Shopping TVA
Encyclopedia
Shopping TVA is a Canadian French language
cable television
home shopping
and infomercial
channel. Shopping TVA is currently owned and operated by Groupe TVA
; a division of Quebecor Media Inc.
Shopping TVA sells a variety of products including beauty and personal care, entertainment, health and fitness, and home improvement items. Viewers can purchase items either by telephone or internet. In addition, Shopping TVA shows infomercial
s, many of them dubbed into French.
As a shopping television service, Shopping TVA is exempted from Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) licensing.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
cable television
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
home shopping
Shopping channel
Shopping channels are television specialty channels that present shopping related content, particularly for home shopping enthusiasts.-USA:* America's Store* Home Shopping Network* Jewelry Television* QVC* Shop at Home Network* ShopNBC...
and infomercial
Infomercial
Infomercials are direct response television commercials which generally include a phone number or website. There are long-form infomercials, which are typically between 15 and 30 minutes in length, and short-form infomercials, which are typically 30 seconds to 120 seconds in length. Infomercials...
channel. Shopping TVA is currently owned and operated by Groupe TVA
Quebecor Media Inc.
Quebecor Media Inc. is a Canadian media company. Quebecor Inc. owns the controlling interest with 54.72% while CDP Capital d’Amérique Investissements Inc. owns the remaining 45.28%...
; a division of Quebecor Media Inc.
Quebecor Media Inc.
Quebecor Media Inc. is a Canadian media company. Quebecor Inc. owns the controlling interest with 54.72% while CDP Capital d’Amérique Investissements Inc. owns the remaining 45.28%...
Shopping TVA sells a variety of products including beauty and personal care, entertainment, health and fitness, and home improvement items. Viewers can purchase items either by telephone or internet. In addition, Shopping TVA shows infomercial
Infomercial
Infomercials are direct response television commercials which generally include a phone number or website. There are long-form infomercials, which are typically between 15 and 30 minutes in length, and short-form infomercials, which are typically 30 seconds to 120 seconds in length. Infomercials...
s, many of them dubbed into French.
As a shopping television service, Shopping TVA is exempted from Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) licensing.