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QVC UK launches on Great!

QVC UK and Great!, the free-to-air TV network owned by Narrative Entertainment, have launched a collaboration to bring QVC UK content to connected TV (CTV) audiences and expand the profile of the recently relaunched Great! brand. QVC UK’s live shopping content will appear on Great! digital services. Additionally, QVC UK’s short-form video content will feature […]

September 19, 2025

Six new free channels added to Philo

Philo’s free TV lineup continues to expand. Six new channels – including five from Lionsgate and one from QVC Group – have been added to the standalone, free channel lineup – continuing to add to the growing free channel lineup of over 110+ live, ad-supported channels available to anyone, no subscription required. These channels are […]

September 16, 2025

QVC, HSN and more now streaming on Philo

Philo, the US streaming service, has added five new channels to its standalone, free channel lineup – bringing the total to over 110 channels available to anyone, no subscription required. The new channels are also included in the $28/month Core channel lineup, which features 70+ top-rated pay-TV channels and the entire AMC+ library. The new […]

June 25, 2025

Duncan named CTO at Global

Global, the Media & Entertainment group, has announced the appointment of Alex Duncan as its new Chief Technology Officer effective September 1st. Duncan is joining Global from the British Heart Foundation, where she has worked as Chief Technology Officer since 2022, leading a team of more than 350 with a major focus on how AI […]

June 17, 2025

Freely adds 4 new content partners

Everyone TV – the organisation leading the evolution of free TV in the UK – has struck deals with AMC Networks International UK (AMCNI UK), PBS America, GB News and QVC who will all bring their content offerings to the Freely streaming platform. The new partnerships will strengthen Freely’s content offering over Wi-Fi, bringing the […]

December 3, 2024By Colin Mann

QVC extends SES carriage deals

Home shoppers across the UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Republic of Ireland will continue to receive an immersive, in-home shopping experience as QVC Germany and QVC UK have extended their partnerships with SES in multi-year agreements. For QVC Germany, the extension secures capacity on SES’s prime neighbourhood at the 19.2 degrees East for QVC […]

May 10, 2024

Simplestream streams QVC channels on Sky

QVC, the video commerce retailer, has successfully launched its linear TV channels on Sky Glass and Sky Stream, promoting a range of categories and products. Included in Sky’s 600 channels range, four new QVC HD channels have been launched on the platform: QVC HD, QVC Style HD, QVC Beauty HD, and QVC Extra HD. The […]

July 18, 2023

QVC, HSN livestream video shopping on Amazon Freevee

vCommerce specialist Qurate Retail Group is launching QVC and HSN linear channels on streaming video service Amazon Freevee. QVC and HSN are the first and only livestream shopping channels on the service. In addition to QVC and HSN, Qurate Retail Group will be launching The Big Dish, its first FAST Channel. QVC and HSN will […]

June 30, 2023

QVC+, HSN+ on Vizio

QVC and HSN, specialists in multiplatform vCommerce, have launched their free, interactive streaming shopping service on Vizio Smart TVs. The QVC+ and HSN+ combined streaming experience offers Vizio users QVC and HSN’s robust video commerce experience, with live, on-demand and streaming-only content together in one fully shoppable app. It is currently the only livestream shopping app on Vizio […]

June 1, 2023

SES secures €75m of extended contracts

SES has signed multi-year capacity agreements totalling more than €75 million in backlog with multiple German private and public broadcasters. The majority of renewals span several years and will enable millions of satellite TV households across Germany to continue watching SD and HD content, reinforcing SES’s position as the leading global content connectivity provider. The […]

April 13, 2023By Chris Forrester