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'''Shopping channels''' 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 jewellery. Such channels may also air [[infomercial]]s or other pre-recorded programming during off-peak hours. |
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'''TV Shopping channels''' are dedicated [[television]] [[speciality channel]]s that broadcast products by demonstration or explanation targeted towards [[home shopping]] audiences some of whom become consumers. Many of the major shopping channels, such as QVC and HSN, broadcast live 24/7. QVC completed its acquisition of the rest of the 66% of HSN by the end of 2017. The format of the show usually includes a host and a guest/product expert. The [[home shopping]] industry has grown quickly over the past 30+ years with eCommerce sales exceeding 50% of sales activity and mobile/tablet sales commanding over 50% of those digital sales. |
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The concept was first popularized in the United States in the 1980's 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]].<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> |
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>>> If you know of past or present TV shop channels, please inform Budd Margolis so this list can be amended. Thank you! <<< |
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[[Direct response television]] ([[infomercial]]s) is another and significant sector of the global [[home shopping]] business and does not operate solely on shopping channels. There are dedicated infomercial channels mostly in the UK and streamed online. Earlier infomercials lacked a stable industry and sufficient product quality control and therefore attracted a negative reputation. |
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Sales Per Minute (SPM) & Dollars Per Minute (DPM) are key metrics that are used to monitor sales activity and maximize efficiency, they are used to decide how successful a product is when receiving airtime on TV. |
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==Home shopping pioneers== |
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* [[Roy Spear]] |
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* [[Bud Paxson]] |
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* [[Bob Circosta]] |
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* [[Joseph Segel]] |
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* [[Douglas S. Briggs]] |
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* [[Mindy Grossman]] |
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* [[Barry Diller]] |
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* [[Kathy Levine]] |
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* John Eastman |
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* [[Bob Bowersox]] |
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* [[John Cremeans]] |
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==Home shopping channels== |
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===USA=== |
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* Free-to-Air - Terrestrial/[[unicast]] |
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** [[QVC]] ([[Qurate Retail Group]]) http://www.qvc.com/ |
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** [[Beauty IQ - QVC]] |
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** [[QVC 2]] |
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** [[Home Shopping Network]] ([[Qurate Retail Group]]) https://www.hsn.com/ |
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** [[HSN 2]] |
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** [[Shop LC]] ([[Vaibhav Global]]) https://www.shoplc.com/ |
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** [[Evine]] (ValueVision Media) http://www.evine.com/ |
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* [[America's Auction Network]] (Jeremiahs International) http://www.aantv.com/ |
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* [[America's Value Channel]] http://www.shopavc.com/ |
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* [[Gem Shopping Network]] https://www.gemshopping.com/ |
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* [[Gems TV]] http://www.gemstv.com/ |
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* [[Jewelry Television]] (Multimedia Commerce Group Inc.) http://www.jtv.com/ |
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* [[Gemporia]] (The Genuine Gemstone Company) https://www.gemporia.com/en-us/auction/ |
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* [[Shop TV]] (Solar Entertainment Corporation) Streamed http://www.shoptv.com/ |
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* [[The Coin Vault]] http://www.thecoinvault.com/ |
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* [[Ideal World Craft Channel]] |
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* [[TV Warehouse UK]] |
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===Canada=== |
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* [[TSC - The Shopping Channel - Rogers Media]] https://www.theshoppingchannel.com/ |
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===Mexico=== |
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* [[CJ Grand Shopping]] https://www.cjgrandshopping.com/ |
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===Africa=== |
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* [[TV Mall]] ([[- via DStv 173 in Johannesburg, South Africa https://www.tvmall.co.za/]]) |
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([[ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/launch-tv-mall-africas-first-live-dedicated-shopping-channel-budd/?published=t)]] |
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===Australia=== |
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* [[TVSN]] ([[Direct Group Pty Ltd]]) https://www.itvsn.com.au |
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* [[Aspire TV]] ([[Southern Cross Austereo]]) |
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* [[Expo Channel]] ([[Direct Group Pty Ltd]]) |
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* [[Extra (Australian TV channel)|Extra]] ([[Nine Entertainment Co.]]) |
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* [[Gold (Australian TV channel)|Gold]] ([[WIN Corporation]]) |
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* [[ishop tv]] ([[Prime Media Group]]) |
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* [[Spree TV]] ([[Ten Network Holdings]]) |
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* [[Global Shop Direct]] |
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===New Zealand=== |
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* [[The Shopping Channel (New Zealand)|The Shopping Channel]] |
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* [[TVSN]] ([[Direct Group Pty Ltd]]) |
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===France=== |
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* [[M6 Boutique &Co]] https://www.m6boutique.com/ |
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* [[QVC France]] https://www.qvc.fr/ |
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* TF1 Teleshopping http://www.teleshopping.fr/ |
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===Germany=== |
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* [[HSE 24 x 4]] https://www.hse24.de |
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* [[QVC Germany x3]] http://www.qvc.de/ |
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* [[1-2-3 TV]] https://www.1-2-3.tv/ |
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* [[Juwelo x2]] https://www.juwelo.de/ |
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* [[Aristo TV]] |
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* [[Pearl TV]] |
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* [[Channel 21 (Germany)|Channel 21]] |
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* [[Mediaspar TV]] |
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* [[Peal TV]] |
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* [[SONNENKLAR]] |
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* [[Mein TV Shop]] |
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* [[Shop 24 Direct]] |
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===United Kingdom=== |
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* [[QVC LIVE(UK)|QVC]] http://www.qvcuk.com/ |
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* [[QVC Style]] |
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* [[QVC Extra]] |
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* [[QVC Beauty]] |
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* [[QVC 1+]] |
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* [[Ideal World - Create and Craft]] https://www.idealworld.tv/gb/ |
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* [[Ideal World - Extra]] |
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* [[Ideal World - Craft Extra]] |
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* [[The Jewellery Channel & TJC Choice]] http://www.tjc.co.uk/ |
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* [[Gemporia]] https://www.gemporia.com/en-gb/ |
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* [[Hochanda]] https://www.hochanda.com/ |
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* [[Jewellery Maker]] http://www.jewellerymaker.com/en-gb/ |
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* [[JML Direct TV]] https://www.jmldirect.com/ |
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* [[Rocks &Co]] https://www.rocksandco.com/ |
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* [[TJC - The Jewellery Channel]] http://www.tjc.co.uk/ |
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* [[PaversShoes.tv]] https://www.pavers.co.uk/pages/paversshoes-tv |
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* [[Book in Style]] https://bookinstyle.co.uk/tv-holidays/ |
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* [[Tristar Products|Tristar]] https://www.tristarproducts.co.uk/ |
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* [[Retail TV]] |
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* [[High Street TV]] https://www.highstreettv.com |
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* [[Best Direct]] https://www.bestdirect.co.uk |
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* [[Thane Direct]] https://www.thanedirect.co.uk/ |
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* [[Jewellery Maker]] http://www.jewellerymaker.com/en-gb/ |
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* [[Sewing Quarter]] https://www.sewingquarter.com/ |
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* [[Treasures TV - TV Warehouse]] https://treasuretv.tv/ |
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* [[Home Shopping Mall]] https://hsm.tv/ |
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* [[V Channel]] http://www.myvchannel.com/ |
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* [[Price Crash (Returns after 10 years off air)]] https://www.pricecrash.tv/ |
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* [[cruise1st.TV]] https://www.cruise1st.co.uk/cruises/tv-deals |
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===Russia=== |
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* [[TTS - Television - TTS]] |
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* [[Domashniy magazin]] |
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* [[Stil i Moda]] |
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* [[BoutiqueTV RUS & KAZ]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cableman.ru/channel/boutiquetv|title=BoutiqueTV|author=|date=|website=www.cableman.ru}}</ref> |
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* [[Shopping Live (HSE24 Group)]] |
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* [[BUM-TV (Russian "БУМ-ТВ")]] |
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* [[TOPSHOP]] |
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* [[Shop & Show]] |
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* [[Shop24]] |
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* [[TV Mall]] |
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* [[TV Sale]] |
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* [[Best Market TV]] |
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* [[Discount TV]] |
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===Ukraine=== |
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* [[TV Sale]] |
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* [[1 Shopping TV]] |
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* [[Shopping TV]] |
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* [[Boutique]] |
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===Poland=== |
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* [[Mango 24]] |
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* [[TV Okazje]] |
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===Italy=== |
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* [[QVC]] |
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* [[Juwelo Italia TV]] |
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* [[For you (TV channel)|For you]] |
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* [[HSE24 in Italia|HSE24]] |
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* [[Antichità Chiossone]] |
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* [[Cagnola]] |
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* [[24ore.tv|Channel 24]] |
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* [[Elite Shopping]] |
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* [[Italia +]] |
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* [[Italia Channel – Mediatext.it]] |
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* [[La 4]] |
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* [[D3 Shopping]] |
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===Turkey=== |
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* [[Shopping TV]] |
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* [[Shopping CHannel]] |
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* [[A Shopping]] |
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* [[Tuna TV]] |
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* [[D Shopping]] |
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===Sweden=== |
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* [[TV Shop Europe]] |
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* [[Tvins.com]] |
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=== Malaysia === |
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* [[Astro GS Shop/Go Shop x3]] |
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* [[Wow Shop]] |
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* [[CJ E&M|CJ Home Shopping Korea]] |
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* [[Laku Mall [[HyppTV]] |
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===Indonesia=== |
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* Hollashop |
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* [[MNC GS Homeshopping PT x2]] |
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* [[Lejel Home Shopping & L:IVE channel]] |
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* [[O Shop]] |
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* [[Matrix Shop]] |
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* [[Smile Home Shopping]] |
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* [[SBS Shop]] |
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* [[EZ Shop]] |
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===South Korea=== |
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* [[GS Home Shopping]] |
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* [[GS My Shop]] |
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* [[IM Shopping]] |
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* [[CJ E&M - CJo Home Shopping]] |
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* [[NS Home Shopping]] |
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* [[Lotte (conglomerate)|Lotte Home Shopping]] |
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* [[Hyundai Department Store Group|Hyundai Home Shopping]] |
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* [[Home & Shopping]] |
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* [[Oriental CJ Shopping]] |
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* [[O Shopping]] |
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* [[SCJ Shopping]] |
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* [[SBS Shopping]] |
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* [[K Shopping]] |
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* [[B Shopping]] |
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===India=== |
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* [[PURE SHOP]] |
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* [[TVC SkyShop]] |
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* [[EZMall]] - ZEE TV & ITG |
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* [[Shop CJ merged with HS18]] |
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* [[Naaptol + many regional language channels]] |
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* [[HomeShop18]] (2017 merged with Shop CJo)+ many regional language channels) |
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* [[Gemporia]] |
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* [[TV Shopping INDIA - Kannada]] |
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* [[Shop Direct TV]] |
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* [[Den Snap Deal TV]] |
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* [[Shopping Zone TV]] |
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* [[TV Shopping INDIA]] |
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* [[HBN(HOT BRAND NETWORK)]] |
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* [[Planet M Shopping]] |
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* [[Snap deal TV]] |
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* [[Star Home]] |
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* [[Jio Shoping]] |
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* [[TV Shop by bhargav]] |
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* [[Flipcart Hindi]] |
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* [[Flipcart Tamil]] |
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* [[Flipcart Telugu]] |
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* [[Flipcart Bangla]] |
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* [[Flipcart Kanada]] |
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* [[Yap Me Tv]] |
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* [[Teleshop 24/7]] |
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* [[TV Shopping India]] |
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* [[Telebrands India]] |
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* [[Telebrands Asia]] |
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===China=== |
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* [[CNR Happiness Home Shopping with QVC]] |
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* [[GHS - Global Home Shopping]] |
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* [[Oriental CJ]] |
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* [[Happigo TV]] |
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* [[JYH.com]] |
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* [[FS Shopping]] |
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* [[Shanghai TV Shopping Channel]] |
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* [[Hao24]] |
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* [[Guangzhou Shopping]] |
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* [[CCTV Home Shopping]] |
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* [[SSGO]] |
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* [[EACHOME]] |
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* [[Acorn International]] |
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* [[Chongqing TV Shopping]] |
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* [[Each Family Shopping]] |
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* [[Excellent Shopping]] |
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* [[Fashion Shopping]] |
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* [[Jiayou Home Shopping]] |
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* [[NOTE: 2016, the SARFT (State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of the People's Republic of China) had approved a total of 38 TV shopping companies, 11 held nationwide licenses and 27 had regional licenses.]] |
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===Thailand=== |
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* [[TVD - TV Direct Public Company Limited Partner with GHS China Jan 2016]] |
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* [[Shop Channel]] |
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* [[1618 Shop]] |
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* [[Shop (Thai TV channel)|Shop]] |
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* [[Jewellery Channel]] |
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* [[On Shop]] |
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* [[O Shopping]] |
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* [[True Select]] |
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* [[Good Idea TV]] |
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* [[TV Direct]] |
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* [[Tiger Shopping]] |
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* [[High Shopping]] |
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* [[Shop Show]] |
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* [[Shop Network]] |
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* [[Shop at Home]] |
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===Japan=== |
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* [[QVC Japan & QVC HD 50/50% with Matsui]] |
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* [[Jupiter]] |
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* [[Shop Channel]] |
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* [[GSTV]] |
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* [[Better Life Shopping]] |
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* [[Japanet Takata]] |
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* [[Kojima Shopping World]] |
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* [[Select Shopping]] |
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* [[Shop and TV5]] |
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===Malaysia=== |
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* [[TV Direct Showcase]] |
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* [[Go Shop]] |
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* [[Hao Xiang Shopping TV]] |
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* [[Astro Go Shop]] |
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* [[CJ WOW Shop]] |
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===Philippines=== |
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* [[EZShop Asia]] |
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* [[Shop TV]] |
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* [[O Shopping]] |
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* [[Shop Japan]] |
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* [[TV Shop]] |
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* [[TeleVShop]] |
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* [[Lucky Cow Shop]] |
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* [[True GS]] |
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===Vietnam=== |
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* [[AZ Shop]] |
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* [[SaoNam Shopping]] |
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* [[SCJ Shopping]] |
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* [[VTV-HYUNDAI HOME SHOPPING]] |
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* [[VGS Home Shopping]] |
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* [[HTVC]] |
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* [[Lotte DatViet]] |
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* [[VTVC11]] |
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* [[Hanoi Cable]] |
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* UNK |
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===Taiwan=== |
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* [[Momo TV x 3]] |
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* [[Viva TV Shopping Network]] |
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* [[EHS - Eastern Home shopping x5]] |
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===Nigeria=== |
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* [[MoneyMart TV]] |
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===Brazil=== |
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* [[Shoptime]] |
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* [[Polishop]] |
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===Other countries=== |
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* [[Viva TV Shopping Network Taiwan]] |
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* [[Home Shopping European (HQ in GER, ITA, FRA, AUSTRIA, SWI, RUS)]] |
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* [[La Tienda en Casa - Spain]] |
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* [[EHA - European Home Shopping - Spain]] |
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* [[Citruss TV (Middle East and North Africa)]] |
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* [[Tamima Group TV - Egypt]] |
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* [[A-One Home Shopping - Lebanon]] |
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* [[Dzair Shop - Algeria]] |
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* [[HSE - Summer 2018 MENA out of Dubai UAE]] |
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* [[Naaptol BD - Bangladesh]] |
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* [[CH21 CED - Israel]] |
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* [[Top Shop TV - Romania by Studio Moderna]] |
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* [[Shop Now - Pakistan]] |
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* [[Studio Moderna - DRTV across 21 CE & EE countries]] |
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SM LIST- Albania |
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Macedonia |
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Bosnia & Herzegovina |
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Moldova |
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Bulgaria |
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Montenegro |
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Croatia |
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Poland |
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The Czech Republic |
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Romania |
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Estonia |
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Russia |
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Hungary |
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Serbia |
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Kosovo |
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Slovakia |
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Latvia |
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Slovenia |
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Lithuania |
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Ukraine |
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==Former channels== |
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* [[Next Shopping (UK on Sky circa: 1989)]] |
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* [[QVC - Grupo Televisa S.A. Mexico]] |
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* [[HSC Spree - Home Shopping Club]] |
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* [[THOMAS COOK TV]] |
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* [[Shopping Nation]] |
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* [[AVN - Wisconsin]] |
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* [[America's Store]] |
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* [[Authentic TV]] |
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* [[Golf TV Pro Shop]] |
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* [[The Store]] |
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* [[Shop Zeal 1 (Time Warner Corporation)]] |
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* [[Shop at Home Network]] |
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* [[iBuy]] |
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* [[America's Collectibles Network]] |
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* [[Gem Collector]] |
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* [[Gems TV]] |
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* [[Auction World.tv]] |
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* [[Canal Club]] |
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* [[Price Busters TV]] |
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* [[TV Travel Shop & TV TS 2]] |
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* [[List of ITV channels#Shop.21|Shop!]] |
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* [[ShopTV Canada]] ([[Torstar Media Group Television]]) |
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* [[Craft Channel]] |
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* [[Shop Vector - Vector Direct]] |
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* [[Ideal Vitality - Ideal World]] |
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* [[Fresh Ideas TV - Seven West Media ]] |
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* [[Yesshop]] ([[Southern Cross Austereo]]) |
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* [[IRIB Bazaar - Iran 20/11/11 - 17/3/16]] |
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* [[ARGOS TV]] |
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* [[Simply Shopping]] |
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* [[Craft Channel]] |
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* [[Home Shopping Europe]] |
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* [[EeZee TV - Express Shopping]] |
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* [[MRC Shopping]] |
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* [[Teleachat]] |
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* [[Elite Shopping TV - Italy]] |
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* [[Gioielli per tutti - (Jewellery) Italy]] |
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* [[BID TV Shopping]] |
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* [[Pitch TV]] |
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* [[Shop!]] |
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* [[Shop AID TV]] |
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* [[Shop USA]] |
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* [[Chart Shop TV]] |
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* [[Simply Shop+]] |
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* [[Shop America]] |
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* [[Shop Smart]] |
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* [[Direct Shopping Network]] |
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* [[Celebrity Shopping]] |
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* [[Shop Now]] |
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* [[IBuy & IBuy2]] |
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* [[Shop Vector & Shop Vector+]] |
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* [[World Wide Shop]] |
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* [[JML Beauty Shop]] |
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* [[TV Sports Shop Ltd - JJB Sports]] |
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* [[Shopping TV]] |
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* [[TV Shop]] |
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* [[JML CookShop +]] |
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* [[Shop On TV]] |
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* [[Stop + Shop]] |
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* [[Screenshop]] |
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* [[Armchair Shop]] |
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* [[GR Shop]] |
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* [[Shop Smart]] |
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* [[Best deal TV - India]] |
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* [[ShopCJ - India merged with HS18]] |
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* [[Snatch It]] |
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* [[TelSell]] |
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* [[Price Busters TV & PB2]] |
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* [[Equal World TV - Charity lasted 1 year]] |
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* [[Vinnapris - (Wine)]] |
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* [[Vibe Shop - CD singer]] |
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* [[Price Crash TV]] |
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* [[Price Busters TV]] |
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* [[Overseas Property TV]] |
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* [[Real Estate TV & RETV+1]] |
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* [[Ocean Finance]] |
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* [[Discount TV]] |
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* [[TGGC Outlet]] |
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* [[Shop at Bid]] |
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* [[The Vault (TV channel)|The Vault]] |
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* [[TVC - The Value Channel - Australia changed to TVSN]] |
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* [[Advertising Television]] |
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* [[BET-Home Shopping Network]] |
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* [[Black Shopping Network]] |
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* [[Cable Value Network merged with QVC]] |
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* [[Consumer Resource Network]] |
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* [[Consumer Discount Network - Houston]] |
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* [[Canadian Home Shopping Network]] |
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* [[Cupid Network Television]] |
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* [[Global Shopping Network]] |
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* [[Q2 & OnQ - QVC]] |
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* [[Resort & Residence TV]] |
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* [[Shop Television Network (JC Penny - Circa 1991)]] |
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* [[TV Car Showroom]] |
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* [[Let Goods TV - Taiwan]] |
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* [[TSM - Television Shopping Mall by HSN]] |
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* [[Catalogue 1]] |
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* [[ViaTV Network]] |
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* [[ValueVision]] |
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* [[ShopNBC - ValueVision Media Inc.]] |
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* [[ShopHQ - ValueVision Media Inc.]] |
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* [[TVC - The Value Channel - MN USA]] |
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* [[Gun TV - combo bought media & streaming no products shipped - Launched APR 2016 Closed Jan 2017)]] |
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* [[Stream & Shop]] |
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* [[NOTE: 2015 The Chinese Govt. ceased operations of 30+ TV Shop channels (not included)due to regulatory violations]] |
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REF & Source: Budd Margolis Jan 2018 |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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* Reference and source: Budd Margolis Jan 2018 |
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==External links== |
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* https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/2018-tv-shop-channel-history-brief-list-current-former-budd-margolis/ |
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* https://www.sat-address.com/en/Shopping/ |
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* https://www.lyngsat.com/search.html |
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Shopping channels 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 jewellery. Such channels may also air infomercials or other pre-recorded programming during off-peak hours.
The concept was first popularized in the United States in the 1980's 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. It later gained competition from QVC.[1] 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).[2]
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