TelSell is a teleshopping channel broadcast in the
United Kingdom
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on Sky Digitalbr> It was on channel 649 when it was broadcast, offering a range of products such as the Vibromass.
In November 2007 the company was under criticism, after customers'
credit card
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information was obtained by
hackers
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. The company failed to inform their customers, claiming it was not their responsibility.
A Dutch court has declared the Dutch-based home shopping networks Tel Sell and LiveShop bankrupt on 9 January 2008. However, TelSell returned to Dutch TV only a few months later.