Pop is an American basic cable and satellite television network that is operated as a joint venture between CBS Corporation and Lions Gate Entertainment.
The network was originally conceived in 1981 as a barker channel service providing a display of localized channel and program listings for cable television providers. Later on, the service, now branded as Prevue, began to broadcast interstitial segments alongside the on-screen guide, which included entertainment news and promotions for upcoming programs. After Prevue's parent company, United Video Satellite Group, acquired the entertainment magazine TV Guide in 1998 (UVSG would in turn, be acquired byGemstar the following year), the service was relaunched as TV Guide Channel (later the TV Guide Network), which now featured full-length programs dealing with the entertainment industry, including newsmagazines and reality shows, along with red carpet coverage from major award shows.
