Entertainment & Arts
The television home-shopping industry has lost some of its luster in the past year.
Dec. 30, 1987
Cable: The once-lauded project is faring poorly against a simpler and vastly more popular rival: the Internet.
April 2, 1997
Liberty Media Corp., seeking to quell investor fears over a widening government investigation into alleged financial misdeeds at Home Shopping Network, on Monday unveiled a revised $105-million bid to boost its stake to 40% in the cable TV channel.
April 20, 1993
Liberty Media Corp. has dropped its bid to acquire full ownership of Home Shopping Network because of allegations about financial misdeeds at the cable TV network.
April 12, 1993
Raising the possibility that two large shop-at-home TV networks may be one too many in today’s troubled retail climate, Home Shopping Network said Thursday that it is holding “exploratory” talks regarding a possible business combination with archrival QVC Network.
Feb. 28, 1992
Home Shopping Network, which sells marked-down goods around the clock on fast-paced cable-TV shows, said Tuesday that it has agreed to pay $35 million for KIHS-Channel 46, an Ontario UHF station.
Sept. 24, 1986
Business
Ruth Glass is a self-described “shop-till-you-drop” consumer who usually buys lots of products from Home Shopping Network throughout the year--until the holiday season, when she depends on conventional retailers.
Dec. 22, 1993
Liberty Media Corp. said Friday that it had acquired a controlling interest in Home Shopping Network Inc. and proposed a stock-swap merger with the cable television concern.
Feb. 13, 1993
The rival shop-by-television programs of Home Shopping Network and COMB Co. are a cross between a game show and a midnight madness sale.
Jan. 22, 1987