QVC (UK)
| QVC UK | |
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| Launched | 1 October 1993 |
| Owned by | QVC |
| Picture format |
576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Sister channel(s) |
QVC Beauty QVC Style QVC Extra |
| Timeshift service | QVC HD |
| Website | www.qvcuk.com |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview | Channel 16 Channel 36 (QVC Style) Channel 111 (+1 HD) |
| Satellite | |
| Freesat | Channel 800 Channel 802 (QVC Extra) Channel 803 (QVC Style) |
| Sky | Channel 650 Channel 673 (QVC Extra) Channel 678 (QVC Style) |
| Astra 2E | 11954 H 27500 2/3 |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media | Channel 740 Channel 742 (QVC Style) |
| Virgin Media Ireland | Channel 505 |
| WightFibre | Channel 41 |
| Streaming media | |
| QVC UK Online | Watch live |
| TVPlayer | Watch live (UK only) |
| TVPlayer | Watch live ((+1 Timeshift)) (UK only) |
QVC UK is a television shopping channel broadcast in the United Kingdom. It was formed in 1993 when QVC, Inc. agreed a deal with Sky TV to create a UK version of the US channel. "QVC — The Shopping Channel" first broadcast in the UK on 1 October 1993.
The original US channel was founded in 1986 in West Chester, Pennsylvania by Joseph Segel. It grew into a multinational corporation, specialising in televised home shopping. It now broadcasts in five countries to 141 million consumers. The name is an initialism—standing for Quality, Value, Convenience. However, unlike in the USA, the expansion of the initialism is no longer used on air in the UK.
In 1998 the UK venture turned its first net profit (£12.5 million), against a loss of £228,000 in 1997. Originally 20% owned by Sky, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of the US broadcaster in 2004.
In 2008 QVC UK launched a multiscreen video service accessible via the interactive television layer, making four video streams available to Sky viewers via the red button:
On 26 October 2010 a second channel was launched in the UK, QVC Beauty, available to viewers of Freeview, Sky and Freesat.
QVC had planned to begin broadcasting in high-definition from September 2012, to be followed by the launch of two new 24-hour channels on Sky. On 11 February 2013 Sparkle TV and Twinkle TV launched on Sky; however, as of 2013[update] QVC HD has yet to launch. On 1 July 2013, Twinkle TV was renamed QVC Style. Sparkle TV became QVC Extra on 12 August 2013, with both channels added to Freesat. The following day saw the channels relaunch with availability expanded to Freeview via the connected red button on QVC Beauty. In July 2014, QVC Extra launched on Freeview channel 57, but closed in 2015, while QVC Style launched on Freeview channel 36 in August 2016, replacing QVC +1. On 21 April 2015, QVC +1 HD launched on 21 April 2015, becoming the second high-definition timeshift service in the UK (after Channel 4 +1 HD). From 14 October 2016, QVC Extra was temporarily rebranded as QVC Xmas.
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