Pop (Pakistani TV channel)

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Pop (Pakistani TV Channel)
Pop UK TV Logo (2015).svg
The logo as of 2018
CountryPakistan
Broadcast areaNationwide
Headquarters Islamabad, Pakistan
Programming
Language(s)Urdu
English
Picture format 16:9 HDTV 1080i
Ownership
OwnerEdutainment (Pty.) Ltd
History
Launched3 June 2018;6 years ago (2018-06-03)
Links
Website popfun.pk

Pop is a Pakistani children's free-to-air television network in Pakistan under license by the British channel with the same name . The channel was launched on 3 June 2018. The channel dubs its animated series in the Urdu language. It is available on Paksat-1R and Apstar 7 in HD. [1]

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History

The channel was launched on 3 June 2018 [2] as a free-to-air channel broadcasting cartoons in Urdu. In March 2020 Pop started to show HD format broadcasting.[ citation needed ]

Programming

Current programming

Former programming

See also

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References

  1. "Pop Pakistan - LyngSat". www.lyngsat.com. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  2. "CNN has started its Channel Pop Pakistan on Paksat". Opentro. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. "Teletoon+, Pop converse with Talking Tom". C21media. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.