Pop (Pakistani TV channel)

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Pop (Pakistani TV Channel)
The logo as of 2018
CountryPakistan
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersIslamabad, Pakistan
Programming
Language(s)Urdu
English
Picture format16:9 HDTV 1080i
Ownership
OwnerEdutainment (Pty.) Ltd
History
Launched3 June 2018; 5 years ago (2018-06-03)
Links
Websitepopfun.pk

Pop is a Pakistani children's free-to-air television network in Pakistan similar to the United Kingdom feed. The channel was launched on 3 June 2018. The channel dubs the animated series in the Urdu language. It is available on Paksat-1R and Apstar 7 in HD.[1]

History[edit]

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[edit]

Current programming[edit]

Former programming[edit]

Related channels[edit]

Pop (stylised as POP) is a British free-to-air children's television channel owned by Narrative Entertainment UK Limited.[4] Its target audience is 8 to 12-year old children.[4] It made its debut in the UK in 2002. In Pop's early years, links were presented by Rorry, a lime green dragon with a Scottish accent, who was animated live. He was accompanied by Purrdy, a dragon/cat hybrid who also appeared in the original Tricky programme which had aired on ITV.[citation needed] Originally, the network focused on music videos, with animated programming also being 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 2007, before eventually being abandoned entirely.[citation needed] Pop was originally launched on 1 October 2002 by CSC Media Group as Toons and Tunes.[5] Toons and Tunes was then later re-branded as Pop in May 2003.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  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.
  4. ^ a b "Sony Pictures Television U.K. Channels Sold to U.S. Investment Firm Narrative Capital". Variety. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Toons&Tunes launching today". Digital Spy.