Télé Achats
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| name = Télé Achats
| logo = Télé Achats logo.jpg
| logo_size = 200px
| launch_date = November 1, 1995
| closed_date = August 1, 2012
| picture_format = 480i (SDTV)
| network =
| owner = Vidéotron (1995–1998)
Groupe TVA (1998–2012)
| country = Canada
| area = National
| headquarters = Montreal, Quebec
| former_names = Canal Infopub (1995–1999)
Club TVAchats (1999–2000)
Canal TVAchats (2000–2003)
STV Shopping TV (2003–2005)
Shopping TVA (2005–2008)
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Télé Achats, previously known as Shopping TVA, was a Canadian French language cable television shopping channel specialized in infomercials. Télé Achats was owned and operated by Groupe TVA, a division of Quebecor Media, and offered exclusively in Quebec by the cable company Vidéotron.
Télé Achats broadcast infomercials shot in French, or shot originally in English and dubbed into French.
As a shopping television service, Télé Achats was exempted from Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) licensing.[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1995/PB95-14.HTM EXEMPTION ORDER RESPECTING TELESHOPPING PROGRAMMING SERVICE UNDERTAKINGS], CRTC, 1995-01-26
History
On November 1, 1995, Vidéotron launched Canal Infopub, a specialty TV channel specialized in infomercials, that broadcast only infomercials shot in French, or shot originally in English and dubbed into French.{{cite web|url=http://collections.banq.qc.ca/biblio/js/pdfjs/pdfjs-1.6.210-dist_banq/web/pdf.php/523272180587.pdf|title=Le canal Infopub grandit|website=BAnQ|publisher=La Presse|date=September 30, 1995|page=F3}}{{cite web|url=http://collections.banq.qc.ca/biblio/js/pdfjs/pdfjs-1.6.210-dist_banq/web/pdf.php/523272180808.pdf|title=Brosse à chiens, cheveux qui repoussent : Infopub régale|website=BAnQ|publisher=La Presse|date=November 7, 1995|page=B4}}
From August 1996, Canal Infopub broadcast infomercials day and night.{{cite web|url=http://collections.banq.qc.ca/biblio/js/pdfjs/pdfjs-1.6.210-dist_banq/web/pdf.php/523272767166.pdf|title=L'infopublicité s'installe à demeure au Québec malgré son problème d'image|website=BAnQ|publisher=Le Devoir|date=August 21, 1996|page=B1}}
On November 1, 1998, Groupe TVA acquired Canal Infopub from Vidéotron.[http://groupetva.ca/sites/groupetva.ca/files/rapportfinancier/noticeannuelle-fr.pdf Annual Report] Groupe TVA 12-31-07
On May 1, 1999, Canal Infopub was rebranded Club TVAchats, a specialty TV channel dedicated to infomercials and home shopping.{{cite web|url=https://www.linguee.com/english-french/search?source=auto&query=club+tvachats&cw=360|title=TVA Group launched Club TVAchats|website=DeepL}} At the same time, Club TVAchats added a TV program of home shopping to the programming named Club TVAchats.
In 2000, Club TVAchats was rebranded Canal TVAchats.
In 2003, extending his TV program Boutique TVA, Canal TVAchats was rebranded STV Shopping TV, dedicating largely to the broadcasting of TV programs of home shopping.
In 2005, STV Shopping TV was rebranded Shopping TVA.
In 2008, Shopping TVA was rebranded Télé Achats. Thereafter, the TV channel broadcast mostly infomercials, and the TV program of home shopping Shopping TVA was on air mainly to the TVA network.
The Télé Achats channel ceased operations on August 1, 2012 at midnight.{{cite web|url=https://www.groupetva.ca/presse/communiques/tva-boutiques-accroit-ses-activites-sur-web|title=TVA BOUTIQUES ACCROÎT SES ACTIVITÉS SUR LE WEB|website=Groupe TVA|date=July 16, 2012}} A white message on a black background appeared, quoting this : «The Télé Achats channel has ceased its activities. To continue to benefit from a multitude of products, we invite you to watch the program Shopping TVA at the TVA network, or visit shoppingtva.ca. The Télé Achats management takes the opportunity to sincerely thank its faithful televiewers.», preceded by a French version of the same message.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/*/shoppingstv.com STV Shopping TV Official website] {{in lang|fr}} (from the Internet Archive Wayback Machine)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/*/www.shoppingtva.ca Shopping TVA Official website] {{in lang|fr}} (from the Internet Archive Wayback Machine)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20021129003637/http://www.boutique.tva.ca/ Boutique TVA Official website] {{in lang|fr}} (from the Internet Archive Wayback Machine)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200219231833/http://www.tva.ca/emissions/shoppingtva/concept Shopping TVA on TVA] {{in lang|fr}} (from the Internet Archive Wayback Machine)
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Category:Shopping networks in Canada
Category:TVA (Canadian TV network)
Category:Defunct specialty television channels in Canada
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1995
Category:1995 establishments in Canada
Category:Television channels and stations disestablished in 2012