Channel 21 (German TV network)

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Channel 21

Country	Germany
Broadcast area	Germany
Headquarters	Hanover, Germany
Programming
Language(s)	German
Picture format	576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Channel21 Holding AG
Sister channels	Gems TV
History
Launched	1 March 2001; 23 years ago (2001-03-01)
Former names	RTL Shop (2001-2008)
Links
Website	www.channel21.de
Availability
Streaming media
channel21.de	Watch live

Channel 21, originally launched as RTL Shop, is a German cable and satellite tv shopping channel based in Hanover. The channel was launched as part of Europe's largest media company RTL Group (itself ultimately owned by Bertelsmann) and is rebroadcast on more than 20 German-language stations. Channel 21 was launched as RTL Shop on 1 March 2001. Its main competitors are HSE24 (Home Shopping Europe) and QVC.