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Walmart TV Network Apr 27, 2024 18:14:16 GMT via mobile MantleM and Springy like this

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Post by dyylvntv on Apr 27, 2024 18:14:16 GMT

This is going to be a bit of weird one. The other day I was on TikTok watching a video that was like POV Going to Walmart in the 2000’s. When it brought up Walmart TV Network. I have the slightest memory of it. Apparently it was a tv network that would play on tv’s around Walmart while you shopped. It would show cooking shows, movie trailers, sports highlights, concerts, and ads for items in the store. It started in 1998 and was phased out sometime in the early 2010’s. I have seen online that allegedly some Walmarts still have the original tv’s for it but doesn’t show the network anymore. I have found very little about it online and no videos of it. I have only found screenshots of it take right off the tv and one article by The New York Times talking about. I would like to find videos of it because I think it would be cool to watch. The link to The New York Times article is below. Thanks for any help you can give me.

www.nytimes.com/2005/02/21/business/media/walmart-is-upgrading-its-vast-instore-television-network.html

Last Edit: Apr 27, 2024 18:17:45 GMT by dyylvntv

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Walmart TV Network Apr 28, 2024 1:34:06 GMT MantleM, Springy, and 1 more like this

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Post by extrabfbmm on Apr 28, 2024 1:34:06 GMT

I found some footage here: youtu.be/WgaWJwenuVY?si=KvVvkVsIF1rM3Q2w

It starts at 13:00 and at 13:34 the bumper is shown which you can even hear "you're watching the Walmart Television Network"

Edit: I have found lots more footage although none with no mentions of the "Walmart Television Network":

youtu.be/bL80jTQnhYQ?si=1MtrVcOgZo43C4Xd 3:23 to 4:15

In this footage you can see a program that shows products in various departments of the store.

This video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDBQi9Eov0g is 15 minutes of electronics departement footage from 2006, This video contains lots of footage of the TVs throughout basically the entire video

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdCsegkrSMA In this video there is about 3 minutes of footage from about 2:30 to 5:25, outside of the cameraman zooming in on other products.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jDBYpY059M This video has a brief clip at about 1:50 and a much better clip between 2:32 and 2:56

All of these clips came from the channel Vampire Robot which has lots of home videos of various stores and other things from as far back as the 70's.

I'm sure there are more clips on the channel as I just skimmed through results that came up for "walmart 2000s video" on Youtube.

I also found a few results from google when searching for this network.

A few articles from 2008 talking about improvements to the network:

adage.com/article/news/wal-mart-preps-phase-store-tv/129923

www.sixteen-nine.net/2008/07/30/industry-experts-weigh-in-on-wal-mart-tv-20-2/

www.retailitinsights.com/doc/walmart-interactive-in-store-tv-smart-network-0001

A wikinews article from 2006 confirming that this network was also in Canada:

en.wikinews.org/wiki/Three_Walmart_superstores_open_in_Canada

And probably the most interesting:

A video which showcases the studio that ran the network in 2010: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZRGGj8FJMQ

Last Edit: Apr 28, 2024 18:13:57 GMT by extrabfbmm

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tirgo Lost Media Enthusiast Posts: 500	Walmart TV Network Apr 28, 2024 10:12:49 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by tirgo on Apr 28, 2024 10:12:49 GMT Definitely remember that. I'd guess it was just a DVD they'd put on loop, but I don't really know.

dyylvntv Lost Media Beginner Posts: 16	Walmart TV Network Apr 29, 2024 3:54:05 GMT via mobile MantleM likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by dyylvntv on Apr 29, 2024 3:54:05 GMT If it was a DVD on loop, I wonder if there is anyway we can track down a copy of one of the DVDs.

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Walmart TV Network Apr 29, 2024 21:32:01 GMT MantleM likes this

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Post by extrabfbmm on Apr 29, 2024 21:32:01 GMT

a few more articles and blogposts that I found about the network:

www.futurelab.net/blog/2006/05/walmart-tv-has-huge-audience-rivalling-networks/
www.dailydooh.com/archives/2389
lifeinboxes.blogspot.com/2008/08/feature-wal-mart-tv.html

www.economist.com/business/2008/01/03/how-not-to-annoy-your-customers

usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2007-03-28-walmarttv-tim-mcgraw_N.htm

This USA today article about a Frito-Lay promotion with Tim McGraw has this line.

The network, operated by Premiere Retail Networks, is about to get even more sophisticated with a systemwide upgrade from satellite broadcast TV to an Internet-based system.

This eliminates the DVD theory.

The article also has a video which no-longer works where he talks about the concert that aired.

Update: I found that video on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Yn5crgaTmTA

Last Edit: Apr 29, 2024 21:56:06 GMT by extrabfbmm

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("Minecraft Glitch Runner Music"): www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxML-_teIqo

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Walmart TV Network Apr 30, 2024 0:12:23 GMT via mobile

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Post by dyylvntv on Apr 30, 2024 0:12:23 GMT

Apr 29, 2024 21:32:01 GMT extrabfbmm said:

a few more articles and blogposts that I found about the network:

www.futurelab.net/blog/2006/05/walmart-tv-has-huge-audience-rivalling-networks/
www.dailydooh.com/archives/2389
lifeinboxes.blogspot.com/2008/08/feature-wal-mart-tv.html

www.economist.com/business/2008/01/03/how-not-to-annoy-your-customers

usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2007-03-28-walmarttv-tim-mcgraw_N.htm

This USA today article about a Frito-Lay promotion with Tim McGraw has this line.

The network, operated by Premiere Retail Networks, is about to get even more sophisticated with a systemwide upgrade from satellite broadcast TV to an Internet-based system.

This eliminates the DVD theory.

The article also has a video which no-longer works where he talks about the concert that aired.

Update: I found that video on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Yn5crgaTmTA

Interesting. I wonder if Walmart still has the footage for it or if Premiere Retail Networks does.

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Walmart TV Network Apr 30, 2024 19:16:54 GMT MantleM and Springy like this

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Post by extrabfbmm on Apr 30, 2024 19:16:54 GMT

I'm not sure that much would be archived by either side, given that most of the content on the network were third party ads, though I feel that special events like the 13 minute Tim McGraw concert probably would still be archived.

Maybe some of the content was archived by the individual companies advertising on the network, but it is going to be tough to find.

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Walmart TV Network May 1, 2024 2:22:01 GMT via mobile MantleM and springrot like this

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Post by dyylvntv on May 1, 2024 2:22:01 GMT

Apr 30, 2024 19:16:54 GMT extrabfbmm said:

I'm not sure that much would be archived by either side, given that most of the content on the network were third party ads, though I feel that special events like the 13 minute Tim McGraw concert probably would still be archived.

Maybe some of the content was archived by the individual companies advertising on the network, but it is going to be tough to find.

You’re probably right but you never know. I’m going to try my hardest to find the Tim McGraw concert because that will probably be the easiest to find. However, I will keep my eye out for other footage from the network.

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Walmart TV Network May 3, 2024 2:26:36 GMT via mobile MantleM likes this

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Post by dyylvntv on May 3, 2024 2:26:36 GMT

Update: I found this video that was uploaded on to Youtube in 2013. It is a parody of Walmart TV Network. However it has the original logo/ intro screen in HD. Which could mean at some point HD videos of Walmart TV Network was uploaded online at some point.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmhfXIfo4qA

Last Edit: May 3, 2024 2:27:10 GMT by dyylvntv

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Walmart TV Network May 3, 2024 18:41:04 GMT via mobile MantleM, angiefoodcake, and 1 more like this

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Apr 29, 2024 3:54:05 GMT dyylvntv said:

If it was a DVD on loop, I wonder if there is anyway we can track down a copy of one of the DVDs.

I can help answer that for you as I work at Walmart when we get rid of something we usually throw that stuff away even the cardboard displays get crushed by a machine but it’s very possible a former employee might still have one as I took in of the paw patrol cardboard cutouts recently but it would be very hard to find copies as like I said they are mostly destroyed by now and Walmart has thousands of employees and former employees so it’s like looking for a needle in a haystack

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Walmart TV Network May 4, 2024 4:36:11 GMT MantleM likes this

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Post by Springy on May 4, 2024 4:36:11 GMT

Apr 29, 2024 21:32:01 GMT extrabfbmm said:

a few more articles and blogposts that I found about the network:

www.futurelab.net/blog/2006/05/walmart-tv-has-huge-audience-rivalling-networks/
www.dailydooh.com/archives/2389
lifeinboxes.blogspot.com/2008/08/feature-wal-mart-tv.html

www.economist.com/business/2008/01/03/how-not-to-annoy-your-customers

usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2007-03-28-walmarttv-tim-mcgraw_N.htm

This USA today article about a Frito-Lay promotion with Tim McGraw has this line.

The network, operated by Premiere Retail Networks, is about to get even more sophisticated with a systemwide upgrade from satellite broadcast TV to an Internet-based system.

This eliminates the DVD theory.

The article also has a video which no-longer works where he talks about the concert that aired.

Update: I found that video on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Yn5crgaTmTA

That's an insane amount of work for what is basically a video that can be easily missed.

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Walmart TV Network May 4, 2024 22:49:21 GMT MantleM likes this

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Post by extrabfbmm on May 4, 2024 22:49:21 GMT

May 4, 2024 4:36:11 GMT Springy said:

Apr 29, 2024 21:32:01 GMT extrabfbmm said:

a few more articles and blogposts that I found about the network:

www.futurelab.net/blog/2006/05/walmart-tv-has-huge-audience-rivalling-networks/
www.dailydooh.com/archives/2389
lifeinboxes.blogspot.com/2008/08/feature-wal-mart-tv.html

www.economist.com/business/2008/01/03/how-not-to-annoy-your-customers

usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2007-03-28-walmarttv-tim-mcgraw_N.htm

This USA today article about a Frito-Lay promotion with Tim McGraw has this line.

The network, operated by Premiere Retail Networks, is about to get even more sophisticated with a systemwide upgrade from satellite broadcast TV to an Internet-based system.

This eliminates the DVD theory.

The article also has a video which no-longer works where he talks about the concert that aired.

Update: I found that video on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Yn5crgaTmTA

That's an insane amount of work for what is basically a video that can be easily missed.

It honestly didn't take long to find the video, I found the article then tried the video link (also tried the internet archive) so after that I searched for the video on Youtube and found it.

Lost media stuff I've found:

("Minecraft Glitch Runner Music"): www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxML-_teIqo

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Walmart TV Network May 4, 2024 23:35:33 GMT MantleM, angiefoodcake, and 2 more like this

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Post by extrabfbmm on May 4, 2024 23:35:33 GMT

I also found something called Walmart Soundcheck which ran from 2006 to about early 2015

According to Wikipedia "Walmart Soundcheck was a series of musical performances and interviews released exclusively by Walmart, starting in 2006. Each recording consisted of a four-to-six-song set performed live, plus an interview, and was released as a digital album as well as played on televisions inside Walmart retail stores." There are a lot of promos/interviews on the official Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/@soundcheck1469/videos and you can find some of the concerts on Youtube.

Demi Lovato: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w25qrqxHbTg
Gavin McGraw: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vbiJliVOGs
Joss Stone: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vowL1qs6VGQ
Adele: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBcR9aAMB1w
Shakira: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWmb02eMrvc
Katy Perry: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I86H10YQNxU
Soundchecks official website in 2012: web.archive.org/web/20120901124050/http://soundcheck.walmart.com/

What is interesting is that the Tim Mcgraw concert, despite being from 2007 when Soundcheck was around, wasn't a Soundcheck concert (the article and video doesn't mention Soundcheck) and the length is only 13 minutes (the Soundcheck concerts I found were about 30 minutes).

This is likely because the concert was sponsored by Frito-Lay and most likely Frito-Lay paid for the ad space.

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Walmart TV Network May 5, 2024 5:37:18 GMT MantleM likes this

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May 4, 2024 22:49:21 GMT extrabfbmm said:

May 4, 2024 4:36:11 GMT Springy said:

That's an insane amount of work for what is basically a video that can be easily missed.

It honestly didn't take long to find the video, I found the article then tried the video link (also tried the internet archive) so after that I searched for the video on Youtube and found it.

I meant the effort Walmart did to make it, not you. Kinda surprising for walmart to put effort in...well anything lol

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Walmart TV Network May 6, 2024 14:21:21 GMT via mobile MantleM and Springy like this

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Post by 1derbread on May 6, 2024 14:21:21 GMT

It appears the Walmart Smart Network was the successor to this, although it seems a lot blander in comparison as it looks to have mainly been used for just advertising products.

youtu.be/ouSfRV7UZ5w?si=G0UEtiiEwGHDRoFn

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