QVC
Launched	1986
Owned by	Independent
Slogan	Quality, Value, Convenience
Headquarters	West Chester, PA
Website	QVC.com
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV	Channel 317
Dish Network	Channel 137
Cable
Verizon FiOS	Channel 130
Also available on other cable systems such as Comcast, Time Warner Cable, etc.
Internet Television
QVC	QVC.com

QVC is a West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, multinational corporation, specialising in televised home shopping. Founded in 1986 by Joseph Segel, QVC broadcasts in four major countries to 141 million consumers. The name is an initialism—standing for "Quality, Value, Convenience"—ostensibly, the three pillars of Segel's vision for the company. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... A view of West Chester The Borough of West Chester is the county seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania6. ... A standard DirecTV satellite dish with 1 LNB on a roof DirecTV (trademarked as DIRECTV) is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service based in El Segundo, California, USA, that transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America except for Mexico. ... DISH Network is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service that provides satellite television and audio programming to households and businesses in the United States, owned by parent company EchoStar Communications Corporation. ... FiOS is a fiber to the premises (FTTP) telecommunications service offered in the United States by Verizon. ... Comcast Corporation, (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is the largest[1] cable television (CATV) company and the second largest Internet service provider in the United States. ... Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) is an American national cable television company that operates in 27 states and has 31 operating divisions. ... Internet television (or Internet TV) is television distributed via the Internet. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Shopping channels are television specialty channels that present shopping related content. ... The year 1986 in television involved some significant events. ... Joseph Segel (1931—) is the founder of QVC, an American television station. ... Consumers refers to individuals or households that purchase and use goods and services generated within the economy. ... Look up acronym, initialism, alphabetism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Corporate history

QVC was founded on June 13, 1986. The first live broadcast took place at 7:30 ET on November 24 of that year. Hosts Kathy Levine and Bob Bowersox featured a shower radio for $11.49. Initially running live for 16 hours a day, the channel extended its broadcast hours to 24 at the beginning of 1987. The corporation set a new record for first full-year fiscal sales for a new public company of $112 million. is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

In a move that many considered risky, QVC acquired its top competitor, the Cable Value Network (CVN), in 1989, despite the fact that CVN was about twice QVC's size. By February of 1990, many cable systems nationwide had replaced CVN with QVC. The $380 million deal contributed to a loss of $17 million during the next fiscal quarter, and then to difficulties in the couple of years that followed. However, with a major piece of its competition out of the picture, the network eventually progressed to renewed and stronger profitability.

In 1993, QVC, Inc. formed a deal with British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) to create a UK version of the channel. QVC—The Shopping Channel first broadcast in the UK on October 1. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On February 2, 1995, Comcast purchased a majority shareholding in QVC, Inc., taking control of the corporation. QVC kicked off the "Quest for America's Best—50 in 50 tour" a 50-week nationwide product search. is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Comcast Corporation, (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is the largest[1] cable television (CATV) company and the second largest Internet service provider in the United States. ...

QVC's shopping network went online on September 9, 1996, when the company's interactive division, iQVC, launched QVC.com, allowing customers to purchase their items online via the Microsoft Network. QVC Germany launched in December of that year. is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... MSN (or Microsoft Network) is an internet service provider and web portal (initially meant to be a parallel net to the Internet) created by Microsoft on August 24, 1995, coinciding with the release of Windows 95. ...

QVC launched a spinoff shopping channel, Q2, carried in major cities such as: New York City, Philadelphia, Detroit, Boston, Baltimore, and Dallas-Fort Worth. [1]

The 2007 iQdoU? Reveal on Times Square

QVC was named "Official National Retailer for the 53rd Presidential Inaugural" in 1997, and US operations at Studio Park commenced on September 24. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Times Square (disambiguation). ... is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On August 8, 2001, QVC @ the Mall, a flagship store at the Mall of America in Minnesota, opened. is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Mall of America (also MOA, MoA, or the Megamall) is a shopping mall located in the Twin Cities suburb of Bloomington, Minnesota. ...

July 3, 2003 saw Comcast sell its majority share to Liberty Media, setting the value of the company at $14 billion. is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Liberty Media Corporation is an American media conglomerate. ...

In March 2004, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charged QVC with making "deceptive claims" about weight loss products and the United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the company[2]. This case has since been dismissed. Around the same time, QVC Inc. bought out BSkyB's 20% holding of QVC UK, thus becoming sole owners of the network[3]. | logo_caption = | seal = US-FederalTradeCommission-Seal. ... The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington, D.C. “Justice Department” redirects here. ... QVC is a digital television station broadcasting in the United Kingdom. ...

Also that year, over 105 million units were shipped, more than 160 million phone calls were handled, 2 million new customers were gained, and QVC had its biggest sales day ever, December 4, both online and on air. is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On January 7th, 2007, QVC hosted a 20th anniversary cruise for both customers and employees. Bob Bowersox and Pat James DeMentri accompanied others on the cruise. There was a special broadcast from San Juan, Puerto Rico, in which David Venable flew in for the occasion.

Later that month, QVC partnered with AOL to launch a free, live, streaming version of the channel on AOL Video[4]. Claims that it is the first of its kind have been called into question by Virtual Digital Cable, which has offered the channel online on a subscription basis[5]. For other uses, see AOL (disambiguation). ... VDC Corporation, based in Northbrook, Illinois, is the first company to deliver Television On the Desktop, or TOD, programming over IP to desktop computers, cell phones, and mobile devices. ...

QVC shipped its billionth package on March 22, 2007. is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

In the summer of 2007, QVC held an internal contest to win $10,000, which challenged its employees gain visibility of themselves in a t-shirt emblazoned with a "QForce" logo. Entries included appearances on Saturday Night Live and The Tonight Show by Tina Fey, on behalf of her brother, Peter Fey, a QVC employee. The winning entry (of more than 725) was a belly-flop contest to benefit Cure Autism Now which was shown on internet video sites such as YouTube. The contest generated an estimated 65 million impressions and was the brainchild of Jeff Charney, the Chief Marketing Officer of QVC. [6][7] This article is about the American television series. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Elizabeth Stamatina Tina Fey (born May 18, 1970) is an American writer, comedian and an Emmy-winning actress. ... Cure Autism Now, or CAN, is an American organization dedicated to finding a cure for autism by accelerating the pace of biomedical research in autism through fundraising for research projects, education and outreach. ... YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ...

On September 23, 2007, QVC rebranded itself, changing its logo and onair and online graphics. The rebranding was accompanied by an advertising campaign with the tagline "iQdoU?" ("I Q, do you?") that had preceded the rebrand with "teaser" billboards in major US cities, most notably in New York's Times Square. On 9/23 the corner of the billboard was "torn" away to reveal the new QVC logo and to associate the tagline/billboards with QVC. The iQdoU campaign also included a teaser website found at iQdoU.com. [8] State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... For other uses, see Times Square (disambiguation). ...

Operations

All four QVC networks run 24 hours a day, although live programming hours vary between each region.

QVC US

QVC's U.S. operations are based in the Studio Park complex in West Chester, Pennsylvania, which houses its corporate headquarters, studio and broadcasting facilities, and distribution warehouse. Call center facilities are located in Chesapeake, Virginia, Port St. Lucie, Florida, and San Antonio, Texas. Additional distribution centers are situated in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Suffolk, Virginia, Florence, South Carolina and Rocky Mount, North Carolina, in order to ensure the fastest possible delivery of items. Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Location in the State of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent city Founded 1963 Government  - Mayor Dalton S. Edge Area  - City  350. ... Port St. ... “San Antonio” redirects here. ... Nickname: Location of Lancaster County in Pennsylvania Location of Lancaster in Lancaster County Country United States State Pennsylvania County Lancaster Founded 1730 Incorporated March 10, 1818 Government  - Mayor Rick Gray (D) Area  - City  7. ... Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: , Country State County Independent City Founded 1742 Government  - Mayor Linda T. Johnson Area  - City  429. ... This article is about a city in the US state of South Carolina. ... Nickname: Location of Rocky Mount within North Carolina Coordinates: , Country United States U.S. state North Carolina County(s) Edgecombe, Nash Founded Circa March 22, 1816 Incorporated February 28, 1867 Government  - Mayor Frederick E. Turnage Area  - City  35. ...

QVC U.S. also operates a series of retail stores across the country, including one at the Mall of America in Minnesota. Mall of America (also MOA, MoA, or the Megamall) is a shopping mall located in the Twin Cities suburb of Bloomington, Minnesota. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ...

QVC broadcasts via cable and satellite TV 24 hours a day, 364 days a year (the Christmas show is pre-recorded), to 90 million homes, and ranks as the number two television network in terms of revenue (#1 in home shopping networks), with sales in 2006 giving a net revenue of $7.1 billion.

QVC UK

Main article: QVC (UK)

The UK arm of the company operates from two venues in the United Kingdom. Corporate headquarters and broadcasting facilities are located at Marco Polo House in Battersea, London, while call centre and distribution facilities are situated in Knowsley, by Liverpool. Prior to 1998, these facilities were based at the McIntyre and King facilities on Harrington Dock also in Liverpool. QVC is a digital television station broadcasting in the United Kingdom. ... Marco Polo House is a large building at 346 Queenstown Road facing Battersea Park in the London Borough of Wandsworth. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Knowsley is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. ... The Harrington Dock is a dock, on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool it is situated in the southern dock system, connected to Toxteth Dock to the north, Herculaneum Dock to the south. ... For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ...

QVC UK runs two small outlet stores, one in Warrington, the other in Shrewsbury. This article is about the town and Unitary Authority in the north-west of England. ... For other places with the same name, see Shrewsbury (disambiguation). ...

QVC—The Shopping Channel broadcasts live 17 hours a day (although the channel runs 24 hours a day), 364 days a year, to 15.4 million viewers of cable, satellite, and digital terrestrial services in the UK. Satellite also relays the channel across much of mainland Europe. Retail sales for the year 2004 reached £265 million. Also there is a QVC Active service that runs on cable, satellite, and digital terrestrial in the UK. Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... Digital Terrestrial Television (DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and sound using aerial broadcasts to a conventional antenna (or aerial) instead of a satellite dish or cable connection. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... Digital Terrestrial Television (DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and sound using aerial broadcasts to a conventional antenna (or aerial) instead of a satellite dish or cable connection. ...

QVC Germany

QVC Deutschland GmbH, incorporated in Düsseldorf, runs call centre operations from two sites in Bochum and Kassel, whilst distribution is handled from a dedicated site in Hückelhoven. The title of this article contains the character ü. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Duesseldorf. ... Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... This article is about the city of Kassel in Hessen, Germany. ... Hückelhoven is a town and a municipality in the district Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ...

QVC Germany broadcasts live 24 hours a day, 363,5 days a year (off-air Christmas Eve (no programme after noon) and Christmas Day), with 33.8 million households reached. In 2004, sales of $643 million were made.

QVC Japan

QVC Japan is based in Makuhari, where its corporate headquarters and call center facility are located. Distribution facilities are located in Sakura City.

QVC Japan broadcasts live 24 hours a day (as of June 2004—previously running for 15 hours—making it the first broadcaster in Japan to run a 24-hour live service), to 7.5 million homes, with $416 million sales in 2004.

Products

QVC carries a large range of products, and offers a 30-day money-back guarantee on all of its items. Items are presented by hosts, who may be assisted by guests—typically, people who work for the item's manufacturer or an expert on the subject. Each item is identified by a unique item number, allowing for easy identification when ordering. In commonality with many of its rivals, QVC offers one product at a reduced price for that day only—the Today's Special Value commonly referred to as TSV. In the US, the Today's Special Value was launched on August 11, 1987 with a 30" long wave necklace. When a TSV sells out, there are several "One Time Only" items good only on certain shows the rest of the day. Look up day in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ...

QVC offers products from a wide variety of famous brands and well-known celebrities. Joan Rivers and [[Laura Geller [9]]] are amongst those whose products are demonstrated on-air. Joan Rivers (born June 8, 1933) is an American comedian, actress, talk show host, businesswoman, and celebrity. ...

QVC's flagship brand is Diamonique, a simulated gemstone exclusive to the company (having acquired manufacturing facilities, proprietary technology, and trade name rights from MSB Industries, Inc. in 1988). Diamonique is the brand name used by television shopping network QVC for cubic zirconia, a type of simulated diamond. ...

QVC's most popular brand of apparel in the US is Denim & Co; others include Dialogue, Sport Savvy, citiknits, Quacker Factory, and Susan Graver Style.

The most popular beauty brand on QVC in the US is Bare Escentuals, followed by PeterThomasRoth, philosophy beauty and Laura Geller Make-up Studio. On June 15, 1998, Models Prefer Color Cosmetics, QVC's first exclusive color line, was introduced. Other beauty brands include Le Mirador Skin care, smashbox cosmetics, Joan Rivers beauty, Peter Coppala Hair Care, Mally Beauty, Dessert Beauty, and Jonathan Product Salon Hair Care by Jonathan Antin is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Joan Rivers (born June 8, 1933) is an American comedian, actress, talk show host, businesswoman, and celebrity. ... Jonathan on Blown Out Johnny Antin (appeared August 16, 1967 in Los Angeles County, California[1]) is the owner of two Los Angeles hair salons; Jonathan Salon West Hollywood and Jonathan Salon Beverly Hills. ...

QVC usually has many types of programming in one day, but sometimes a day has a single theme. Such 24-hour events include St. Patrick's Day, Fashion Day, Christmas in July,Craft Fest, Big Bonanza Silver Day, Now You're Cooking Day, and others.

Once a year, QVC broadcasts FFANY Shoes on Sale with designer and brand name shoes at half the price, benefiting breast cancer research. FFANY Shoes on Sale is a once a year event on the televison shopping network, QVC. It sells designer shoes for half price and the procedes go to benefit brest cancer research. ...

Hosts

This is the list of current US QVC hosts and some hosts' signature shows:

• Jill Bauer (You're Home with Jill)
• Sandra Bennett
• Bob Bowersox (In the Kitchen with Bob)
• Jayne Brown (The QVC Morning Show Fashion Friday)
• Rick Domeier (Home Projects with Rick & Dan)
• Sharon Faetsch
• Jacque Gonzales
• Carolyn Gracie
• Dan Hughes (The QVC Morning Show and For Race Fans Only)
• Pat James DeMentri (The QVC Morning Show and The QVC Morning Show Fashion Friday)
• Dave James (Seriously Late on QVC)
• Dave King
• Lisa Mason
• Antonella Nester
• Patti Reilly (Saturday Night Beauty)
• Lisa Robertson (Ask Lisa About Style and PM Style)
• Mary Beth Roe (Gold Rush)
• Laurie Shore
• Jane Treacy (Shoe Shopping with Jane and Enjoyable Entertaining)
• David Venable (fudge packing with David)
• Dan Wheeler (Home Projects with Rick & Dan)
• Leah Williams (AM Style)

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Competitors

With the continued growth and popularity of home-shopping television, more and more companies are emerging to attempt to challenge QVC's position. In the United States, the Home Shopping Network and ShopNBC are QVC's primary competitors, while QVC UK competes with several other channels, such as bid tv (and its sister channel price-drop tv), Ideal World, Screenshop, and others. The Home Shopping Network (HSN) is a mostly 24-hour shopping network that is seen on cable, satellite, and some terrestrial channels in the United States. ... ShopNBC is an American broadcast and cable home shopping network, owned by ValueVision Media (NASDAQ: VVTV), which is in turn 37% owned by NBC Universal, and based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... bid tv (known as until 21 January 2005) is a digital television channel based in the UK that runs daily live auctions. ... price-drop tv (which dropped the dot from its name on 21 January 2005) is a shopping channel owned by sit-up Ltd and is focused on falling prices, using a form of uniform-price Dutch auction. ... Ideal World is a shopping channel in the UK owned by Ideal Shopping Direct Plc. ...

Trivia

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• US home shopping host Dave James was the only Program Host in QVC history to be voted into position by America during the "America's Host Search" held in May of 2004. Dave beat out over 4,000 contestants in the nationwide search.

• US home shopping host Rick Domeier is an actor, perhaps best known for appearing in the 1987 horror film Evil Dead II.

• US home shopping host Lisa Robertson was Miss Tennessee 1989.

• US home shopping host Mike Rowe is a narrator, best known as the "voice of the Discovery Channel" and host of Dirty Jobs. His QVC career was an early implementation of his unique comedic style, blending cold sarcasm with warm delivery.

• UK home shopping host Julia Roberts TV career kicked off in 1979 with parts in Citizen Smith and Dr. Who.

• QVC's Studio Park complex used to be the headquarters of the now-defunct Commodore International computer company, best known for the Commodore VIC-20, Commodore 64, and Commodore Amiga lines of home computers.

• QVC launched its biggest employee event for its 20th anniversary entitled Qforce where an employee could win $10,000 for gaining the widest exposure by wearing the black "Qforce" TShirt. This 20th anniversary event also includes many other employee incentives including "Free Fridays" and "Buzzline."

• QVC sponsored NASCAR driver Geoffrey Bodine in 1996 and 1997.

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External links

• QVC US
• QVC Germany
• QVC Japan
• QVC UK
• Infamous "Ladder slip" video (extended version)