBC iPlayer)
Former programming
Pop
3 Amigonauts
The Adventures of Chuck and Friends[75]
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[76]
Alan the Last Dinosaur[77]
The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers[78] (now on S4C)
Animal Exploration with Jarod Miller[79]
The Animal Shelf[80]
Archie's Weird Mysteries[76]
Artzooka![75]
The Babaloos[76]
Babar[76]
Backyard Science[81]
Bakugan: Geogan Rising[82]
Bakugan: Evolutions
Bakugan: Legends
Battle B-Daman
The Berenstain Bears[76]
Big Top Academy: School's Out Edition[4]
Bimble's Bucket[83]
Bindi the Jungle Girl[84]
Blazing Dragons[76]
Bump in the Night[76]
Buzz Bumble[85]
Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs[86]
The Care Bears Family[87]
Clang Invasion[88]
Clay Kids
Clifford the Big Red Dog[89]
Corduroy[87]
Cosmic Quantum Ray[90]
Cubix[90]
Cyberchase[76]
Dennis the Menace[76]
Digimon Data Squad[91]
Dinotrux[92]
Dr. Dimensionpants[93]
Dragon Ball Super[b][94]
The Eggs
Ella the Elephant[95]
Eliot Kid[95]
Elliot Moose[76]
Erky Perky[84]
Fairy Tale Police Department[90]
Fantomcat[96]
Finding Stuff Out[81]
Flatmania
Funnymals
Freaktown[93]
Gasp![77]
Gawayn[77]
The Gees[88]
George and Martha[76]
Girlstuff/Boystuff
Grojband[95]
Grossology[91]
H2O: Just Add Water[97]
Hanazuki: Full of Treasures[98]
Hareport[88]
Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs[99]
I.N.K. Invisible Network of Kids[79]
Iggy Arbuckle[79]
Insectibles
Inspector Gadget (now on FilmRise)
Jamie's Got Tentacles[100]
Kaleido Star
Kampung Boy[76]
Kid Detectives[79]
Kikoriki/GoGoRiki[88]
Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
King
King Arthur's Disasters[88]
The Legend of White Fang[76]
Larva
The Legend of Calamity Jane[101]
LEGO Nexo Knights
Little Wizard Tao[88]
Littlest Pet Shop[97] (now on Sky Kids)
Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own (now on Sky Kids)
Loggerheads
Lola & Virginia[102]
Madeline[87]
Magi-Nation[103]
The Magic School Bus[76]
Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse[76]
Milly, Molly[75]
Mischief City[90]
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show[92]
Mona the Vampire[85]
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic[97]
The New Adventures of Lassie[92]
Nate Is Late[104]
The New Adventures of Nanoboy[88]
The New Yogi Bear Show
Noah's Island[76]
Numb Chucks
Numberjacks[75]
Oggy and the Cockroaches[105]
Oh No! It's an Alien Invasion[95] (now on FilmRise)
Old Tom[88]
Oscar's Oasis[79]
Out of the Box
Pandalian
Pat & Stan[81]
Patrol 03[87]
Pearlie[77]
Peg + Cat
Pigeon Boy
PINY: Institute of New York
Pippi Longstocking[76]
Pirate Express[92]
Pokémon
Pokémon the Series: The Beginning
Pokémon: Indigo League
Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl (now on CBBC and BBC iPlayer)
Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Battle Dimension
Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Battles
Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors
Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon (now on CBBC and BBC iPlayer)
Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon
Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Adventures
Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends
Pokémon the Series: XY and XYZ (now on BBC iPlayer)
Pokémon the Series: XY
Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest
Pokémon the Series: XYZ
Power Rangers
Power Rangers Megaforce
Power Rangers Dino Charge
Power Rangers Ninja Steel
The Raggy Dolls[76]
Redwall
Rekkit Rabbit[95]
Robin Hood: Mischief in Sherwood[97]
Robinson Sucroe[76]
Rocky and the Dodos[106]
Ruby Gloom[107]
Rupert[76]
Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch[97]
Sally Bollywood[77]
SamSam[90]
Santo Bugito[108]
Scaredy Squirrel (now on FilmRise)
Seven Little Monsters
Sherlock Yack[76]
Slugterra[97] (now on FilmRise)
The Smurfs[88]
Snorks
Sonic the Hedgehog[76]
Sonic Underground
Sparkle Friends
Stickin' Around
Spirit Riding Free
Super Duper Sumos
Super Mario World
Timothy Goes to School[87]
The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show
Tom & Vicky[109]
Totally Spies![110] (now on FilmRise)
Tracey McBean[88]
Tractor Tom[87]
The Trap Door[90]
The Transformers
Transformers: Rescue Bots[97]
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia[93]
Trolls: The Beat Goes On!

Changes in this AU: From October 12, Pop reverts to it's 2010-2015 branding, deletes all current shows besides Pokemon, brings back GoGoRiki, adds American Dragon: Jake Long, The Hollow, Horrid Henry and The Sarah Jane Adventures, and Pop Max closes to be replaced with a revival of Disney XD UK. Write a blog post about the changes, Swipe It is being reworked into a revival of Toonattik