QVC is an American free-to-air television network, and flagship shopping channel specializing in televised home shopping, owned by Qurate Retail Group.
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15 Facts About QVC
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In July 1989, QVC acquired the Cable Value Network, founded by Irwin L Jacobs.
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QVC offer to buy rival Home Shopping Network in March 1992 was sidetracked by antitrust concerns.
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QVC tested a retail concept in 2000 at The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota with a limited-term lease on a 500 square-foot store.
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In 1998, two former hosts filed a class-action lawsuit against QVC, claiming that they were discriminated against by the shopping channel based on their race.
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Comcast, for which QVC was a financial asset, not a strategic one, continued to carry QVC for its 21 million cable subscribers.
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QVC was the first shopping network to offer a native high-definition simulcast channel in May 2009.
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In 2012, QVC partnered with China National Radio to take over operations of its home shopping network and associated internet e-commerce site, CNR Mall.
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In 2013, QVC partnered with Ion Media Networks to bring its programming to broadcast television, through Ion Television.
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QVC remained live on-air 20 hours a day, with QVC2 temporarily cutting back to one live hour per day.
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QVC has its headquarters in West Chester, Pennsylvania by U S Route 202.
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The primary distribution platforms for QVC Italy are digital terrestrial television and satellite.
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The channel's corporate website said QVC stood for: Qualite, Valeur, Confiance, replacing convenience with trust.
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