shopping channels

Televised merchandise programs

Shopping channels are television networks dedicated to selling products directly to viewers, who call in or go online to purchase.

Hosts demonstrate merchandise—jewelry, electronics, kitchenware—with enthusiastic pitches and limited-time offers.

She watches the shopping channel at 3 a.m.

The format blurs entertainment and retail, creating compulsive viewing for some.

Related

demonstration · order now · limited-time · installments · rotisserie · deals · operators · toll-free · easy payments · flashy · enthusiastic · countdown · testimonials · call now · jewelry · gadgets · live · presenter

Categories
Opposites
retail format/physical presence

shopping channelsbrick-and-mortar stores

Shops with street addresses

in-store shopping · department stores · shopping malls · boutiques · big-box stores

media passivity vs. activity

shopping channelscomparison shopping

Evaluating competing offers

window shopping · bargain hunting

cultural prestige/commercialism

shopping channelsPBS

Non-profit educational broadcaster

public broadcasting · educational television · BBC · news channels · streaming drama

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G