- TATV
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name = TATV
logofile = TATV.png
logosize= 200px
launch =1982
closed date =September 3 ,2008
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owner =Astral Media )
slogan = tout acheter tout vendre
country =Canada
broadcast area = National
headquarters =Montreal ,Quebec
former names = Télé-Annonces (1982-2006)
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web = [http://www.ta.tv/ www.ta.tv]TATV (Tout Acheter Tout Vendre) is a now defunct
Canadian French language cable television home shopping channel available exclusively on cable inQuébec . It was owned byAstral Media . TATV originally launched in 1982 as "Télé-Annonces". It rebranded as TATV onJune 6 ,2006 .TATV was an illustrated classified advertising service, offering viewers and businesses the means to offer goods and services. TATV was primarily a regionalised service, covering 17 different regions in Quebec, each being served by a local TATV channel. As a shopping television service; TATV was exempted from
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) licensing.Closure
On August 19, 2008, Astral announced that it will seek the closure TATV effective immediately. The company stated the growing market share of classified ads using the free Internet model, coupled with the fact that classified ads are not one of the company's core businesses, were the reasons for the closure of TATV. [ [http://biz.yahoo.com/cnw/080819/e_astralme_close_tatv.html?.v=1 Closure of classified ad service, TATV] ; Yahoo Finance;
2008-08-19 ] On September 3 of that year, TATV was taken off the air.References
External links
* [http://www.ta.tv/ Official TATV website] fr icon
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