Kix (UK and Ireland)

Pop Max (formerly Kix! and then Kix) is a British free-to-air children's television channel in the United Kingdom, owned by Narrative Entertainment UK Limited. As of June 2014, it broadcasts cartoons, sci-fi, action and adventure series and anime on Sky and Freesat. Its target audience is 7 to 15-year-old boys.

History

At 6am on 19 May 2008, Pop +1 ceased broadcast and was directly replaced on-air with Kix content. '' Medabots'' was the first programme to be broadcast under the Kix! identity.

Kix was the fourth dedicated kids' channel to be launched by CSC: its three sister channels are Pop which was launched in October 2002, and shows cartoons and pop music videos for a mixed audience; Tiny Pop, which was launched in July 2004, and shows cartoons for young children and pre-schoolers; and Pop Girl, launched in August 2007.

In August 2008, Kix! launched onto Freesat.

In May 2013, Kix! was renamed to Kix. The labelling on the onscreen programme guide was changed in accordance with this. However, the Kix logo continued to include the exclamation mark until summer 2014.

Unlike all the other channels from Narrative Capital, Pop Max is not on Virgin Media.

Kix broadcasts on Freeview since April 2016, following the earlier addition of Pop and Tiny Pop to the service. Until 2019, Kix transmitted on the same local-TV multiplex as Pop, so that Kix was only available in areas where Pop is available. In August 2017, Kix rebranded its identity and is now under the Pop Max brand; however, its programming remained relatively unchanged. In June 2019, Pop Max moved to the G-MAN multiplex, meaning that Pop Max only broadcasts in Manchester on Freeview. As of 2021, Pop Max is not widely available on Freeview in the UK.

In early 2022, a live Pop Max stream was added to the Freeview Play version of the Pop Player app. On 25 May 2022, Pop Max was delisted from Freeview and was replaced with the Pop Player channe


As of 2022, Angry Birds Toons and Voltron: Legendary Defender are the only Pop Max exclusive programs.

Sky channel moves

On 7 May 2013, Kix! renamed to Kix from channel 627 on Sky.

On 30 August 2017, Kix renamed to Pop Max from channel 627 on Sky.

On 30 August 2017, Kix +1 renamed to Pop Max +1 from channel 629 on Sky.

As part of Sky's major EPG reshuffle on 1 May 2018, Pop Max moved from channel 627 to 626, Pop Max +1 moved from channel 629 to 627.

On 11 January 2021, Pop Max moved from channel 626 to 620 on Sky.

On 11 January 2021, Pop Max +1 moved from channel 627 to 621 on Sky.

Logos

File:Kix logo 2008.png, Kix! (19 May 2008 until 10 July 2014)
File:Kix! +1 logo.png, Kix! +1 (1 October 2013 until 10 July 2014)
File:Kix! Power logo.png, Kix! Power (22 July 2013 until 10 July 2014)
File:Kix logo 2014.svg, KiX (10 July 2014 until 30 August 2017)
File:Kix +1 logo 2014.svg, KiX +1 (10 July 2014 until 30 August 2017)
File:Kix Power logo 2014.svg, KiX Power (10 July 2014 until 30 August 2017)
File:Pop Max logo 2017.svg, Pop Max (since 30 August 2017)
File:Pop Max +1 logo 2017.svg, Pop Max +1 (since 30 August 2017)

Kix Power and Kix +1

In July 2013, Kix received Kix Power, which replaced Pop Girl +1 on Sky. Kix Power broadcast only ''Power Rangers''. Kix Power was replaced by a Kix +1 service in October 2013, and this timeshift ran through October to November 2013. Kix Power was then reintroduced in November 2013 for a second run, to operate in the run-up to December 2013, with Kix +1 resuming at the start of January 2014. Kix Power returned again, replacing Kix +1, on an ad hoc basis around major school holiday periods.

In April 2014, Kix +1 relaunched this time as Kix +. In July 2014, Kix + was closed down and replaced with Pop +1, which closed in 2008 and was replaced with Kix. In October 2014, Kix was rebranded as Kix Power for the October half-term. In October 2015, Kix +1 relaunched, replacing Pop Girl. In June 2016, Kix +1 was removed from Freesat and was replaced with Pop +1. In December 2016, Kix Power launched on Virgin Media.

Programming

The channel sources its programming from multiple independent studios.

Current programming

*'' Angry Birds Toons''
*'' Bakugan: Battle Planet''
*'' Bakugan: Geogan Rising''
*'' Grizzy and the Lemmings''
*''Lego City Adventures''
*'' Nate Is Late''
*'' Pokémon the Series: Black & White'' (also on CBBC and BBC iPlayer)
**'' Pokémon: Black & White''
**'' Pokémon: Black & White: Rival Destinies''
**'' Pokémon: Black & White: Adventures in Unova''
**'' Pokémon: Black & White: Adventures in Unova and Beyond''
*'' Pokémon the Series: XY and XYZ''
**'' Pokémon the Series: XY''
**'' Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest''
**'' Pokémon the Series: XYZ''
*'' Pokémon Journeys: The Series''
**'' Pokémon Journeys: The Series''
*'' Power Rangers Beast Morphers''
*''Skylanders Academy''
*'' Space Chickens in Space''
*''The Strange Chores''
*''Talking Tom and Friends''

Former programming

*''100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd''
*''3 Amigonauts''
*''ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks'' (now on Pop)
*'' Bakugan: Armored Alliance''
*'' Bakugan: Battle Brawlers'' *
*''The Batman''
*'' Batman Beyond''
*'' Beyblade''
*'' Beyblade Burst''
*'' Biker Mice from Mars'' (2006 series)
*'' Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese'' (also on CBBC and BBC iPlayer)
*'' Bunny Maloney''
*'' Code Lyoko''
*''Clay Kids''
*''Cosmic Quantum Ray''
*''Counterfeit Cat''
*'' Cupcake & Dino: General Services'' (now on Pop)
*''Detentionaire''
*'' Digimon Data Squad''
*'' Dino Squad''
*'' Dinosaur King''
*''Dr. Dimensionpants''
*''Dragon Ball GT''
*''Dragon Ball Z''
*'' Dragon Ball Z Kai''
*''Dragon Ball Super'' (now on Pop)
*''The Dukes of Broxstonia''
*''Freaktown''
*'' Get Ace''
*''Grojband''
*'' Hanazuki: Full of Treasures''
*''The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange''
*''Inazuma Eleven'' (seasons 1 and 2 only)
*'' Iron Man: Armored Adventures''
*'' Justice League''
*''Justice League Unlimited''
*''Lab Rats Challenge''
*'' Legend of the Dragon'' (now on London Live as part of London Live Kids)
*'' Legends of Chima''
*'' Lego Friends: Girls on a Mission'' (now on Pop)
*''LEGO Nexo Knights''
*'' Medabots''
*'' Mega Man: Fully Charged''
*''Metajets''
*'' Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'' (now on Pop)
*''Monster Warriors''
*'' The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show''
*'' ¡Mucha Lucha!''
*'' My Dad the Rock Star''
*'' Naruto''
*'' Naruto Shippuden'' (censored version)
*'' Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation''
*'' Numb Chucks''
*'' Oh No! It's an Alien Invasion''
*''Oggy and the Cockroaches''
*'' Pinky and the Brain''
*'' Pirate Express''
*'' Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl'' (now on CBBC and BBC iPlayer)
**'' Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl: Battle Dimension''
**'' Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Battles''
**'' Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors''
*'' Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon'' (now on CBBC and BBC iPlayer)
**'' Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon''
**'' Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Adventures''
**'' Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends''
*''Power Players''
*''Power Rangers Dino Charge''
*'' Power Rangers Dino Thunder'' (now available on demand on Sky Kids)
*'' Power Rangers in Space''
*'' Power Rangers Jungle Fury''
*'' Power Rangers Megaforce''
*'' Power Rangers Mystic Force'' (now available on demand on Sky Kids)
*'' Power Rangers Ninja Steel''
*'' Power Rangers Ninja Storm''
*'' Power Rangers Operation Overdrive'' (now available on demand on Sky Kids)
*''Power Rangers R.P.M''
*''Power Rangers Samurai''
*''Power Rangers S.P.D.'' (now available on demand on Sky Kids)
*''Power Rangers Time Force''
*'' Power Rangers Wild Force''
*'' Rabbids Invasion''
*''Rated A for Awesome''
*''Scan2Go''
*''SheZow''
*''Slugterra''
*'' Sonic Boom''
*''Sonic the Hedgehog''
*'' Sonic Underground''
*'' The Spectacular Spider-Man''
*''Storm Hawks''
*'' Tales from the Cryptkeeper''
*'' Total Drama Island'' (edited and censored version, now on Pop Player)
*''Total DramaRama'' (now on Pop)
*'' The Transformers''
*''Transformers Cybertron''
*'' Transformers: Cyberverse'' (now on Pop)
*'' Transformers: Rescue Bots''
*'' Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia''
*'' Trolls: The Beat Goes On!'' (now on Pop and Tiny Pop)
*''Ultimate Muscle''
*'' Voltron: Legendary Defender''
*'' Wolverine and the X-Men''
*'' X-Men: Evolution''
*''Yu-Gi-Oh!''
**'' Yu-Gi-Oh! GX''
**'' Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal''
*'' Zak Storm''

References

External links

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CSC Media Group
Children's television networks
Children's television channels in the United Kingdom
English-language television stations in the United Kingdom
Television channels in the United Kingdom
Television channels and stations established in 2008
Sony Pictures Television
2008 establishments in the United Kingdom