Ishop TV

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ishop TV
IShopTV logo.png
CountryAustralia
Broadcast area Southern NSW, Northern NSW, Regional VIC, Mildura, Western Australia
Network Seven
(Prime7 and GWN7)
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format 576i SDTV
Ownership
Owner Seven West Media
Brand Developers
History
Launched30 April 2013;11 years ago (2013-04-30)
Closed1 April 2024;4 months ago (2024-04-01)
Replaced by TVSN (channel space)

ishop TV was an Australian free-to-air home shopping and teleshopping channel, and associated advertorial datacasting service that was launched on 30 April 2013 which was co-operated by Seven West Media [1] and Brand Developers. Launching officially on 30 April 2013 (a day earlier than expected), it launched test transmissions on 22 April as part of the multiplexes for Seven Network and Prime's Prime7 and GWN7 before their acquisition into Seven West in 2021. [2] [3] [1]

The network was wound down on 1 April 2024 after the move of competitor TVSN from the Network 10 multiplex to Seven's multiplex. [4]

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References

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