Ideal World

Ideal World
Ideal World company logo
CountryUnited Kingdom
Broadcast areaUnited Kingdom, Ireland
Programming
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerTJC
(Previously: Ideal World Ltd; Kroll Advisory Ltd. during administration)
History
Launched17 April 2000; 24 years ago (2000-04-17)[1]
[2][3] (original)
29 September 2023; 13 months ago (2023-09-29)[2][3] (relaunch)
Links
Websiteidealworld.tv
Availability
Terrestrial
FreeviewChannel 51

Ideal World is a British TV shopping channel, broadcasting on DTT, satellite and online, with transactional websites, previously hosted from studios in Peterborough.[4][5]

On 5 July 2023, Ideal World was placed into administration with Michael Lennon and James Saunders of Kroll Advisory Ltd. being appointed Joint Administrators.[6]

On 23 September 2023, TJC acquired the rights to use the Ideal World brand and on 29 September 2023, it relaunched the channel on Freeview, Sky, Freesat and online. The shows are now broadcast from TJC's West London offices with some presenters and production staff from the former Ideal World Limited.

  1. ^ "About Us-Ideal World". Ideal World. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference SkyTJCBeauty was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Ideal World Freeview shopping channel saved by TJC". RXTV. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Ofcom | TV Cable and Satellite". static.ofcom.org.uk.
  5. ^ "Licence details for Ideal World". Ofcom. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2007.
  6. ^ "Ideal World". Ideal World. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.