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JML Direct TV
JML Direct TV was a television shopping channel owned by John Mills Limited, JML Direct Limited that mainly broadcasts infomercials featuring various products from the company. The channel was broadcast on Sky UK, Sky and Freesat. JML Direct TV originally launched on Sky UK, Sky channel 664, on 1 October 2002 as JML Direct. Due to various Sky Electronic program guide, EPG reshuffles, this original channel is located on channel 661 . It is on Sky in the UK, but not in Ireland since the summer of 2020. The channel closed on 28 March 2024. Channels JML owned and ran a TV channel on Sky 661 and Freesat 806. Development of the network Following on from the launch of the original JML Direct channel, there have been a number of changes and expansions of the JML lineup. The majority of these changes have affected channels on the Sky platform, but some JML channels have also been made available on Freesat and Freeview and details of these operations are also listed below. The changes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EeZee Tv
eeZee tv was a live British shopping channel broadcasting on Sky Digital (UK & Ireland), Sky Digital. The channel launched on 1 March 2005. History In September 2004, it was first announced that JML and Kleeneze were going to team up and launch a new channel, under the name of eeZee tv, which was going to replace JML's own channel. At 10:00 on 1 March 2005, eeZee tv officially launched, showing a mix of JML and Kleeneze products ranging from Homewares to Beauty, for 16 hours a day. During the remaining hours it was off air, it showed pre-recorded material. The channel used a fixed price format, which was similar to other UK shopping channels, such as QVC (UK), QVC and Ideal World. On Friday 25 November 2005, eeZee tv ceased live broadcast and reverted to pre-recorded material. In March 2007, after the removal of live broadcasting and lack of sales. Kleeneze finally pulled out and eeZee tv was no more. JML regained the EPG slot again and rebranded it back under the JML name to J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juwelo UK
Juwelo UK (formerly Rocks & Co) was a falling-price auction-style home shopping channel specialising in jewellery, the primary competitors to other shopping channels. The channel broadcast live from 08:00 to 23:00 daily on Sky channel 681, Freesat channel 814, Freeview channel 92 (02:00–05:00) and Freeview channel 271. The channel was renamed to Juwelo UK on 15 May 2018. It was closed on 13 March 2019. History Rocks & Co launched on 8 September 2008 and shared some of its resources with JML Direct TV, which included one of its EPG slots to the company. It wasn't until 1 February 2010, when Rocks & Co acquired a permanent slot from JML Direct TV, which resulted in the channel moving from Sky channel 642 to 666. The channels format initially was only fixed priced auctions and was heavily marketed as using 'no gimmicks'. However, a few months after the launch, this was changed to its current format due to its unpopular appeal and brought it in line with its main competitors; Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV Plc
ITV plc is a British media company that holds 13 of the 15 regional television licences that make up the ITV (TV network), ITV network (Channel 3), the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom. ITV plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. History Pre-acquisition ITV plc was the result of Granada plc, Granada purchasing Carlton Communications, Carlton following the various mergers and acquisitions between the companies of the ITV (TV network), ITV network that had taken place from 1994 when the ownership rules were relaxed. The first wave of mergers began with Yorkshire Television acquiring Tyne Tees Television in 1992, forming a parent group called Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television.An Overview o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argos (retailer)
Argos Limited is a British retailer operating in the United Kingdom online and through catalogues, and formerly in Ireland; it was acquired by British supermarket chain Sainsbury's J Sainsbury plc, trading as Sainsbury's, is a British supermarket and the second-largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury with a shop in Drury Lane, London, the company was the largest UK r ... in 2016. It was established in November 1972 and is named after the Greek city of Argos, Peloponnese, Argos. The company trades both through physical shops and online, with 29 million yearly shop transactions, and nearly 1 billion online visits per annum. It has also franchised overseas to countries such as China. History The company was founded by Richard Tompkins, who had previously established Green Shield Stamps in the United Kingdom. He came up with the idea that people could purchase goods from his "Green Shield Gift House" with cash rather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel M
Channel M was a regional television station in England which broadcast to the Greater Manchester area between 2000 and 2012. The station, originally Manchester Student Television, was owned and operated by the GMG Regional Media division of Guardian Media Group. Coverage Originally an RSL station and the sixth such station to launch, Channel M was at first primarily available free-to-air on analogue terrestrial TV through channel 39 in central and south Manchester. The licence was awarded in 1997 to a group formed by managing director Philip Reevell in 1997, and was the largest city in terms of population to receive an RSL television station at the time. The channel began broadcasting free-to-air in conjunction with the University of Salford in 2000. In 2004, Channel M launched on the NTL (now part of Virgin Media) digital cable platform, around Greater Manchester, mid-Lancashire and Cheshire. In April 2006 Channel M launched on digital satellite, the first RSL channel to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movie Mix
Movie Mix was a television channel that was originally available through the Freeview platform, initially as a live-quiz service under the name of The Big Deal in July 2009 before being turned into a movie channel in December 2012. On 10 January 2017, the network was replaced with Sony Movie Channel, which Movie Mix already broadcast similar programming to. History The Big Deal The channel was launched as The Big Deal on 15 July 2009. The Big Deal was a phone-in quiz game service that showcased presenter-led games and puzzles, with cash prizes to be won for viewers who guessed the correct answers. Viewers were asked to call in or log on to The Big Deal website to enter these games. The channel aired seven days a week from 10:00pm–5:00am, timesharing with RT and Create and Craft on Multiplex D. on 30 September 2009, as part of Freeview's major retuning, Rocks & Co. was added, which caused The Big Deal to reduce its broadcast hours to 12:30am–5:00am. On 6 November 2009, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RT (TV Network)
RT, formerly Russia Today (), is a Russian State media, state-controlled international news television network funded by the Russian government. It operates pay television and free-to-air television channel, channels directed to audiences outside of Russia, as well as providing Internet content in Russian, English, Spanish, French, German, Arabic, Portuguese and Serbian. RT is a brand of TV-Novosti, a nonprofit registered Nonprofit_organization_laws_by_jurisdiction#Russia, as an "autonomous non-commercial organization" (ANO) and founded by the Russian state news agency Federal State Unitary Enterprise, FSUE RIA Novosti in April 2005. During the economic crisis in December 2008, the Russian government, headed by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, included ANO "TV-Novosti" on its List of strategic organizations of Russia, list of core organizations of strategic importance to Russia. RT operates as a multilingual service with channels in five languages: the original English-language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitch TV
Pitch TV was a home shopping television channel broadcast in the United Kingdom on the Freesat and Sky platforms. Viewers could order products by phone and online. The channel operated as a traditional shopping channel in that the items were sold at a fixed price and not auctioned or reduced. In August 2009, Pitch TV temporarily ceased broadcasting after parent company Pitchwell Group went into liquidation. The sales orderline of the channel ceased on 10 August, with a statement posted on channel's website confirming that the company had gone bust on 24 August. In the statement, the firm claimed that the situation was due to "unreasonable steps taken from Lloyds bank which ultimately brought the business to a standstill". Programming from JML continued to broadcast in its place for a time. On 30 September 2009, Pitch TV and Pitch World returned to Sky under the ownership of Pitch World Limited. Pitch TV was removed from Freesat Freesat is a British free-to-air satellite t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CNN International
Cable News Network International or CNN International (CNNi, simply branded on-air as CNN) is an international television channel and website, owned by CNN Worldwide. CNN International carries news-related programming worldwide; it cooperates with sister network CNN's national and international news bureaus. Unlike its sister channel, CNN, a North American-only subscription service, CNN International is carried on a variety of TV platforms across the world, and broadcast from studios inside and outside the United States, in Atlanta, New York City, London, Mumbai, Hong Kong, and Abu Dhabi. In some countries, it is available as a free-to-air network. The service is aimed at the overseas market, similar to BBC News (international TV channel), BBC News, France 24, CGTN (TV channel), CGTN, Deutsche Welle, DW, RT (TV network), RT, DD India, NHK World-Japan, NHK World, TRT World or Al Jazeera English. History Early years CNN International began broadcasting on September 1, 1985, at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Key
A TV Key is a mechanism for any advertiser or content owner to link consumers to specific interactive television destinations, including enhanced TV applications, from media delivered over broadcast or broadband networks TV Keys can be embedded in any video stream and can be used as an on-screen call to action. TV Keys can also be displayed in newspaper advertisements and other printed collateral. A TV Key associates a brand or memorable word with a numeric code. Viewers enter the TV Key word by matching the letters to numbers on their television remote control. A TV Key is a feature of the open, standards-based interactive TV services platform provided by Miniweb Interactive and can be used with interactive TV services over multiple television network types including satellite TV and digital terrestrial television. By entering a TV Key through their remote control, the television viewer can access additional video services or interactive content authored in wTVML and presented a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warner Bros
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI), commonly known as Warner Bros. (WB), is an American film studio, filmed entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios Burbank, Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California and the main namesake subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Founded on April 4, 1923, by four brothers, Harry Warner, Harry, Albert Warner, Albert, Sam Warner, Sam and Jack L. Warner, Jack Warner, the company established itself as a leader in the American film industry before diversifying into animation, television, and video games. It is one of the "Major film studios, Big Five" major American film studios and a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). The company is known for its film studio division, the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, which includes Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Castle Rock Entertainment and the Warner Bros. Television Group. Bugs Bunny, a character created for the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quest (British TV Channel)
Quest is a British and Irish free-to-air television channel available in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It provides factual, lifestyle and entertainment programmes and other imported material, as well as films and sports coverage. It is operated by Warner Bros. Discovery. History Launch In October 2008, Discovery announced that they would launch a channel on Freeview (UK), Freeview in early 2009, but without using the "Discovery" name. A placeholder appeared on Freeview channel 47 on 5 January 2009 and TalkTalk TV, Tiscali TV channel 109 on 14 May 2009. Although the channel planned to launch on 14 May 2009 at 10am, after broadcasting a promo loop on the planned launch morning, at 10am the channel returned to displaying a "Coming soon" message. The Quest website displayed a message reading: "Regrettably we have made the decision to postpone the launch of Quest. Due to a number of commercial factors we have had to make this difficult decision. We did not make this decision ligh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
