Pop (UK and Ireland)



May-June 2003	2003–2006	2006–2008	2008–2010	2010–2015	2015–present

Toons 'n Tunes[]

May–June 2003[]

BETTER LOGO NEEDED

The channel was first launched as Toons 'n Tunes on May 29, 2003.

Pop[]

2003–2006[]

Almost one month later, on June 26, 2003, Toons 'n Tunes was renamed to Pop.

2006–2008[]

SVG NEEDED

Pop added an exclamation mark in their logo in October of 2006. The balloon for the "O" was phased out and then replaced by the logo in all caps.

2008–2010[]

SVG NEEDED

The logo was red and purple between February 2008 and October 1, 2010.

2010–2015[]

Designer:

Jellygroove (logo)
Versus (2013 idents)

Typography:

Custom (logo)
Harabara (on-air)

Launched:

October 1, 2010

The exclamation mark was removed from the logo on October 1, 2010 and it was updated.

2015–present[]

Designer:

MMMultiply (3D Logo) and SuperEStudio (2D Logo)

Typography:

Custom (logo)
Sofia Pro Bold (2015-2020)
Catalpa Black (2020-present)

Launched:

October 1, 2015

The bubble was removed just 5 years later, on October 1, 2015 and it looks similar to the 2010 logo, albeit with red outlines and having minor changes in the logo.

During November 2025, Narrative Entertainment announced the closure of both Pop and Tiny Pop’s linear television feeds on December 31st 2025, due to low viewing figures. However, the FAST channels of Pop and Tiny Pop will remain available after the closure.

V • T • E

Narrative Entertainment

owned by Narrative Capital Partners

The GREAT! Network:
Entertainment channels: GREAT! tv
Movie channels: GREAT! action | GREAT! movies | GREAT! mystery | GREAT! romance
On-demand: GREAT! player
Defunct: GREAT! comedy | GREAT! real

V • T • E

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Part of Sony

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment:
Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | Sony Pictures Kids Zone | Kartoon Studios (7%)

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions:
Destination Films | Affirm Films | Stage 6 Films

Sony Pictures Television Networks:
AXN: Asia | Latin America | Portugal and Spain
Other AXN-branded channels: AXN White (Portugal) | AXN Movies (Spain | Portugal)

Sony Channel: Latin America | Brazil

Sony Movies: Latin America | United States (Sony Cine)

Other US Networks: Great Entertainment Television

Video-on-demand:
Crunchyroll | Sony Networks | Sony One | Sony Pictures Core

Other channels:
Crunchyroll Channel | Game Show Network³ (Game Show Central) | Lifetime (Latin America)⁴ | FMN (Indonesia)⁵

Sony Pictures Experiences:
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema | Columbia Pictures Aquaverse | Wonderverse

Video-on-demand: Southeast Asia and India: HOOQ¹³ | United States: VRV | Funimation

Video-on-demand: Crackle

Other: Sony Pictures DVD Center

Notes

¹	Co-owned with Aniplex.
²	Formerly co-owned with Skybound.
³	Formerly co-owned with AT&T; Sony acquired AT&T’s stake of GSN in 2019.
⁴	Joint venture with A+E Networks.
⁵	Joint venture with Dori Media Group.
⁶	Co-owned with Nippon Television.
⁷	Transferred to Sony Music Entertainment Japan in 2001 and renamed to Aniplex in 2003.
⁸	Joint venture with Gaumont.
⁹	Joint venture with IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Discovery
¹⁰	Under license from Warner Bros. Discovery.
¹¹	Sold to Duo Media Networks (Postimees Grupp).
¹²	Joint venture with ESPN.
¹³	Joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery and Singtel.
¹⁴	Sold to KC Global Media Entertainment.
¹⁵	Sold to Narrative Entertainment.
¹⁶	Sold to SPI International.
¹⁷	Sold to National Media Group.
¹⁸	Sold to Antenna Group.
¹⁹	Under license from Viasat.
²⁰	Sold to Nojima.
²¹	Sold to JVM Holding.
²²	Joint venture with HarperCollins.
²³	Sold to Sastisfaction Group.
²⁴	Sold to High View Group.
²⁵	Sold to Eastern Television.
²⁶	Sold to Studio 100
²⁷	Co-onwed by The Coca-Cola Company
²⁸	Joint venture with Hasbro
²⁹	Assets acquired by WYNIT Distribution LLC.
³⁰	Joint venture with Warner Bros. Studios
³¹	Joint venture with LBS Communications, Inc.
³²	Joint venture with Thorn EMI, Warner Bros. and Cannon Films
³³	Joint Venture with 20th Century Studios