Pop!
Interesting new DTPS licence... It's actually a kids channel (not a music one).
Info here: http://cscmediagroup.com/showreels/325/POP
Licence: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/radiolicensing/html/tv/cs/dtps100011ba2pop.htm
Info here: http://cscmediagroup.com/showreels/325/POP
Licence: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/radiolicensing/html/tv/cs/dtps100011ba2pop.htm
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Over the years it has since evolved in to a more conventional children's channel, but they've kept the same name.
The channel is on Sky and Freesat until 10:30pm, after which it switches to teleshopping.
The CSC corporate website meanwhile teases:
No; it's a DTPS licence - ie. a normal channel.
Where do you think the hours will come from?
CSC is the only other kids' broadcaster with a major FTA presence - they have four core channels in all (and two timeshifts) over satellite, and aside from BBC and ITV are the only kids' broadcaster on Freesat.
The arrival of some of their programming onto Freeview will certainly be welcomed in homes with young families!
I'd assume that the schedule would be shaken up a little to accommodate programmes from Tiny Pop, PopGirl and Kix into the linear lineup, or possibly the addition of a QVC Beauty-style IPTV sidecar to stream the additional channels if only one linear stream is taken.
This could be for the ARQA slot just vacated by the BBC RB2 stream, of course.
I did wonder if another broadcaster would take the initiative of the limited competition available to stick a kids' channel up on Freeview: with Viacom having used TMF/Viva for Nick Jr block in the past and Spongebob/Penguins in the afternoons more recently, I did think they'd come up with a Nick-lite for Freeview showing a mix of younger and older kids' content, possibly sharing with a new comedy/entertainment/drama/movie archive service in the evenings (TV Land UK?), but it seems CSC have got in before them...
I'd assume LCN 75 (until the move) for POP, unless the Beeb shunt their HD channels down a place to let POP get down to number 73 (hey, you...)
or possibly a time share? Pop 06:00 - 19:00 (like CBBC) then True Entertainment in the Evening?
Some of the CSC channels on the CoMux multiplex would be better than BonanzaBonanza!
Instantly become the third most watched music channel overnight?
The answer will always be the same, the lower "time spent viewing" stats for music channels make them unattractive to advertisers. On a relatively expensive platform, such as DTT, they would struggle to raise enough advertising income to pay for the carriage contract.
Hi omnidirectional there are non music programs running on Viva 15:00-02:00 today.from Monday 3rd march 14:00-02:00 of non music programs.Starting with Scrubs @ 14:00.
Have we suddenly gone American? It's TV PROGRAMMES!
Available from 20 March (Thursday) on LCN 75.
No mention of restricted coverage areas or Freeview HD TVs suggests it is on a DVB-T national commercial mux.
I was assuming that anyway
There's plenty of space available, however I note that Create & Craft/Travel Channel combined fit these hours perfectly, so maybe something is happening there? Travel Channel's trial must have gone well or they wouldn't still be running, so I can see them moving to a 24hr slot.