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{{Short description|Television shopping specialty channel}}

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'''Shopping channels''' (also known as '''teleshopping''') are a type of television [[specialty channel]] devoted to [[home shopping]]. Their formats typically feature live presentations and demonstrations of products, hosted by on-air presenters and other spokespeople who provide a [[sales pitch]] for the product. Viewers are also instructed on how they can order the product. Shopping channels may focus primarily on mainstream merchandise, or more specialized categories such as high-end fashion and jewelry. The term can also apply to channels whose contents consist solely of [[infomercial]]s.

'''Shopping channels''' (also known in British English as '''teleshopping''') are a type of television program or [[specialty channel]] devoted to [[home shopping]]. Their formats typically feature live presentations and demonstrations of products, hosted by on-air presenters and other spokespeople who provide a [[sales pitch]] for the product. Viewers are also instructed on how they can order the product. Shopping channels may focus primarily on mainstream merchandise, or more specialized categories such as high-end fashion and jewelry. The term can also apply to channels whose programming consists exclusivelyof [[Direct marketing|direct-response advertising]] and [[infomercial]]s.



The concept was first popularized in the United States in the 1980s, when [[Bud Paxson|Lowell "Bud" Paxson]] and [[Roy Speer]] launched a local cable channel known as the Home Shopping Club—which later launched nationally as the [[Home Shopping Network]]. It later gained competition from [[QVC]], who would eventually acquire HSN in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Isidore|first1=Chris|title=QVC buying rival Home Shopping Network|url=http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/06/news/companies/qvc-home-shopping-network/index.html|accessdate=6 July 2017|publisher=CNN Money|date=6 Jul 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/25/business/picking-up-the-pieces-in-home-shopping.html|title=Picking Up The Pieces In Home Shopping|last=Feinberg|first=Andrew|access-date=2018-09-30|language=en}}</ref> Home shopping channels originally relied on telephone ordering, but have since been required to emphasize [[online shopping]] as part of their business models in order to compete with online-only competitors (while distinguishing themselves with their use of on-air pitches and offers to entice potential customers).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://rts.org.uk/article/new-retail-revolution|title=The new retail revolution|date=2014-07-30|work=Royal Television Society|access-date=2018-09-30|language=en}}</ref>

The concept was first popularized in the United States in the 1980s, when [[Bud Paxson|Lowell "Bud" Paxson]] and [[Roy Speer]] launched a local cable channel known as the Home Shopping Club—which later launched nationally as the [[HSN|Home Shopping Network]] (HSN). It later gained competition from [[QVC]], who would eventually acquire HSN in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Isidore|first1=Chris|title=QVC buying rival Home Shopping Network|url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/07/06/news/companies/qvc-home-shopping-network/index.html|access-date=6 July 2017|publisher=CNN Money|date=6 Jul 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/25/business/picking-up-the-pieces-in-home-shopping.html|title=Picking Up The Pieces In Home Shopping|last=Feinberg|first=Andrew|access-date=2018-09-30|language=en}}</ref> Home shopping channels originally relied on telephone ordering, but have since been required to emphasize [[online shopping]] as part of their business models in order to compete with online-only competitors (while distinguishing themselves with their use of on-air pitches and offers to entice potential customers).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://rts.org.uk/article/new-retail-revolution|title=The new retail revolution|date=2014-07-30|work=Royal Television Society|access-date=2018-09-30|language=en}}</ref> In 2015, QVC acquired the retailer [[Zulily]] in an effort to expand its presence in online retail.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/zulily-is-lost-up-the-amazon-with-latest-deal-1439841642|title=zulily Is Lost Up the Amazon With Latest Deal|last=Gottfried|first=Miriam|date=August 17, 2015|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=August 18, 2015}} {{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/qvc-owner-to-buy-zulily-shopping-site-for-2-4-billion/|title=QVC owner to buy Zulily shopping site for $2.4 billion|first=Paula|last=Vasan|website=CNET|access-date=September 10, 2019}}</ref> [[ShopHQ]] is another US-based shopping channel.


Outside of the US, few of the notable shopping channels are [[TV Shop]], [[QVC (British TV channel)|QVC UK]] in Europe, [[The Shopping Channel (New Zealand TV channel)|The Shopping Channel]] in New Zealand, [[Shop TV]] in Philippines and [[TSC (TV channel)|TSC]] in Canada.



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Latest revision as of 10:39, 20 January 2023

Shopping channels (also known in British English as teleshopping) are a type of television program or specialty channel devoted to home shopping. Their formats typically feature live presentations and demonstrations of products, hosted by on-air presenters and other spokespeople who provide a sales pitch for the product. Viewers are also instructed on how they can order the product. Shopping channels may focus primarily on mainstream merchandise, or more specialized categories such as high-end fashion and jewelry. The term can also apply to channels whose programming consists exclusively of direct-response advertising and infomercials.

The concept was first popularized in the United States in the 1980s, when Lowell "Bud" Paxson and Roy Speer launched a local cable channel known as the Home Shopping Club—which later launched nationally as the Home Shopping Network (HSN). It later gained competition from QVC, who would eventually acquire HSN in 2017.[1][2] Home shopping channels originally relied on telephone ordering, but have since been required to emphasize online shopping as part of their business models in order to compete with online-only competitors (while distinguishing themselves with their use of on-air pitches and offers to entice potential customers).[3] In 2015, QVC acquired the retailer Zulily in an effort to expand its presence in online retail.[4][5] ShopHQ is another US-based shopping channel.

Outside of the US, few of the notable shopping channels are TV Shop, QVC UK in Europe, The Shopping Channel in New Zealand, Shop TV in Philippines and TSC in Canada.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Isidore, Chris (6 Jul 2017). "QVC buying rival Home Shopping Network". CNN Money. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  • ^ Feinberg, Andrew. "Picking Up The Pieces In Home Shopping". Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  • ^ "The new retail revolution". Royal Television Society. 2014-07-30. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  • ^ Gottfried, Miriam (August 17, 2015). "zulily Is Lost Up the Amazon With Latest Deal". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 18, 2015. (subscription required)
  • ^ Vasan, Paula. "QVC owner to buy Zulily shopping site for $2.4 billion". CNET. Retrieved September 10, 2019.

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