Expo Channel is an Australian
home shopping infomercial channel. It is owned by parent company
Direct Group Pty Ltd, a marketing and direct sales company based in the Sydney suburb of
Frenches Forrest, which also owns sister channel
TVSN. The channel operates by selling 'air-time' to 3rd party infomercial clients. As such unlike TVSN, EXPO does not warehouse or acquire its own products for sale.
History
In 2002,
Optus TV launched Expo Channel on its
cable television
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platform. Today, the channel is broadcast
24 hours a day on the major Australian subscription television platforms, as well as
Freeview in some areas.
Availability and Live Stream
Most Australian
pay television
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services carry Expo Channel as part of their basic subscription package. These services include
Foxtel
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,
Austar and
Optus TV. The trial datacasting service
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Sydney
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carried the channel
free-to-air
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, on channel 49, from 2006 to its discontinuation on 30 April 2010, as well as via the
Optus C1 satellite.
Also, the
Freeview channel
Seven Regional owned by
Seven West Media also airs overnight blocks from Expo Channel. In addition, the company's website broadcasts a live
video stream of the channel.
See also
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TVSN – Expo's sister home shopping channel.
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Shopping channels – A list of home shopping channels worldwide.
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References
External links
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Home shopping television stations in Australia
Television channels and stations established in 2002
English-language television stations in Australia
2002 establishments in Australia
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