JML buys two TV shopping channels on Sky

JML will be running its own content on channel 631, dubbed JML Direct TV, to be launched from midnight on May 28. JML's current channel, 657, will be retained and re-branded as JML Extra.

JML Direct TV will be the flagship channel for the company, which will use a new show format to promote its core range.

The deal is part of JML's strategy to boost its direct to consumer offering.

International content will be the main focus of channel 632, through an agreement with Reliant International Media Corp, based in Florida. Reliant is an infomercial film production company that runs a large DR operation in the US.

JML has hired a new production team to produce six new infomercials and is partnering with Kew Films, for the production of a number of additional shows for the channels.

John Russell Associates, a long time partner of JML, will also help create footage for a new offering, JML Roadshow.

JML also sells its domestic and industrial goods through high-street retailers including Asda, Boots, Woolworths and Robert Dyas.

This article was first published on brandrepublic.com