Expo Channel Explained

Expo Channel
Logo Alt:Expo Channel Logo
Launch Date:2 September 2002
Country:Australia
Owner:Direct Group Pty Ltd
Picture Format:576i (SDTV)
272p (Live stream)
Website:expochannel.com.au
Sister Channels:TVSN
Online Serv 1:Expo Channel Live
Online Chan 1:expochannel.com.au
Online Serv 2:Telstra T-Box
Online Chan 2:Channel 921

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.[1] 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 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, on channel 49, from 2006 to its discontinuation on 30 April 2010,[3] as well as via the Optus C1 satellite.[4] 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Innovations – About Us. 20 August 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090226124522/http://www.innovations.com.au/DynamicPages.aspx?cid=2. 26 February 2009. dead.
  2. Web site: Direct Group – About Expo Channel. 20 August 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090915023658/http://www.directgroup.com.au/content.aspx?id=20. 15 September 2009. dead.
  3. Web site: Digital Forty Four – Service List. 20 August 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090914165127/http://www.digitalfortyfour.com.au/channel49.html. 14 September 2009. dead.
  4. Web site: SatcoDX Satellite Information – Expo Channel listed as free to air.