Expo Channel
Country | Australia |
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Programming | |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 16:9 272p (Live stream) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Direct Group Pty Ltd |
Sister channels | TVSN |
History | |
Launched | 2 September 2002 (as exro channel) 24 October 2018 (as EXPO!) |
Links | |
Website | expochannel.com.au |
Availability | |
Cable | |
Foxtel | Channel 177 |
Austar | Channel 177 |
Optus Television | Channel 177 |
Satellite | |
Foxtel | Channel 177 |
Austar | Channel 177 |
Optus C1, free to air | Transponder 2 |
Streaming media | |
Expo Channel Live | expochannel.com.au |
Telstra T-Box | Channel 921 |
Expo Channel is an Australian home shopping channel. It is owned by parent company Direct Group Pty Ltd, a marketing and direct sales company based in Sydney[where?], which also owns sister channel TVSN.[1]
History[]
In 2002, Optus TV launched Expo Channel on its cable television platform.[2] 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 services carry Expo Channel as part of their basic subscription package. These services include Foxtel, Austar and Optus TV. The trial datacasting service Digital Forty Four in Sydney carried the channel free-to-air,[3] as well as via the Optus C1 satellite.[4] Freeview channels Prime and GWN also air overnight blocks from Expo Channel. In addition, the company's website broadcasts a live video stream of the channel.
See also[]
- TVSN – Expo's sister home shopping channel.
- Shopping channels – A list of home shopping channels worldwide.
- Digital Forty Four
External links[]
References[]
- ^ "Innovations – About Us". Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ "Direct Group – About Expo Channel". Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ "Digital Forty Four – Service List". Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ "SatcoDX Satellite Information – Expo Channel listed as free to air".
- Home shopping television stations in Australia
- Television channels and stations established in 2002
- English-language television stations in Australia
- 2002 establishments in Australia