TV Shopping in Europe further growing. Study published Berlin, March 4, 2013. TV shopping channels in Europe have developed into modern multi-channel providers. The active providers in the core European markets of Germany, the UK, Italy and France currently generate an annual turnover of almost 4 billion euros. Strategy consultant Goldmedia (http://www.goldmedia.com) predicts an increase to 5.3 billion euros by 2017. These are the results of the study “The Future of TV Shopping – Key trends and market forecasts to 2017 in France, Germany, Italy and the UK”, conducted by Goldmedia on behalf of the European Retailing Association – ERA. Furthermore, the study examined various shopping areas such as classic live shopping, auction television, DRTV (Direct Response TV) and travel shopping.