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 jewellery. The term can also apply to channels whose contents consist solely of infomercials.
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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Home Shopping Channels
USA
Free-to-Air - Terrestrial/unicast QVC (Liberty Interactive) http://www.qvc.com/ Beauty IQ - QVC QVC 2 Home Shopping Network (Summer 2017 -100% owned by QVC) https://www.hsn.com/ HSN 2 Shop LC (Vaibhav Global) https://www.shoplc.com/ EVINE Live (ValueVision Media) http://www.evine.com/ >>Pay TV only<< Shop LC - VGL - legal name The Jewelry Channel, Inc. and formerly known as Liquidation Channel America's Auction Network (Jeremiahs International) http://www.aantv.com/ America's Value Channel http://www.shopavc.com/ Gem Shopping Network https://www.gemshopping.com/ Gems TV http://www.gemstv.com/ Jewelry Television (Multimedia Commerce Group Inc.) http://www.jtv.com/ Gemporia (The Genuine Gemstone Company) https://www.gemporia.com/en-us/auction/ Shop TV (Solar Entertainment Corporation) Streamed http://www.shoptv.com/ The Coin Vault http://www.thecoinvault.com/ Ideal World Craft Channel TV Warehouse UK Canada
TSC - The Shopping Channel - Rogers Media https://www.theshoppingchannel.com/ Mexico
CJ Grand Shopping https://www.cjgrandshopping.com/ Africa
TV Mall - via DStv 173 in Johannesburg, South Africa https://www.tvmall.co.za/
Launched June 1, 2018 SEE: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/launch-tv-mall-africas-first-live-dedicated-shopping-channel-budd/?published=t
Australia
TVSN (Direct Group Pty Ltd) https://www.itvsn.com.au Aspire TV (Southern Cross Austereo) Expo Channel (Direct Group Pty Ltd) Extra (Nine Entertainment Co.) Gold (WIN Corporation) ishop tv (Prime Media Group) Spree TV (Ten Network Holdings) Global Shop Direct New Zealand
The Shopping Channel TVSN (Direct Group Pty Ltd) France
M6 Boutique &Cohttps://www.m6boutique.com/ QVC France https://www.qvc.fr/ TF1 Teleshopping http://www.teleshopping.fr/ Germany
HSE 24 x 4 https://www.hse24.de QVC Germany x3 http://www.qvc.de/ 1-2-3 TV https://www.1-2-3.tv/ Juwelo x2 https://www.juwelo.de/ Aristo TV Pearl TV Channel 21 Mediaspar TV Peal TV SONNENKLAR Mein TV Shop Shop 24 Direct United Kingdom
QVC http://www.qvcuk.com/ QVC Style QVC Extra QVC Beauty QVC 1+ Ideal World - Create and Craft https://www.idealworld.tv/gb/ Ideal World - Extra Ideal World - Craft Extra The Jewellery Channel & TJC Choice http://www.tjc.co.uk/ Gemporia https://www.gemporia.com/en-gb/ Hochanda https://www.hochanda.com/ Jewellery Maker http://www.jewellerymaker.com/en-gb/ JML Direct TV https://www.jmldirect.com/ Rocks &Cohttps://www.rocksandco.com/ TJC - The Jewellery Channel http://www.tjc.co.uk/ PaversShoes.tv https://www.pavers.co.uk/pages/paversshoes-tv Book in Style https://bookinstyle.co.uk/tv-holidays/ Tristar https://www.tristarproducts.co.uk/ Retail TV High Street TV https://www.highstreettv.com Best Direct https://www.bestdirect.co.uk Thane Direct https://www.thanedirect.co.uk/ Jewellery Maker http://www.jewellerymaker.com/en-gb/ Sewing Quarter https://www.sewingquarter.com/ Treasures TV - TV Warehouse https://treasuretv.tv/ Home Shopping Mall https://hsm.tv/ V Channel http://www.myvchannel.com/ Price Crash (Returns after 10 years off air) https://www.pricecrash.tv/ cruise1st.TV https://www.cruise1st.co.uk/cruises/tv-deals Russia
TTS - Television - TTS Domashniy magazin Stil i Moda BoutiqueTV RUS & KAZ[1] Shopping Live (HSE24 Group) BUM-TV (Russian "БУМ-ТВ") TOPSHOP Shop & Show Shop24 TV Mall TV Sale Best Market TV Discount TV Ukraine
TV Sale 1 Shopping TV Shopping TV Boutique Italy
QVC Juwelo Italia TV For you HSE24 Antichità Chiossone Cagnola Channel 24 Elite Shopping Italia + Italia Channel – Mediatext.it La 4 D3 Shopping Turkey
Shopping TV Shopping CHannel A Shopping Tuna TV D Shopping Sweden
TV Shop Europe Tvins.com Malaysia
Astro GS Shop/Go Shop x3 Wow Shop CJ Home Shopping Korea [[Laku Mall HyppTV Indonesia
MNC GS Homeshopping PT x2 Lejel Home Shopping & L:IVE channel O Shop Matrix Shop Smile Home Shopping SBS Shop EZ Shop South Korea
GS Home Shopping GS My Shop IM Shopping CJ E&M - CJo Home Shopping NS Home Shopping Lotte Home Shopping Hyundai Home Shopping Home & Shopping Oriental CJ Shopping O Shopping SCJ Shopping SBS Shopping K Shopping B Shopping India
PURE SHOP TVC SkyShop EZMall - ZEE TV & ITG Shop CJ merged with HS18 Naaptol and many regional language channels HomeShop 18 Gemporia TV Shopping INDIA - Kannada Shop Direct TV Den Snap Deal TV Shopping Zone TV TV Shopping INDIA HBN(HOT BRAND NETWORK) Planet M Shopping Snap deal TV Star Home Jio Shoping TV Shop by bhargav Flipcart Hindi Flipcart Tamil Flipcart Telugu Flipcart Bangla Flipcart Kanada Yap Me Tv Teleshop 24/7 TV Shopping India Telebrands India Telebrands Asia China
CNR Happiness Home Shopping with QVC GHS - Global Home Shopping Oriental CJ Happigo TV JYH.com FS Shopping Shanghai TV Shopping Channel Hao24 Guangzhou Shopping CCTV Home Shopping SSGO EACHOME Acorn International Chongqing TV Shopping Each Family Shopping Excellent Shopping Fashion Shopping Jiayou Home Shopping 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. Thailand
TVD - TV Direct Public Company Limited Partner with GHS China Jan 2016 Shop Channel 1618 Shop Shop Jewellery Channel On Shop O Shopping True Select Good Idea TV TV Direct Tiger Shopping High Shopping Shop Show Shop Network Shop at Home Japan
QVC Japan & QVC HD 50/50% with Matsui Jupiter Shop Channel Better Life Shopping Japanet Takata Kojima Shopping World Select Shopping Shop and TV5 Malaysia
TV Direct Showcase Go Shop Hao Xiang Shopping TV Astro Go Shop CJ WOW Shop Philippines
EZShop Asia Shop TV O Shopping Shop Japan TV Shop TeleVShop Lucky Cow Shop True GS Vietnam
AZ Shop SaoNam Shopping SCJ Shopping VTV-HYUNDAI HOME SHOPPING VGS Home Shopping HTVC Lotte DatViet VTVC11 Hanoi Cable UNK[disambiguation needed] Taiwan
Momo TV x 3 Viva TV Shopping Network EHS - Eastern Home shopping x5 Nigeria
MoneyMart TV Brazil
Shoptime Polishop Other countries
Viva TV Shopping Network Taiwan Home Shopping European (HQ in GER, ITA, FRA, AUSTRIA, SWI, RUS) La Tienda en Casa - Spain EHA - European Home Shopping - Spain Citruss TV (Middle East and North Africa) Tamima Group TV - Egypt A-One Home Shopping - Lebanon Dzair Shop - Algeria HSE - Summer 2018 MENA out of Dubai UAE Naaptol BD - Bangladesh CH21 CED - Israel Top Shop TV - Romania by Studio Moderna Shop Now - Pakistan [[Studio Moderna - DRTV across 21 CE & EE countries LIST- Albania Macedonia Bosnia & Herzegovina Moldova Bulgaria Montenegro Croatia Poland Czech Republic Romania Estonia Russia Hungary Serbia Kosovo Slovakia Latvia Slovenia Lithuania Ukraine]]
Former channels
QVC - Grupo Televisa S.A. Mexico HSC Spree - Home Shopping Club THOMAS COOK TV Shopping Nation AVN - Wisconsin America's Store Authentic TV [[Golf TV Pro Shop The Store Shop Zeal 1 (Time Warner Corporation) Shop at Home Network iBuy America's Collectibles Network Gem Collector Gems TV Auction World.tv Canal Club Price Busters TV TV Travel Shop & TV TS 2 Shop! ShopTV Canada (Torstar Media Group Television) Craft Channel Shop Vector - Vector Direct Ideal Vitality - Ideal World Fresh Ideas TV - Seven West Media Yesshop (Southern Cross Austereo) IRIB Bazaar - Iran 20/11/11 - 17/3/16 ARGOS TV Simply Shopping Craft Channel Home Shopping Europe EeZee TV - Express Shopping MRC Shopping Teleachat Elite Shopping TV - Italy Gioielli per tutti - (Jewellery) Italy BID TV Shopping Pitch TV Shop! Shop AID TV Shop USA Chart Shop TV Simply Shop+ Shop America Shop Smart Direct Shopping Network Celebrity Shopping Shop Now IBuy & IBuy2 Shop Vector & Shop Vector+ World Wide Shop JML Beauty Shop TV Sports Shop Ltd - JJB Sports Shopping TV TV Shop JML CookShop + Shop On TV Stop + Shop Screenshop Armchair Shop GR Shop Shop Smart Best deal TV - India ShopCJ - India merged with HS18 Snatch It TelSell Price Busters TV & PB2 Equal World TV - Charity lasted 1 year Vinnapris - (Wine) Vibe Shop - CD singer Price Crash TV Price Busters TV Overseas Property TV Real Estate TV & RETV+1 Ocean Finance Discount TV TGGC Outlet Shop at Bid The Vault TVC - The Value Channel - Australia changed to TVSN Advertising Television BET-Home Shopping Network Black Shopping Network Cable Value Network merged with QVC Consumer Resource Network Consumer Discount Network - Houston Canadian Home Shopping Network Cupid Network Television Global Shopping Network Q2 & OnQ - QVC Resort & Residence TV Shop Television Network (JC Penny - Circa 1991) TV Car Showroom Let Goods TV - Taiwan TSM - Television Shopping Mall by HSN Catalogue 1 ViaTV Network ValueVision ShopNBC - ValueVision Media Inc. ShopHQ - ValueVision Media Inc. TVC - The Value Channel - MN USA Gun TV - combo bought media & streaming no products shipped - Launched APR 2016 Closed Jan 2017) Stream & Shop 2015 The Chinese Govt. ceased operations of 30+ TV Shop channels due to regulatory violations
