TV Travel Shop
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TV Travel Shop was a British
television
channel that sold holidays.
It launched in 1998, primarily on satellite
and cable
. In 2000, the channel launched on ONdigital, using capacity from ONrequest 2 (later ITV Select 2), and broadcast 6am-12pm weekdays, and 6am-10am weekends, free to air on channel 44. Its hours were extended in January 2002 to be broadcast from 6am-6pm daily. However, after the fall of ITV Digital, TV Travel Shop made a deal with multiplex operator, SDN
, to carry the channel 24 hours a day using the newly freed up capacityhttp://onhistory.mattaustin.co.uk/GOlink/?linkid=113&category=04. It moved to channel 17 at the launch of Freeview.
However, by December 2003, Top Up TV
were looking to buy slots for their new subscription platform, and acquired the slot and LCN occupied by TV Travel Shop. The channel went off air on April 16, 2004, and its stream was replaced in April 2004 with a Top Up TV subscription stream.
and NTL
.
By late 2004, the channels were suffering from lack of custom
and were shut down. It is unknown whether they were bought out by Expedia
because their site now points to expedia.co.uk. However, this is unconfirmed.
Both closed, and were replaced by auction channels iBuy
and iBuy
2 on Sky Digital
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
channel that sold holidays.
It launched in 1998, primarily on satellite
Satellite
In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavour. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....
and cable
NTL Ireland
NTL Communications Limited was a cable television and Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service company in the Republic of Ireland. As of 2005 it was owned by Liberty Global Europe , having been divested by NTL...
. In 2000, the channel launched on ONdigital, using capacity from ONrequest 2 (later ITV Select 2), and broadcast 6am-12pm weekdays, and 6am-10am weekends, free to air on channel 44. Its hours were extended in January 2002 to be broadcast from 6am-6pm daily. However, after the fall of ITV Digital, TV Travel Shop made a deal with multiplex operator, SDN
S4C Digital Networks
SDN is a company that operates Multiplex A, one of the six groups of channels on digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom...
, to carry the channel 24 hours a day using the newly freed up capacityhttp://onhistory.mattaustin.co.uk/GOlink/?linkid=113&category=04. It moved to channel 17 at the launch of Freeview.
However, by December 2003, Top Up TV
Top Up TV
Top Up TV is a pay television service in the UK launched in March 2004, operating on the digital terrestrial platform. The aim of the service is to "Top Up" Freeview customers by providing additional channels and services....
were looking to buy slots for their new subscription platform, and acquired the slot and LCN occupied by TV Travel Shop. The channel went off air on April 16, 2004, and its stream was replaced in April 2004 with a Top Up TV subscription stream.
TV Travel Shop 2
From 2001, TV Travel Shop 2 was introduced broadcasting on cable and satellite, offering late bargains, new places and repeats of shows from TV Travel Shop. This was positioned next to TV Travel Shop on Sky DigitalSky Digital (UK & Ireland)
Sky is the brand name for British Sky Broadcasting's digital satellite television and radio service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28.2° east and Eutelsat's Eurobird 1 satellite at 28.5°E. The service was originally launched as Sky Digital, distinguishing it from the original...
and NTL
NTL Ireland
NTL Communications Limited was a cable television and Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service company in the Republic of Ireland. As of 2005 it was owned by Liberty Global Europe , having been divested by NTL...
.
By late 2004, the channels were suffering from lack of custom
Custom
Custom may refer to:* Convention , a set of agreed, stipulated or generally accepted rules, norms, standards or criteria, often taking the form of a custom* Customization , anything made or modified to personal taste...
and were shut down. It is unknown whether they were bought out by Expedia
Expedia
Expedia is an Internet-based travel website based in the US with localised sites for 21 countries...
because their site now points to expedia.co.uk. However, this is unconfirmed.
Both closed, and were replaced by auction channels iBuy
IBuy
iBuy was a minor British satellite-based home shopping channel.Created & launched on the 18 April 2005, by Andy Sheldon, who was one of George Spitaliotis's senior management figures at Auction World.tv and also created their sister channel Chase-It.tv....
and iBuy
IBuy
iBuy was a minor British satellite-based home shopping channel.Created & launched on the 18 April 2005, by Andy Sheldon, who was one of George Spitaliotis's senior management figures at Auction World.tv and also created their sister channel Chase-It.tv....
2 on Sky Digital
Sky Digital (UK & Ireland)
Sky is the brand name for British Sky Broadcasting's digital satellite television and radio service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28.2° east and Eutelsat's Eurobird 1 satellite at 28.5°E. The service was originally launched as Sky Digital, distinguishing it from the original...
.