and then Kix) is 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 broadcasts cartoons, sci-fi, action and adventure series and anime on Sky and on Freeview.

[2] At 6am on 19 May 2008, Pop +1 ceased broadcast and was directly replaced on-air with Kix content on Sky channel 627.

[citation needed] 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.

However, the Kix logo continued to include the exclamation mark until summer 2014.

[citation needed] In August 2017, Kix rebranded its identity and is now under the Pop Max brand; however, its programming remained relatively unchanged.