Thane Direct was a home shopping teleshopping channel, airing over

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in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The channel exclusively offered half-hour paid advertisements from

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company Thane International, along with extended information through its website. It aired through Sky and

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, though by its end it only aired on Sky, and wound down on 5 January 2023; Thane continues to offer teleshopping programmes throughout the industry and online otherwise.

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Thane Direct homepage
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