owned by qvc picture format 576i 16 9 sdtv 1080i hdtv sister channel s qvc beauty qvc style qvc extra timeshift service qvc 1 hd website www.qvcuk.com availability terrestrial freeview channel 16 channel 36 qvc style channel 111 1 hd 1 satellite freesat channel 800 channel 802 qvc extra channel 803 qvc style sky channel 650 channel 673 qvc extra channel 678 qvc style astra 2e 11954 h 27500 2 3 cable virgin media channel 740 channel 742 qvc style virgin media ireland channel 505 wightfibre channel 41 streaming media qvc uk online watch live tvplayer watch live uk only qvc uk is a television shopping channel broadcast in the united kingdom . it was formed in 1993 when qvc inc. agreed a deal with sky tv to create a uk version of the us channel . qvc the shopping channel first broadcast in the uk on 1 october 1993 . contents 1 history 1.1 qvc beauty 1.2 qvc hd qvc extra and qvc style 1.3 qvc active 2 operation in the uk 3 products 4 presenters 5 past presenters 6 references 7 external links history edit the original us channel was founded in 1986 in west chester pennsylvania by joseph segel . it grew into a multinational corporation specialising in televised home shopping . it now broadcasts in five countries to 141 million consumers . the name is an initialism standing for quality value convenience . however unlike in the usa the expansion of the initialism is no longer used on air in the uk . in 1998 the uk venture turned its first net profit 12.5 million against a loss of 228 000 in 1997 . 2 originally 20 % owned by sky it became a wholly owned subsidiary of the us broadcaster in 2004 . 3 in 2008 qvc uk launched a multiscreen video service accessible via the interactive television layer making four video streams available to sky viewers via the red button qvc live qvc 1 a time delayed service today s special value presentation qvc beauty edit on 26 october 2010 a second channel was launched in the uk qvc beauty available to viewers of freeview sky and freesat . 4 qvc hd qvc extra and qvc style edit qvc had planned to begin broadcasting in high definition from september 2012 to be followed by the launch of two new 24 hour channels on sky . 5 on 11 february 2013 sparkle tv and twinkle tv launched on sky ; however as of 2013 update qvc hd has yet to launch . on 1 july 2013 twinkle tv was renamed qvc style . sparkle tv became qvc extra on 12 august 2013 with both channels added to freesat . 6 the following day saw the channels relaunch with availability expanded to freeview via the connected red button on qvc beauty . 7 in july 2014 qvc extra launched on freeview channel 57 . on 14th october 2016 qvc extra was temporarily rebranded as qvc christmas . qvc active edit qvc active was an interactive television service made accessible using the red button on qvc uk s cable sky and digital terrestrial services . across each enhanced television platform qvc provided information including a 24 hour tv guide bestselling products of that day and an ability for the viewer to interact with qvc uk s inventory . customers viewing the sky and cable tv platforms could buy products using their set top box . on 13 august 2013 qvc active closed as a result of more customers using mobile devices for ordering . 7 operation in the uk edit qvc uk operates from two main sites . from launch until june 2012 its headquarters and broadcasting facilities were at marco polo house the former british satellite broadcasting headquarters in battersea london . these operations then moved to chiswick park 8 a campus style development on the site of a former derelict london transport bus depot in west london . 9 its call centre and distribution warehouse is located in kirkby in knowsley on merseyside . these facilities were moved in 1998 from liverpool s harrington dock . the company also has outlet stores in warrington and shrewsbury . in june 2011 it was reported that qvc uk had begun carrying out trials of 3d broadcasting . this was merely an experiment a spokesperson said . 10 the channel broadcasts live 17 hours a day the remainder being repeated content year round . qvc uk claims a market penetration of 15.4 million homes on cable satellite and digital terrestrial tv . the satellite footprint also takes in much of western europe . retail sales for the year 2008 reached 360 million . products edit qvc organises its product range into eight distinct categories beauty fashion and accessories jewellery craft and leisure for the home home electronics garden and diy clearance presenters edit simon bulliagi charlie brook marverine cole anne dawson chloe everton debbie flint dale franklin jill franks pipa gordon will gowing sara griffiths jackie kabler jilly halliday catherine huntley richard jackson alison keenan miceal murphy julia roberts craig rowe claire sutton kathy tayler alison young past presenters edit kara baker julian ballantyne sophia barnes jon briggs suzanne evett harry greene debbie greenwood anthony heywood katy john paul lavers rob locke claudia sylvester kara tritton steve whatley carmel thomas anna cookson references edit archived copy . archived from the original on 6 september 2015 . retrieved 21 april 2015 . qvc uk moves into profit broadcast london 21 may 1999 . accessed 7 january 2011 . sky sells qvc stake for 49m 29 february digital worldz.accessed 13 august 2011 . freeview home channels lifestyle qvc beauty . freeview uk . retrieved 4 may 2011 . qvc plans hd and extra channels after studio move . broadcast . 31 may 2012 . qvc branches out with two new channels from 13th august . a516digital . 9 august 2013 . a b qvc to launch two new standalone shopping channels . the retail bulletin . 9 august 2013 . qvc to move to chiswick park robin parker broadcast magazine 27 july 2010 . accessed 13 august 2011 . we act for qvc on chiswick park move bond pearce property consultancy s corporate website undated.accessed 13 august 2011 . qvc shopping channel experimenting with 3d 3dfocus . co.uk 6 june 2011 . accessed 13 august 2011 . external links edit official site v t e freeview tv channels 4music 4seven hd 5star 5 usa al jazeera arabic al jazeera english hd arise news bbc one hd bbc two hd bbc four hd bbc alba bbc news bbc parliament cbbc hd cbeebies hd cbs action cbs drama cbs reality challenge channel 4 1 hd 1 hd channel 5 1 hd chart show tv citv clubland tv community channel create and craft dave ja vu drama e4 1 film4 1 food network gems tv home horror channel ideal world itv 1 hd itv2 1 itv3 1 itv4 1 itvbe 1 the jewellery channel kix more4 movie mix movies4men pick pop 1 max quest 1 qvc qvc beauty qvc style really rocks & co rt rt uk rt one rt 2 s4c sky news spike tg4 tbn uk the store travel channel tiny pop true entertainment true movies 1 trutv 1 vintage tv viva yesterday yourtv 1 radio stations absolute radio bbc asian network bbc radio 1 bbc radio 1xtra bbc radio 2 bbc radio 3 bbc radio 4 bbc radio 4 extra bbc radio 5 live bbc radio 5 live sports extra bbc radio 6 music bbc radio cymru bbc radio foyle bbc radio nan g idheal bbc radio scotland bbc radio ulster bbc radio wales bbc world service capital london classic fm heart london heat radio the hits radio insight radio kerrang radio kiss kissfresh kisstory lbc magic 105.4 fm premier christian radio rt raidi na gaeltachta smooth radio talksport u105 local channels bay tv liverpool big centre tv estuary tv latest tv london live made in bristol made in cardiff made in leeds made in tyne & wear mustard tv notts tv nvtv sheffield live tv stv edinburgh stv glasgow that s manchester that s oxfordshire that s solent tv platforms analogue analogue terrestrial cable digital digital terrestrial high definition iptv satellite miscellaneous history of freeview uk retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title qvc uk & oldid 744329992 categories shopping networks in the united kingdomtelevision channels and stations established in 19931993 establishments in the united kingdomqvchidden categories use british english from january 2014articles containing potentially dated statements from 2013all articles containing potentially dated statementsuse dmy dates from october 2010 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 october 2016 at 14 43 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view