TV Shop convicted after fake reviews, misleading customers

Brand Developers Ltd (BDL), which trades as The TV Shop, is behind well-known brands like Thin Lizzy and Transforma Ladder, which are marketed on television infomercials. (Image: File)

Jaime Lyth

Wed, 17 Dec 2025

The TV Shop staff wrote fake “customer” reviews on multiple websites and prevented low rating reviews from being published on its own website, the Auckland District Court has found. The business was convicted of 13 charges for breaches of the Fair Trading Act spanning nearly four years. Brand Developers Ltd (BDL), which trades as The TV Shop, is behind well-known brands such as Thin Lizzy and Transforma Ladder, which are marketed through television infomercials. The court found that the business misled consumers...

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