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Pop Max
Final logo used from 2017 to 2025
CountryUnited Kingdom
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format16:9 576i SDTV
Timeshift servicePop Max +1
Ownership
Owner
Sister channels
History
Launched19 May 2008; 17 years ago (2008-05-19)
ReplacedPop +1
Closed22 April 2025; 3 months ago (2025-04-22)
Former namesKix! (2008-14)
Kix (2014-17)

Pop Max (previously Kix! and then Kix) was a British free-to-air children's television channel in the United Kingdom, owned by Narrative Entertainment UK Limited.[1] As of June 2014, it broadcast cartoons, sci-fi, action and adventure series and anime on Sky and on Freeview. Its target audience was 6 to 15-year-old boys.[2]

History

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At 6am on 19 May 2008, Pop +1 ceased broadcast and was directly replaced on-air with Kix. Kix was the fourth dedicated kids' channel to be launched by CSC: its three sister channels are Pop which was launched on 29 May 2003,[3] and shows cartoons and pop music videos for a mixed audience; Tiny Pop, which was launched in 26 July 2004, [citation needed] and shows cartoons for young children and pre-schoolers; and Pop Girl, a defunct channel launched on 6 August 2007.[citation needed]

In August 2008, Kix! launched onto Freesat.[4] The exclamation mark in its name was dropped in May 2013, though remained in some branding such as Sky's programme guide until the next year.[5]

Kix has broadcast on Freeview since April 2016, following the earlier addition of Pop and Tiny Pop to the service. In August 2017, Kix rebranded as Pop Max without any changes in its schedule.[6] A stream of the channel was added to POP Player's Freeview Play app in early 2022.[7] On 25 May 2022, Pop Max was replaced on Freeview with the Pop Player channel.[8]

Closure

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On 17 April 2025, Sky confirmed that Pop Max would be removed from Sky providers on 22 April 2025.[9] The channel closed on 22 April 2025, and its programming continues to be seen through the Pop Player.[10]

Kix Power

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In July 2013, Kix launched a Power Rangers-exclusive channel known as Kix Power, replacing Pop Girl's hour-behind timeshift feed, which varied between this channel and Kix's own timeshift channel for several years, depending on school holidays.[citation needed]

Programming

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Main article: List of programmes broadcast by Pop and sister children's television channels

References

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  1. ^ "Sony Pictures Television U.K. Channels Sold to U.S. Investment Firm Narrative Capital". Variety. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Kix | Showreel | CSC Media". Cscmediagroup.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Toons&Tunes launching today". Digital Spy. 29 May 2003.
  4. ^ "Freesat adds BET, five others". Digital Spy. January 2014.
  5. ^ "News". Overnights.tv. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Kix changes name to Pop Max". Digitaltveurope.com. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Pop Max Pokémon Takeover February 2022".
  8. ^ "Channel Changes and closures on Freeview". freeview.co.uk. 25 May 2022. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  9. ^ Court, Molly (22 April 2025). "Legendary children's channel on Sky axed from today after 17 years on air". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Narrative Entertainment nixes its POP Max kidsnet in the UK". Kidscreen. 23 April 2025.
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