Tiny Pop
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| Launched | July 27, 2004 |
| Owned by | CSC Media Group |
| Audience share | 0.1% (0.0% for +1) (March 2008, BARB) |
| Replaced | Pop Plus |
| Sister channel(s) | Pop Pop Girl Kix! |
| Timeshift service | Tiny Pop +1 |
| Website | tinypop.com |
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| Satellite | |
| Freesat | Channel 605 |
| Sky Digital | Channel 617 Channel 625 (+1) |
| Eurobird 1 | 11642V 27500 2/3 |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media | Channel 737 |
Tiny Pop is a free-to-air British television channel owned and operated by CSC Media Group. It was launched on July 27, 2004 and broadcasts cartoons and pop music videos. Its sister channel is Pop which was launched on May 29, 2003. Tiny Pop is a replacement for the now-defunct Pop Plus, which was originally a secondary channel of Pop, but Tiny Pop is aimed at a younger audience (similar to CBeebies). Tiny Pop's second sister channel is called Pop Girl and it was launched on August 6, 2007. Its third sister channel, Kix! was launch on May 19, 2008 replaced POP! +1, the 1-Hour timeshift of POP! which was launched on the same date as Pop Girl.
Tiny Pop broadcasts on Sky Digital channel 617 and Virgin Media channel 737. Programmes are introduced through the channels to animated monkeys, known as the Cheeky Monkeys, who talk about cartoons, read out jokes from viewers and show artwork. Many programmes in the early hours of the morning are shown without commercial breaks, although late night cartoons generally between 22.30 - 01.30 are replaced by teleshopping. On October 11, 2007, Tiny Pop was launched on Virgin Media, along with its sister channel POP!.
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[edit] Programmes
[edit] Current Cartoons
- Care Bears (Nelvana episodes only)
- Jasper The Penguin
- Lapitch
- Littlest Pet Shop
- Lazy Lucy
- My Little Pony (My Little Pony 'n Friends episodes only)
- New Adventures of Madeline
- Rainbow Fish
- Rupert (90's version)
- Strawberry Shortcake
- The Adventures of Paddington Bear
- The Berenstain Bears
- Timothy Goes to School
- Wheels on the Bus
- Corduroy
- Connie The Cow
[edit] Former Cartoons
- Babar
- Benjamin The Elephant
- Blinky Bill
- Cosy Corner
- Cushion Kids
- Elliot Moose
- Flipper and Lopaka
- Franklin
- Little Rosey
- Letters From Felix
- Marvin The Tap Dancing Horse
- Mumble Bumble
- The Busy World of Richard Scarry
- Tractor Tom
[edit] Logos
 Tiny Pop's first logo (2004-2007) |
 Tiny Pop's second logo (2007-) |
[edit] Music
As well as cartoons, the channel used to air music videos, in short slots. Named "Tiny Pops", they showed old and new songs from various artists. Originally, the music videos primarily aired were from boy bands, but that later changed to mainly being animated music videos, or music videos that tie into popular family films.
[edit] Tiny Pop Website
Tiny Pop recently had it's website launched which includes TV listings, games, jokes, an art gallery, a colouring center and competitions. Shortly after POP! and Pop Girl had their websites developed.
[edit] External links
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