Tiny Pop

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Tiny Pop
Tiny Pop logo 2018.svg
Logo used since 2018
Country United Kingdom
Programming
Language(s) English
Picture format 16:9 1080i HDTV
Timeshift serviceTiny Pop +1
Ownership
Owner
Sister channels
History
Launched8 September 2003;21 years ago (8 September 2003) (original)
21 August 2024;44 days ago (21 August 2024) (relaunch)
Replaced Great! Real (relaunch)
ClosedMarch 20, 2024;6 months ago (March 20, 2024) (original)
Former namesPop Plus (2003–2004)
Links
Website tinypop.com

Tiny Pop (styled as tiny POP) is a British free-to-air television channel, owned by Narrative Entertainment UK Limited. [1] Broadcast on many of the major digital television platforms in the UK, Tiny Pop, which was launched on 8 September 2003 as Pop Plus, and shows, its target audience is children aged 7 and under. [2] The station broadcasts principally animated content sourced from various distributors.

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History

As Pop Plus

The channel began on 8 September 2003 as Pop Plus, a secondary service to Pop. [3] The channel was licensed to air animation and music, it operated the same broadcast hours as its sister channel (6am to 8pm at the time; Pop later expanded to its current 24-hour service) and was not a direct timeshift of its sibling, instead offering an alternative mix of the channel's content. (At one point the arrangement was that whilst Pop was showing music Pop Plus would show cartoons, and vice versa, but this was not always the case).

As Tiny Pop

On 27 July 2004, it was relaunched as Tiny Pop, which allowed the main Pop to refocus on slightly older children and reduce its use of preschooler shows.

Tiny Pop initially broadcast on satellite TV – Sky (channel 615) from the channel's launch, and Freesat (channel 605) from the launch of the platform in 2008.

On 11 October 2007, Tiny Pop was launched on Virgin Media, along with its sister channel Pop. Pop was removed in 2011, but was brought back on 25 August 2016. The station has also been made available over other cable systems.

On 14 July 2016, Tiny Pop +1 was temporarily replaced by Pop Max. The channel aired back-to-back episodes of a show from Pop. Tiny Pop +1 returned on 1 December 2016. The channel ran a second time from 9 February 2017 to 25 April 2017.

On 13 September 2023, Tiny Pop was available as a fast channel on Samsung TV Plus and Rakuten TV. [4]

On 30 January 2024, it was announced Tiny Pop would move to online-only operations from 20 March 2024. It was replaced with a new channel concept, Great Real. [5] [6] The new channel would only last five months before Tiny Pop was returned to linear broadcasting over the same slots and channel space on 21 August. [7]

Programming

Freeview

On 23 October 2014, Tiny Pop was launched on Freeview, running daily from 3 pm to 7 pm in a slot timeshared with the Community Channel. It became a full-time channel on 15 March 2017.

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References

  1. ↑ "Sony Pictures Television U.K. Channels Sold to U.S. Investment Firm Narrative Capital". Variety. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Tiny Pop". CSC Media Group. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Chart Show looks to build Pop channel".
  4. ↑ Newsdesk1, RXTV (6 September 2023). "New POP children's streaming channels to launch > RXTV info". RXTV info. Retrieved 6 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ Newsdesk1, RXTV (30 January 2024). "Popular Freeview kids channel switches to online-only > RXTV info". RXTV info. Retrieved 30 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Eldridge, Kate (30 January 2024). "Tiny Pop Transitions to Digital" (PDF). Narrative. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  7. ↑ RXTV-Newsdesk_ (16 August 2024). "Sky confirms return of channel that went streaming-only". RXTV. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
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