Fresh Ideas TV

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Fresh Ideas TV
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Country Australia
Broadcast area Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Regional QLD
Network Seven Network
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format 576i (SDTV) 16:9
Ownership
Owner Seven West Media
Sister channels Seven
7TWO
7mate
4ME
History
Launched22 November 2013
Closed1 December 2014
Replaced by Racing.com
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview Seven owned (virtual)78/68

Fresh Ideas TV was a digital advertorial datacasting channel owned by the Seven Network. The channel launched on 22 November 2013 and broadcast infomercials and home shopping content on channel 78. [1]

The channel was available to Seven's metropolitan markets of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth as well as their regional Queensland station. Fresh Ideas TV was closed on 1 December 2014. [2] Channel 78 was later re-purposed for Racing.com, which began broadcasting on 26 June 2015. [3]

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References

  1. B, Andrew (23 November 2013). "What is channel 78? A a new channel - Fresh Ideas TV". Throng. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. Knox, David (1 December 2014). "Seven to refresh datacasting channel". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  3. "Channel 78 to go live on Friday". Racing.com. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2016.