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The forerunner of HSN was launched by ] (who later established ], which is now Ion Television) and ] in 1982 as the '''Home Shopping Club''', a local cable channel seen on ] and ] in ]. It expanded into the first national shopping network three years later on July 1, 1985, changing its name to the '''Home Shopping Network''', and pioneering the concept of a televised ] for consumer goods and services. Its competitor and future owner ] was launched the following year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=qvc launches 1986 - Google Search|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=qvc+launches+1986|access-date=2020-11-04|website=www.google.com}}</ref> |
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The forerunner of HSN was launched by ] (who later established ], which is now Ion Television) and ] in 1982 as the '''Home Shopping Club''', a local cable channel seen on ] and ] in ]. It expanded into the first national shopping network three years later on July 1, 1985, changing its name to the '''Home Shopping Network''', and pioneering the concept of a televised ] for consumer goods and services. Its competitor and future owner ] was launched the following year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=qvc launches 1986 - Google Search|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=qvc+launches+1986|access-date=2020-11-04|website=www.google.com}}</ref> |
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In 1986, HSN began a second network that ] on a number of ]s it had acquired under the name Silver King Broadcasting. In 1992, HSN spun off from Silver King Broadcasting, and afterwards saw Liberty Media acquire stock in the network.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://money.cnn.com/1996/08/26/deals/silver_hsn/|title=Silver King, HSN to merge|publisher=CNN|date=August 26, 1996|accessdate=February 9, 2022}}</ref> In 1996, the station group was sold back to Silver King Broadcasting, which was now owned by ],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/08/26/Silver-King-to-buy-HSN/2026841032000/|title=Silver King to buy HSN|publisher=UPI|date=August 26, 1996|accessdate=February 9, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-08-27-fi-38099-story.html|title=Diller Makes 1.26|first=Sallie|last=Hofsmeister|work=Los Angeles Times|date=August 27, 1996|accessdate=February 9, 2022}}</ref> and changed its name to "HSN Inc." after its merger with Silver King was completed.<ref>{{cite news|title=Silver King annexes HSN|newspaper=Variety|date=December 19, 1996|author=Martin Peers|url=https://variety.com/1996/scene/vpage/silver-king-annexes-hsn-1117436608/|access-date=2022-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220122654/http://variety.com/1996/scene/vpage/silver-king-annexes-hsn-1117436608/#|archive-date=2016-02-20|url-status=live}}</ref> Under Diller's leadership, the HSN also acquired the ], ] and ] in October 1997.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/9f1e332e16961e7ff970665ad251d543|title=Barry Diller taking over USA Network and other Universal TV businesses|first=Eric R.|last=Quinones|publisher=Associated Press|date=October 20, 1997|accessdate=February 9, 2022}}</ref> This resulted in HSN Inc. being changed to USA Network Inc.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1997/10/21/hsn-to-acquire-cable-networks-from-universal/2cad0c52-2bc1-4fc8-9c3a-ea8ba8df3021/|title=HSN To Acquire Cable Networks From Universal|first=Paul|last=Farhi|newspaper=Washington Post|date=October 21, 1997|accessdate=February 9, 2022}}</ref> The purchase was finalized in February 1998.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/15/business/barry-diller-media-titan-wants-a-shot-at-the-small-time.html|title=Barry Diller, Media Titan, Wants a Shot at the Small Time|first=Geraldine|last=Fabrikant|work=New York Times|date=February 15, 1998|accessdate=February 9, 2022}}</ref> |
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The idea for HSN had its roots in a radio station managed by Paxson. Due to an advertiser's liquidity problem in 1977, the company was paid in ]s. Left with having to raise the funds, on-air personality ] went on the radio and sold the can openers for $9.95 each. The can openers sold out, and an industry was born. Circosta later became the new network's first ever ] and would eventually sell 75,000 different products in over 20,000 hours of live television. |
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In September 2000, Home Shopping Network changed its name to HSN.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HSN|url=https://www.hsn.com/article/company-history/1870|access-date=June 5, 2020|website=www.hsn.com}}</ref> |
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In 1986, HSN began a second network that ] on a number of ]s it had acquired under the name Silver King Broadcasting. In 1992, HSN spun off from Silver King Broadcasting, and afterwards saw Liberty Media acquire stock in the network.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://money.cnn.com/1996/08/26/deals/silver_hsn/|title=Silver King, HSN to merge|publisher=CNN|date=August 26, 1996|accessdate=February 9, 2022}}</ref> In 1996, the station group was sold back to Silver King Broadcasting, which was now owned by ],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/08/26/Silver-King-to-buy-HSN/2026841032000/|title=Silver King to buy HSN|publisher=UPI|date=August 26, 1996|accessdate=February 9, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-08-27-fi-38099-story.html|title=Diller Makes 1.26|first=Sallie|last=Hofsmeister|work=Los Angeles Times|date=August 27, 1996|accessdate=February 9, 2022}}</ref> and changed its name to "HSN Inc." after its merger with Silver King was completed.<ref>{{cite news|title=Silver King annexes HSN|newspaper=Variety|date=December 19, 1996|author=Martin Peers|url=https://variety.com/1996/scene/vpage/silver-king-annexes-hsn-1117436608/|access-date=2022-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220122654/http://variety.com/1996/scene/vpage/silver-king-annexes-hsn-1117436608/#|archive-date=2016-02-20|url-status=live}}</ref> Under Diller's leadership, the HSN also acquired the ], ] and ] in October 1997.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/9f1e332e16961e7ff970665ad251d543|title=Barry Diller taking over USA Network and other Universal TV businesses|first=Eric R.|last=Quinones|publisher=Associated Press|date=October 20, 1997|accessdate=February 9, 2022}}</ref> This resulted in HSN Inc. being changed to USA Network Inc.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1997/10/21/hsn-to-acquire-cable-networks-from-universal/2cad0c52-2bc1-4fc8-9c3a-ea8ba8df3021/|title=HSN To Acquire Cable Networks From Universal|first=Paul|last=Farhi|newspaper=Washington Post|date=October 21, 1997|accessdate=February 9, 2022}}</ref> |
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] became CEO of HSN in 2006,<ref name=Forbes>{{cite web|title=World's Most Powerful Women|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/mindy-grossman/|work=Mindy Grossman|publisher=Forbes|access-date=23 August 2012}}</ref> and aggressively reinvented and relaunched the brand. She took HSN public in 2008, and has overseen its multibillion-dollar retail portfolio and multimedia expansion.<ref name=hbr>Grossman, Mindy. . '']''. December 2011. Reprinted in: ]. . Harvard Business Review Press, 2014. pp. 54–61.</ref> Grossman left HSNi in May 2017 to helm ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Weight Watchers Hires HSN's Mindy Grossman As CEO|url=http://fortune.com/2017/04/26/weight-watchers-mindy-grossman/|access-date=2 October 2017|website=Fortune|publisher=Fortune}}</ref> |
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The USA Network purchase, which was finalized in February 1998,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/15/business/barry-diller-media-titan-wants-a-shot-at-the-small-time.html|title=Barry Diller, Media Titan, Wants a Shot at the Small Time|first=Geraldine|last=Fabrikant|work=New York Times|date=February 15, 1998|accessdate=February 9, 2022}}</ref> resulted in the creation of ] television stations, and saw four of these stations, (], ], ] and ]) ending HSN programming outside of overnight hours and became independent stations with a local programming format known as ''CityVision'' that was similar to ]'s ]; ''CityVision'' would be replaced by ] in January 2002 after USA Broadcasting sold its stations to ]. HSN continues to air on ] (one of these is owned in agreement by Univision). '''Ventana Television''' (''ventana'' meaning ] in ]) has the same street address as HSN, and is the ] for its ]s. |
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In 1997, HSN formally launched its second nationwide electronic retail venture, a 24-hour network under the ] name (it had operated similar concepts of more limited scale since 1988). In April 2007, America's Store ceased operating permanently. Most of the America's Store hosts (some of which were already splitting hosting duties between networks) were absorbed into the HSN programming schedule. |
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In 1998, Home Shopping Network launched a Spanish-language service Home Shopping en Español on the Univision-owned ] subscription network. In 2000, the Spanish version rebranded itself as HSE and began broadcasting on low-power stations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. It also ceased to broadcast through Galavision. In June 2002, HSE ceased to operate. |
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In 1999, the company launched a website, HSN.com. In an attempt to engage with younger consumers in 2009, HSN produced a 14-episode online video series, ''Faces of Beautiful You'', which follows three young women who find solutions to many of life's problems through HSN's beauty products. The campaign included a Facebook ], character blogs, and profiles for the three main characters on ], MySpace, and Facebook. |
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In September 2000, Home Shopping Network officially changes its name to HSN.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HSN|url=https://www.hsn.com/article/company-history/1870|access-date=June 5, 2020|website=www.hsn.com}}</ref> |
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] became CEO of HSN in 2006,<ref name=Forbes>{{cite web|title=World's Most Powerful Women|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/mindy-grossman/|work=Mindy Grossman|publisher=Forbes|access-date=23 August 2012}}</ref> and aggressively reinvented and relaunched the brand. She took HSN public in 2008, and has overseen its multibillion-dollar retail portfolio and multimedia expansion.<ref name=hbr>Grossman, Mindy. . '']''. December 2011. Reprinted in: ]. . Harvard Business Review Press, 2014. pp. 54–61.</ref> Grossman left HSNi in May 2017 to helm ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Weight Watchers Hires HSN's Mindy Grossman As CEO|url=http://fortune.com/2017/04/26/weight-watchers-mindy-grossman/|access-date=2 October 2017|website=Fortune|publisher=Fortune}}</ref> On August 19, 2012, HSN co-founder Roy Speer died after a long illness. Bud Paxson died on January 9, 2015. |
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In April 2017, HSN CEO Mindy Grossman stepped down to assume the CEO position at ].<ref>{{cite press release | work=Forbes| date=6 July 2017| title=Weight Watchers New CEO HSN Mindy Grossman | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurengensler/2017/04/26/weight-watchers-new-ceo-hsn-mindy-grossman/#643f5d481b5c}}</ref> On July 6, 2017, Liberty Interactive announced it would buy the remaining 62% of HSN stock it did not already own in order to acquire the company for its QVC Group. QVC CEO Mike George would be CEO of the combined company.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Isidore|first1=Chris|date=6 July 2017|title=QVC buying rival Home Shopping Network|publisher=CNN Money|url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/07/06/news/companies/qvc-home-shopping-network/index.html|access-date=6 July 2017}}</ref> |
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In April 2017, HSN CEO Mindy Grossman stepped down to assume the CEO position at ].<ref>{{cite press release | work=Forbes| date=6 July 2017| title=Weight Watchers New CEO HSN Mindy Grossman | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurengensler/2017/04/26/weight-watchers-new-ceo-hsn-mindy-grossman/#643f5d481b5c}}</ref> On July 6, 2017, Liberty Interactive announced it would buy the remaining 62% of HSN stock it did not already own in order to acquire the company for its QVC Group. QVC CEO Mike George would be CEO of the combined company.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Isidore|first1=Chris|date=6 July 2017|title=QVC buying rival Home Shopping Network|publisher=CNN Money|url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/07/06/news/companies/qvc-home-shopping-network/index.html|access-date=6 July 2017}}</ref> |
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In September 2018, HSN had partnered with '']'' talk show for a "shop the show" feature that allows viewers to buy featured items from HSN via the show's website and HSN.com.<ref name=toc>{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/pickler-and-ben-talk-show-premiere/|title=Faith Hill-Produced 'Pickler & Ben' Talk Show Launching in September|publisher=Taste of Country|access-date=October 1, 2018}}</ref> |
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In September 2018, HSN had partnered with '']'' for a "shop the show" feature that allows viewers to buy featured items from HSN via the show's website and HSN.com.<ref name=toc>{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/pickler-and-ben-talk-show-premiere/|title=Faith Hill-Produced 'Pickler & Ben' Talk Show Launching in September|publisher=Taste of Country|access-date=October 1, 2018}}</ref> |
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On Friday, June 14, 2019, HSN ceased its 24/7 live broadcasting model. Live programming was rescheduled to be from 7am to 2am ET daily, with the midnight hour being repeated on a loop throughout the night. |
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On October 1, 2021, HSN rescheduled its live programming again, from 8am to 2am ET daily; its live broadcasting schedule was reduced by one hour. On September 12, 2022, the live 7am to 8am ET hour was restored, albeit on weekdays only. |
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==Sister channels== |
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In April 2017, HSN CEO Mindy Grossman stepped down to assume the CEO position at Weight Watchers. On July 6, 2017, Liberty Interactive announced it would buy the remaining 62% of HSN stock it did not already own in order to acquire the company for its QVC Group. QVC CEO Mike George would be CEO of the combined company.
As of today, HSN and QVC is carried over the digital public airwaves and can be viewed without a cable subscription or a streaming device. Additionally a new Streaming service was introduced to cable providers which provides a different shopping experience compared to if a viewer went online and ordered merchandise.
HSN National began with a standard rotary phone system that concentrated calls to the front of the queue. This corresponded to the front row of order takers in the HSN Studio at the Levitz Center (so named as the location was a former Levitz furniture store) in Clearwater, Florida. After several months, this system was no longer adequate and HSN entered a phase where a phone system from GTE was used. HSN claimed that the systems' inability to handle the high call volumes resulted in a loss of business. HSN sued GTE for $1.5 billion. In a counter-libel suit, GTE claimed that HSN had slandered the company; GTE won a $100 million judgment. Both parties settled out of court.
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