O Shopping was a Philippine pay television channel owned by ACJ O Shopping Corporation, a joint-venture between Philippine entertainment and media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation and South Korean home shopping company CJ ENM Commerce Division. The channel was launched on October 14, 2013. O Shopping programs were previously aired on ABS-CBN and Kapamilya Channel during midnights, as well as on PTV, Jeepney TV and ABS-CBN Sports and Action, and online via iWantTFC.[1][2]
History[]
O Shopping was launched on October 14, 2013. ABS-CBN Corporation signed a deal with CJ ENM O Shopping Division (formerly CJ O Shopping Corporation) to create a TV home shopping channel in the Philippines. Operated by ACJ O Shopping Corporation, ABS-CBN Corporation invested an initial 200 million pesos for the joint-venture.[3] ABS-CBN provides the media platforms and the production of programs while CJ O Shopping provides the products and the logistics.
Prior to the launch of its standalone channel on ABS-CBN TV Plus on July 30, 2018, O Shopping programs were launched as part of BEAM TV's content lineup in 2014 until October 1, 2018. As of 2016, O Shopping generated 2.2 million pesos in daily sales or 60 million pesos in monthly sales.[4] About 70% of the product purchases on O Shopping are made via cash on delivery payment, with a 5% cancellation rate.[5]
Closure[]
O Shopping stopped broadcasting on ABS-CBN Channel 2 on April 21, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon. The channel also suspended its operations on digital terrestrial television and Cignal. O Shopping was affected by the shutdown of ABS-CBN on May 5 of the same year, due to the cease-and-desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and Solicitor General Jose Calida caused by the expiration of ABS-CBN's legislative franchise.
On July 8, 2020, ABS-CBN released a statement that O Shopping would cease operations towards the end of 2020, and CJ-ENM has decided to move out of business completely. The retrenchment of employees was held on August 7.[6][7] O Shopping ceased its operations on Sky Cable and iWantTFC on November 1, 2020.[8] Meanwhile, the official online store website operated a "Good-BUY Sale" online promo event which lasted until November 15 and ceased on the day.
References[]
- ↑ "ABS-CBN launches shopping channel", The Philippine Star, November 12, 2013.
- ↑ Camus, Miguel. "ABS-CBN invests P200M in home TV shopping program", Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 29, 2013.
- ↑ "ABS-CBN pumps P200M into Korean shopping channel", Rappler, October 29, 2013.
- ↑ R. Camus, Miguel. "ABS-CBN income jumped 76% in H1", Inquirer.net, August 11, 2016.
- ↑ Desiderio, Louella. "ABS-CBN opening first experience store", Philstar Global, August 14, 2016.
- ↑ "ACJ O Shopping Corp to cease operations, says ABS-CBN", ABS-CBN News, July 8, 2020.
- ↑ Template:Cite tweet
- ↑ "O Shopping Cease Broadcast and Channel Assignment Change", Sky Cable, October 1, 2020.