Pop, stylized in all caps, is a British free-to-air children's television channel owned by Narrative Entertainment UK Limited, targeting audiences aged 6 to 10. Launched on 1 October 2002 as Toons&Tunes by Chart Show Channels (CSC) Media Group, it later took on its current name and got sold to Sony Pictures Television, who in turn sold it and its local channels to its current owner in 2021. History Pop was originally launched on 1 October 2002 by Chart Show Channels (CSC) Media Group as Toons&Tunes. Toons&Tunes was then later rebranded as its current name, Pop (formerly stylized as pop and POP!), in June 2003. In the channel'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 on ITV1, 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," that was later known by appearing on its sister channel Tiny Pop until its retirement at the end of June 2009. 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. On 1 September 2020, Pop rebranded its on-air identity, with the premiere of Bakugan: Armored Alliance. 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. 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. Sky channel moves On 24 May 2007, Pop moved from 619 to 616. On 19 May 2008, Pop +1 ceased broadcast on 627. On 14 July 2014, Pop +1 relaunched from 629. On 1 October 2015, Pop +1 moved from 629 to 626. As part of the major EPG reshuffle on 1 May 2018, Pop +1 moved from channel 626 to 625. On 11