hdtv 480i sdtv slogan quality value convenience country united states language english broadcast area worldwide headquarters west chester pennsylvania timeshift service qvc plus us ; three hour delayed feed 1 website qvc.com availability terrestrial qvc over the air x. 5 on most ion television owned and operated stations also on wudl ld 19.5 detroit mi also carries qvc plus on 19.6 . qvc is also in the detroit market on wpxd 31.5 an ion o & o kxla 44.1 los angeles ca kaxt cd 1.3 san francisco ca kbtv cd 8.4 sacramento ca keen cd 17.6 las vegas nv kisa ld 40.5 san antonio tx kptn ld 7.3 st. louis mo kuse ld 46.4 seattle wa kuvm cd 34.3 houston tx kvat ld 17.1 austin tx kynm cd 30.5 albuquerque nm w16cc d 16.5 west gate fl wepa cd 59.2 pittsburgh pa wbgt cd 46.6 rochester ny wwtd ld 49.3 washington d.c. wybn ld 14.6 colbeskill ny kgpt ld 26.8 wichita ks kkjb 39.5 boise id kopx 62.5 oklahoma city ok wtxl 27.4 tallahassee fl kbzc ld 42.5 enid ok satellite directv 70 275 and 317 hd sd 76 79 and 315 qvc plus dish network 137 sd only 255 qvc plus iptv at & t u verse 1420 hd 420 sd streaming media qvc watch live us only qvc an acronym for quality value convenience is an american cable satellite and broadcast television network and multinational corporation specializing in televised home shopping that is owned by liberty interactive . founded in 1986 by joseph segel in west chester pennsylvania united states qvc broadcasts to more than 350 million households in seven countries as qvc us qvc uk qvc germany qvc japan qvc italy qvc cnr china and qvc france . 2 contents 1 history 1.1 high definition 2 operations 2.1 headquarters 2.2 qvc us 2.3 qvc uk 2.4 qvc germany 2.5 qvc japan 2.6 qvc italy 2.7 qvc france 2.8 qvc cnr china 3 notable people 3.1 hosts and models 3.2 product representatives 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit qvc s former logo used from 1994 until september 16 2007 . qvc was founded on june 13 1986 by joseph segel . one of the first brands to sign a two year deal with qvc for its products was sears . citation needed the channel s first live broadcast took place at 7 30 p.m. et on november 24 of that year reaching 7.6 million cable television homes ; the first item sold was a windsor shower companion shower radio presented by host john eastman bob bowersox was the first host seen on screen . 3 the corporation later set a new record for first full year fiscal sales for a new public company of 112 million . 4 initially broadcast live from 7 30 p.m. until midnight et each weekday and all day on saturdays and sundays the channel extended its live programming to 24 hours in january 1987 . qvc acquired its top competitor the cable value network cvn in 1989 . the 380 million deal contributed to a loss of 17 million during the next fiscal quarter and then led to difficulties in the couple of years that followed . 5 on february 2 1995 comcast purchased a majority shareholder stake in qvc inc. taking control of the corporation . that year qvc kicked off the quest for america s best 50 in 50 tour a 50 week nationwide product search . q2 a separate channel for more upscale shoppers was founded in 1994 but abandoned in 1996 . 6 qvc.com was started in 1996 as iqvc . 7 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 . the lawsuit went on to state that qvc refused to allow non white hosts any permanent daytime primetime spots which relegated them to the overnight hours otherwise known as the graveyard shift . because of this the non white hosts were paid considerably less than the white hosts . 8 9 in july 2003 comcast sold its majority share to liberty media . on september 23 2007 qvc u.s. rebranded itself changing its logo on air and online . the rebranding was accompanied by an advertising campaign with the tagline iqdou i shop qvc do you that had preceded the rebrand with billboards in major u.s. cities . the iqdou campaign also included a teaser website . 10 11 on september 30 2010 at 11 p.m. qvc began broadcasting in italy both on satellite and through digital terrestrial television . in 2012 qvc partnered with china national radio to take over operations of its home shopping network and associated internet e commerce site . its initial reach was reported to be 35 million households . in 2013 qvc partnered with ion media networks to bring its programming to broadcast television through ion television . qvc began to be carried as the fifth digital subchannel on most ion television owned and operated stations beginning on august 5 2013 ; due to technical limitations caused by the number of subchannels ion requires its stations to carry qvc is carried in a squeezed full screen 4 3 format and is transmitted in standard definition . the channel is also broadcast on digital subchannels of low powered television stations in selected areas . the broadcast service is branded as qvc over the air with an accompanying on screen bug appearing on the lower right corner of the screen during the network s programming . on august 22 2013 qvc launched a timeshift channel called qvc plus the first such channel operated by a home shopping network made available initially on cable provider bright house networks and satellite provider directv which broadcasts the channel s programming on a three hour tape delay . 1 the owner of television shopping network qvc announced it is paying 2.4 billion to buy internet retailer zulily 12 a flash sales pioneer that has struggled recently with slowing sales gains . 13 high definition edit qvc hd logo . qvc hd is a high definition simulcast feed of qvc which broadcasts in the 1080i resolution format . qvc became the first shopping network to offer a native high definition simulcast channel in may 2009 . the 4 3 cut for its standard definition feed in this 16 9 presentation is made to the right of the screen rather than on both sides of the 4 3 frame allowing the network to place its graphics fully to the left and lower portions of the screen to maximize camera presentation space . operations edit all of qvc s operations u.s. uk germany japan italy france and china run 24 hours a day although live programming hours vary between each region . headquarters edit qvc has its headquarters in west chester pennsylvania by u.s. route 202 . 14 15 the 100 million qvc studio park complex located on an 80 acres 32 ha plot of land opened in 1997 . 16 qvc us edit qvc outlet store in frazer pennsylvania qvc s u.s. operations are based in the studio park complex which houses its corporate headquarters studio and broadcasting facilities . studio park is the former corporate offices of commodore business machines . call center facilities are located in chesapeake virginia and san antonio texas . qvc s distribution centers are located in lancaster pennsylvania ; suffolk virginia ; florence south carolina ; rocky mount north carolina and ontario ca . its 2013 sales were worth 5.84 billion . 17 qvc u.s. also operates a retail store at their studio park complex and a series of outlet stores in lancaster pennsylvania ; frazer pennsylvania and rehoboth beach delaware 18 qvc broadcasts live in the united states 24 7 364 days a year pre recorded on christmas day to more than 100 million households and ranks as the number two television network in terms of revenue 1 in home shopping networks with sales in 2015 giving a net revenue of 8.7 billion . every year the qvc presents ffany shoes on sale event is broadcast in which donated designer shoes are sold at half the suggested retail price and 80 % of the proceeds go to breast cancer research and education . it is organized with the fashion footwear association of new york which runs a coinciding shoes on sale initiative along with an awards gala . 19 20 21 22 qvc uk edit main article qvc uk qvc uk was launched on october 1 1993 . qvc uk s headquarters and broadcasting facilities are in chiswick park west london . call centre and distribution warehouse are situated in knowsley merseyside . qvc uk also runs two outlet stores one in warrington the other in shrewsbury . qvc uk also operates three channels made up mostly of rerun segments from the live channel qvc beauty qvc extra and qvc style . the company s uk sales in 2013 were worth 660 million . 17 qvc uk s main channel broadcasts live 17 hours a day 364 days a year . for the seven non live hours a day and on one day a year christmas day the main channel shows rerun segments from the live channel . qvc germany edit main article qvc germany qvc germany incorporated in d sseldorf runs call centre operations from sites in bochum and kassel whilst distribution is handled from a dedicated warehouse in h ckelhoven . the company s 2013 sales were worth 970 million . 17 qvc germany broadcasts live 17 hours a day 363.5 days a year the channel goes off air on christmas eve with no programming after noon and christmas day . qvc has two additional channels in germany qvc plus and qvc beauty . qvc japan edit japan head office qvc square qvc japan is based in makuhari where its corporate headquarters and call center facility are located . distribution facilities are in sakura city . the company s 2013 sales were worth 1.02 billion . 17 qvc italy edit qvc italy was launched in october 2010 . 23 qvc italy s headquarters and broadcasting facilities are located at brugherio near milan . the company s 2013 sales were worth 130 million . 17 qvc italy broadcasts live 17 hours a day although the channel runs 24 hours a day 364 days a year . the primary distribution platforms for qvc italy are digital terrestrial television and satellite . qvc france edit in the summer of 2015 qvc launched in france . 24 before the launch the company said it expected to create about 200 jobs in its first two years in the country . a studio center in suburban paris produces the channel s content which was available initially online on mobile devices and on major satellite tv cable tv and internet tv with other platforms due to carry the signal very soon . 25 the channel s corporate website said qvc stood for qualit valeur confiance replacing convenience with the french for confidence . 26 qvc cnr china edit qvc cnr china is based in beijing and operates both a television broadcast and associated e commerce website cnrmall.com . the china operation is a 51 49 joint venture between state owned china national radio and qvc based on the pre existing cnr channel reaching 35 million households with plans to grow to 195 million households that have digital cable . 27 chinese law prohibits private control of television stations so this is the maximum position qvc can hold in its chinese operations . qvc cnr broadcasts live programming 12 hours a day and then replays the previous 12 hour segment . citation needed the company s 2013 sales were worth 110 million . 17 notable people edit qvc s 2007 iqdou ad campaign at times square . in the us qvc s live broadcast is supported by