QVC Beauty
QVC Beauty is a digital television shopping channel broadcast in the United Kingdom, specializing in beauty products. It is the sister channel to QVC. The channel launched on Tuesday 26 October 2010 and is available on Freeview, Sky, Freesat and online.[1]
| QVC Beauty | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched | 26 October 2010 |
| Owned by | QVC |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Replaced | Bilberry TV (On Sky) |
| Sister channel(s) | QVC |
| Website | www.qvcuk.com |
Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview | Channel 35 (04:00-02:00) Channel 112 (HD) (02:00-04:00) |
| Satellite | |
| Freesat | Channel 801 |
| Sky | Channel 677 |
| Astra 2G | 11493 H 22000 5/6 |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media | Channel 741 |
| Streaming media | |
| TVPlayer | Watch live (UK only) |
History
QVC Beauty began as a red button stream in 2008, previously called the Beauty Channel, which was only available through QVC Active.[2] On 23 July 2010, the Sky EPG slot for Blueberry TV was acquired from Blueberry TV Ltd. and transferred to QVC, who renamed it Bilberry TV. QVC renamed their existing Ofcom television broadcast license for QVC Beauty as Bilberry TV.[3]
On 4 May 2011, QVC Beauty was launched on Freeview channel 48.[4] On 26 March 2012, the channel moved to Freeview channel 35.[5]
References
- "QVC Beauty launches dedicated Sky & Freesat Channel". Shopping Telly. 23 October 2010.
- "QVC launches dedicated beauty channel". Media Week. 15 September 2008.
- "Television Broadcast Licensing Update July 2010". Ofcom. Archived from the original on 6 August 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- "QVC Beauty is now on Freeview by popular demand". QVC. 5 May 2011.
- "Will: QVC Beauty is moving!". QVC. 26 March 2012.