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TVSN
Country	Australia
Website	www.tvsn.com.au
Availability
Satellite
Austar	Channel 18
Foxtel Digital	Channel 176
Austar Digital	Channel 176
Optus Television	Channel 48
Cable
Austar	Channel 18
Foxtel Digital	Channel 176
Austar Digital	Channel 176
Optus Television	Channel 48

Television Shopping Network (TVSN) is a home shopping channel broadcast on pay television in Australia. It has operated since 1995.

It airs 24 hours a day on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television. It also airs a live broadcast on their website. Presenters include Carla King Turner, Di Turner, Geoff Cowan, Karen Ledbury, Malvadee McIver, Marnie Meredith, Nikki Racco and Tim Stackpool.

TVSN's main competitor is Expo Channel, which operates in a similar fashion as TVSN.

In 2004, TVSN was acquired by Innovations. Up until the end of 2006, The Channel rans its Call Centre, Head Office and Studio Operations from Lane Cove in Sydney. It is now based in Frenches Forest alongside it owner Innovations.

Danoz Direct a company that sells products through infomercials on TV and its website and EXPO Channel were all owned by TVSN Pty/Ltd. However, once the acquisition with Innovations was complete, only TVSN and EXPO joined the Innovations company.

TVSN is Australia's only dedicated TV shopping channel, it broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It broadcasts 220 hours of live content a month.[1]

The channel's presenters work from 9:30am to 9:30pm 7 days a show a range of items from Fashion, Homewares, Health and Beauty and Jewellery. From 9:30pm, the channel broadcasts repeat show from the day.

Every day at 10:30am, TVSN launches a Buyer's Choice, a product that is on special. Sometimes over 50% of RRP. On Monday 8th January 2007, TVSN broke a record for the fastest Buyer's Choice to be sold out in history, the product was the Multi Coloured Freshwater Pearl Strand with 9k Clasp. This Buyer's Choice was originaly $399, was $199 and the Buyer's Choice price was $99.50 (over 75% off.)The product sold in three and a half minutes from it being introduced.

The studios now situated in Frenchs Forest (previously Lane Cove) are recognised as state of the art. The only people in the studio are the presenter and a floor coordinator who rotates products on display, prepare the show, guide the presenter and follow instructions from the producer.

The producer, director, cameramen and lighting and sound technicians sit in the control room located about 50 meters from the studio. The producer and director communicate with the presenter through a Canalphone, which is a small earphone placed in the presenters ear. This is to allow the presenter to know about stock levels and for the producer to convey messages to the presenter and the floor coordinator.

There are 3 cameras in the studio. These are robotics and are operated by the camera technicians in the control room. They move from side to side, up and down, rotate 360 and move front and back, all without the camera operators having to touch the camera.

There are 11 sets within the studio and each set is used for a different types of shows. They used the Kitchen set when the show is about Kitchen ware, The Doll House set when selling Collectible dolls, etc.. Of the 11 sets, 6 are universal. The producer decides which set they want to use for which show and lets the floor coordinator know in order for them to prep the show.

Marnie Meredith and Di Turner are the only remaining original presenters from when the channel first debuted in 1995. The TVSN presenters are knowledgeable and experts in their industries. The current TVSN presenters are:

• Marnie Meredith
• Di Turner
• Carla King Turner
• Geoff Cowan
• Karen Ledbury
• Malvadee McIver
• Nikki Racco
• Tim Stackpool
• Moira McLean
• Sarah Vandenburgh
• Suzie MacKenzie
• Lorelle Creek
• Louisa Albiero
• Peter Mason

• Official Website
• Watch TVSN Live