27-07-2021, 09:47 PM
Pop has come a long way since launched (I also remember when it was called Toons and Tunes when it launched), the channel(s) have significantly improved over time presentation wise and Sony has been factor in that. The channel gets criticism for airing cheap kids shows that no-one wants or the other channels have passed up (sometimes it pays off for them, Boomerang passed on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and Tiny Pop picked up the rights, Disney Channel no longer exists and now Pop is the only place on linear TV where you can watch Miraculous), the channel costs nothing to receive so I can't really see the problem. The fact that the channel(s) were FTA from the beginning has been a strategy that has worked well for them, eventually gaining slots on Freeview and now we're at a time when pay-TV is declining.
The logo for Toons 'n Tunes: https://web.archive.org/web/200308110853...v/t11.html
Satellite Record: https://web.archive.org/web/200306011453...kyuk.shtml
Toons 'n Tunes was renamed as POP on 26th June 2003, just a little under a month after launch.
Pop's current branding and presentation is actually pretty nice, Superestudio, the design agency that developed the rebrand actually has a lot of info about it on their website: https://www.superestudio.tv/case-studies/pop/
The logo for Toons 'n Tunes: https://web.archive.org/web/200308110853...v/t11.html
Satellite Record: https://web.archive.org/web/200306011453...kyuk.shtml
Toons 'n Tunes was renamed as POP on 26th June 2003, just a little under a month after launch.
Pop's current branding and presentation is actually pretty nice, Superestudio, the design agency that developed the rebrand actually has a lot of info about it on their website: https://www.superestudio.tv/case-studies/pop/