Yesshop
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television shopping |
| Founded | 2013-11-04 |
| Defunct | 2016-09-29 |
| Headquarters | New Zealand |
Area served | New Zealand, Australia |
| Products | Home shopping television programming |
Yesshop (presented as YESSHOP) was a television shopping channel in New Zealand modeled after the South Korean home shopping format.
The channel began broadcasting in New Zealand on both free-to-air and subscription television platforms on 4 November 2013. Shortly thereafter, starting from 17 November 2013, Yesshop showcased innovative student work from multiple New Zealand schools during Sunday morning segments. On 29 February 2016, Yesshop extended its reach to the Australian market through the pay TV provider Foxtel, following an agreement finalized in November 2015. Additionally, the channel had a brief presence on Australian regional free-to-air television via Southern Cross Austereo, launching on 1 August 2016.
Due to financial challenges, including losses nearing NZD 20 million and an inability to fulfill payroll obligations, Yes Retail—the company behind Yesshop—halted operations on 29 September 2016. This resulted in immediate termination of all employee contracts. The shutdown also adversely affected associated business partners who incurred financial setbacks from the closure. Subsequently, the broadcast spectrum previously used by Yesshop on Southern Cross Austereo’s regional stations was repurposed by Jimmy Swaggart’s SonLife Broadcasting Network starting from 17 July 2017.
External links
- Official website (archived)
- Articles with short description
- 2016 disestablishments in New Zealand
- English-language television stations in New Zealand
- English-language television stations in Australia
- Home shopping television stations in Australia
- Television channels and stations established in 2013
- Defunct television channels in New Zealand
- Defunct television channels in Australia
- Television channels and stations disestablished in 2016
- 2013 establishments in New Zealand
- 2016 establishments in Australia
- 2016 disestablishments in Australia