Editing HSN (section)

==History==
The forerunner of HSN was launched by [[Bud Paxson|Lowell Paxson]] (who later established [[Ion Television|PAX-TV]], which is now Ion Television) and [[Roy Speer]] in 1982 as the '''Home Shopping Club''', a local cable channel seen on [[Bright House Networks|Vision Cable]] and [[Bright House Networks|Group W Cable]] in [[Pinellas County, Florida]]. 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 [[sales pitch]] for consumer goods and services. Its competitor and future owner [[QVC]] 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>

In 1986, HSN began a second network that [[terrestrial television|broadcast free-to-air]] on a number of [[television station]]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 [[Barry Diller]],<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 [[USA Network]], [[Sci-Fi Channel]] and [[Universal Television]] 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=[[The New York Times]]|date=February 15, 1998|accessdate=February 9, 2022}}</ref>

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>

[[Mindy Grossman]] 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. [https://hbr.org/2011/12/hsns-ceo-on-fixing-the-shopping-networks-culture/ar/1 "HSN's CEO on Fixing the Shopping Network's Culture"]. ''[[Harvard Business Review]]''. December 2011. Reprinted in: [[Harvard Business Review]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=4pvBAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA54 ''How I Did It: Lessons from the Front Lines of Business'']. Harvard Business Review Press, 2014. pp. 54–61.</ref> Grossman left HSNi in May 2017 to helm [[WW International|Weight Watchers]].<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}}</ref>

In April 2017, HSN CEO Mindy Grossman stepped down to assume the CEO position at [[WW International|Weight Watchers]].<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>

In September 2018, HSN had partnered with ''[[Pickler & Ben]]'' 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|date=August 24, 2017 |publisher=Taste of Country|access-date=October 1, 2018}}</ref>

In May 2023, HSN's parent Qurate Retail Group's stock was facing a delisting from the Nasdaq if share prices are unable to rebound, as their stock has declined over 80% over the past year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2023/05/03/qvc-hsn-qurate-retail-stock-price-delisting.html|title=QVC, HSN parent Qurate Retail Group faces delisting from Nasdaq is share price doesn't rebound|date=May 3, 2023|access-date=October 3, 2023|website=The Business Journals|language=en}}</ref> In October 2023, CreditRiskMonitor reported that Qurate Retail Group was nearing a potential [[Chapter 11 bankruptcy]] filing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.retaildive.com/news/retailers-at-risk-of-bankruptcy-2023/694548/|title=11 retailers at risk of bankruptcy in 2023|date=October 2, 2023|access-date=October 3, 2023|website=Retail Dive|language=en}}</ref>

On February 21, 2025, HSN's parent Qurate Retail Group officially changed its name to QVC Group.