ShopHQ (formerly ValueVision, ShopNBC, Evine Live, and Evine) is an American

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and

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and multi-channel video retailer owned by iMedia Brands Inc., in which

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holds a 12.5% stake in the company; the company itself is controlled by The Clinton Group. Both ShopHQ and iMedia Brands are headquartered in

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. The network's main competitors are Qurate's HSN and QVC, along with

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. The channel was launched on March 12, 1991, as ValueVision. In addition to ShopHQ, iMedia operates two other brands; ShopHQ Health, offering health and wellness products, and the Bulldog Shopping Network, which carries products for men.

History

ValueVision

ValueVision Media was founded in June 1990. On March 12, 1991, the company launched a home shopping channel known as ValueVision.

ShopNBC/HQ

In 2000,

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purchased a share of the company. In November of that year, ValueVision was rebranded as ShopNBC, and with the rebranding came a new logo for the channel that features the

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. The parent company retained the ValueVision name. Reports surfaced in 2010 stating NBC would sell its stake in ValueVision Media, due in part to

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's pending merger with

. NBCUniversal formally announced that it would sell its stake back to ValueVision Media in May 2010,NBC to Sell Stake in ShopNBC
''MultiChannel News'', May 20, 2010 but ultimately decided in June 2010 to retain its stake in the company. ValueVision Media acquired NBCUniversal's financial stake in the channel in 2013, and announced the network would be renamed ShopHQ (visually branded as SHQP). ''

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's American Dream'' aired on the network in 2014, and was part of a plan under the Clinton Group management to feature more celebrity hosts.

Evine

On February 13, 2015, the ShopHQ network was rebranded as EVINE Live, following ValueVision Media's acquisition of e-commerce company Dollars Per Minute, the owner of the EVINE trademark, in order to distance itself from the reputation it held under ValueVision/ShopNBC/ShopHQ. The network hired former QVC host Kathy Levine, and has featured merchandise branded under different reality TV stars, including Lisa Vanderpump and Countess Luann DeLesseps. The company has also premiered concepts from other well-known celebrities, including

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, Nancy O’Dell,

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, Dr. Terry Dubrow and

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and

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. It also sells products on its e-commerce website, Evine.com. EVINE Live launched a high definition feed of the channel in

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(including the acquisition of HD tier channel slots under new carriage agreements) the same year, but until September 2017, remained in

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, merely rebroadcasting the SD feed. The network converted to an upscaled standard definition

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presentation in the fall of 2016, and quietly upgraded to HD a year after. In July 2016, EVINE dropped 'Live' from their on-air name.

Return to ShopHQ

On July 17, 2019, Evine Live Inc. began doing business under the new corporate banner of iMedia Brands Inc, with their shares traded under a new ticker of IMBI;

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(which has a number of hours on the network as its largest vendor) invested an additional $6 million into the company. The television network returned to the ShopHQ name effective August 21, which the company used between 2013 and 2015, with the cited reason being market research suggesting confusion with the "E" name being confused for an

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brand such as E! or ''

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''. The company announced plans to launch a Spanish-speaking shopping channel called LaVenta Shopping Network, along with the male-focused Bulldog Shopping Network, itself a rebranding of evine TOO, a

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with only minimum cable distribution. Though the channel slot for Bulldog Shopping Network was activated in the spring of 2020, its focused was quickly changed due to the

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. A new concept around health and wellness products (including surgical masks, both disposable and cloth) called ShopHQ Health was launched within weeks of the pandemic and soon became the network space's main concept, and became its new official branding on September 1.

Former logos

File:ShopNBC logo.svg, Logo for when the network was known as ShopNBC. The logo was used from 2000 to 2009 and the name was retired in 2013. File:ShopHQ logo.png, Logo for when the network's prior ShopHQ iteration from 2013 to 2015 Image:EVINE Logo.png, Evine's logo from 2015 to 2019; for its first year under Evine Live, it was rendered in the same form, except in an abstract design consisting of strips of varying colors vertically rendered in various red, orange and pink shades, and the text in white; the "e" on the right was also rendered backwards.

Affiliates

KSCI KSCI (channel 18) is a television station licensed to Long Beach, California, United States, serving the Los Angeles area. Owned by WRNN-TV Associates, the station airs programming from ShopHQ. KSCI's studios are located on South Bundy Drive ...

18.1 Long Beach/Los Angeles, California; owned by WRNN-TV Associates * KCNS 38.1 San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose, California; owned by WRNN-TV Associates * KUBE 57.1 Baytown/Houston, Texas; owned by WRNN-TV Associates *

KFWD KFWD, virtual channel 52 ( VHF digital channel 9), is a ShopHQ- affiliated television station licensed to Fort Worth, Texas, United States and serving the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. The station is owned by Rye Brook, New York-based WRNN-TV ...

52.1 Fort-Worth/Dallas, Texas; owned by WRNN-TV Associates *

WWDP WWDP (channel 46) is a television station licensed to Norwell, Massachusetts, United States, serving the Boston area as an affiliate of ShopHQ. It is owned by WRNN-TV Associates alongside Foxborough-licensed WMFP (channel 62). Through a cha ...

46.1 Boston, Massachusetts; owned by WRNN-TV Associates *

WWCI-CD WWCI-CD, virtual and VHF digital channel 10, is a low-powered, Class A NewsNet- affiliated television station licensed to Vero Beach, Florida, United States. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings. Currently, it produces five-minute local newsca ...

10.2 Vero Beach/West Palm Beach, Florida; owned by HC2 Broadcasting * KZMM-CD 22.2 Fresno, California, owned by Caballero Acquisition, LLC *

WRNN-TV WRNN-TV (channel 48) is a television station licensed to New Rochelle, New York, United States, serving the New York City area as an affiliate of ShopHQ. It serves as the flagship station of Rye Brook–based WRNN-TV Associates; its headquarter ...

48.1 New Rochelle, New York, owned by WRNN-TV Associates * WRTN-LP 6.6 Alexandria/Nashville, Tennessee; owned by Richard C. and Lisa A. Goetz * WWLM-CD 20.3 Washington/Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; owned by HC2 Broadcasting *

WMCN-TV WMCN-TV (channel 44) is a television station licensed to Princeton, New Jersey, United States, serving the Philadelphia area with programming from ShopHQ. It is owned by WRNN-TV Associates alongside Willow Grove, Pennsylvania–licensed independe ...

44.1 Princeton, New Jersey; owned by WRNN-TV Associates *

WMDE WMDE (channel 36) is a television station licensed to Dover, Delaware, United States. Owned by WRNN-TV Associates, the station maintains a transmitter in the unincorporated community of Wye Mills in Talbot County, Maryland, southwest of Dover. ...

36.2 Dover, Delaware; owned by WRNN-TV Associates *

KSKJ-CD KSKJ-CD, virtual channel 45 (UHF digital channel 26), is a low-powered, Class A Daystar Español- affiliated television station licensed to Van Nuys, California, United States. The station is owned by Innovate Corp. Innovate had elected t ...

45.5 Van Nuys, California; owned by HC2 Broadcasting *

K21OM-D K21OM-D, virtual channel 20 ( UHF digital channel 21), is a low-power television station licensed to Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings INNOVATE Corp. (formerly known as HC2 Holdings, Inc. and Primus Tel ...

20.4 Lafayette, Louisiana; owned by HC2 Broadcasting *

W23BW-D W23BW-D (channel 23) is a low-power Class A television station in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. History W54BH, known as "WSSM-TV", began broadcasting in March 1989. It was owned by Chicago TV weatherman Dan Dobrowolski, who had previously ...

23.3 Madison, Wisconsin; owned by HC2 Broadcasting * KOHC-CD 45.3 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; owned by HC2 Broadcasting *

KHDF-CD KHDF-CD (channel 19) is a Class A low-powered Azteca América- owned-and-operated television station in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Founded on June 15, 1990, it is owned by HC2 Holdings. History KHDF-CD began with an original construc ...

19.6 Las Vegas, Nevada; owned by HC2 Broadcasting * WRCZ-LD 35.2 Ocala, Florida; owned by HC2 Broadcasting *

WUVM-LD WUVM-LD, virtual channel 4 (VHF digital 2), is a low-powered Estrella TV-affiliated television station licensed to Atlanta, Georgia, United States. On Cable, this station is available only in standard definition on Charter Spectrum channel 2 ...

4.5 Atlanta, Georgia; owned by HC2 Broadcasting *

WPSJ-CD WPSJ-CD, (channel 8) is a low-power Class A television station serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, that is licensed to Hammonton, New Jersey. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings, with a transmitter located in Waterford Township, ...

8.5 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; owned by HC2 Broadcasting *

WESV-LD WESV-LD, virtual channel 40 (UHF digital channel 31), is a low-powered Estrella TV owned-and-operated television station licensed to Chicago, Illinois, United States. The station is owned by Estrella Media. The station transmits from the Willi ...

25.4 Chicago, Illinois; owned by

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* WOST 14.1 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico; owned by HC2 Broadcasting * W20EJ-D 26.1 San Juan, Puerto Rico; owned by HC2 Broadcasting * W27DZ-D 14.1 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico; owned by HC2 Broadcasting * WWKQ-LD 14.1 Quebradillas, Puerto Rico; owned by HC2 Broadcasting * WQQZ-CD 14.1 Ponce, Puerto Rico; owned by HC2 Broadcasting * WDWO-CD 18.3 Detroit, Michigan; owned by HC2 Broadcasting * WVTT-CD 34.1 Olean/Buffalo, New York; owned by HC2 Broadcasting * KBKI-LD 27.1 Boise, Idaho; owned by HC2 Broadcasting * KLKW-LD 22.6 Amarillo, Texas; owned by HC2 Broadcasting *

KAXW-LD KAXW-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 35, is a low-power Timeless- affiliated television station serving Waco, Texas, United States that is licensed to Mullin. The station is owned by the DTV America Corporation. Digital channels The sta ...

35.4 Mullin/Waco, Texas; owned by HC2 Broadcasting *

WTNO-CD WTNO-CD (channel 22) is a low-power, Class A television station in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, affiliated with the Spanish-language network Estrella TV. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings, and maintains offices on Caneel Court in ...

22.2 New Orleans, Louisiana; owned by HC2 Broadcasting *

K17JI-D K17JI-D, virtual channel 12 (UHF digital channel 17), is a low-powered, Class A 3ABN- affiliated television station licensed to Fresno, California, United States. Founded November 6, 1995, the station is owned by HC2 Holdings. History The stati ...

12.2 Fresno, California; owned by HC2 Broadcasting *

KVDF-CD KVDF-CD, virtual and UHF digital channel 31, is a low-powered, Class A Circle- affiliated television station licensed to San Antonio, Texas, United States. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings. Digital channels The station's digital signal ...

31.3 San Antonio, Texas; owned by HC2 Broadcasting * KQDF-LD 25.2 Santa Fe, New Mexico; owned by HC2 Broadcasting * KLDF-CD 17.2 Lompoc/San Luis Obispo, California; owned by HC2 Broadcasting *

KAHC-LD KAHC-LD (channel 43) is a low-power television station in Sacramento, California, United States, airing paid programming via the OnTV4U network and is affiliated with Cozi TV on its third digital subchannel. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings. ...

43.1 Sacramento, California; owned by HC2 Broadcasting *

K34HO-D K34HO-D, virtual and UHF digital channel 34, is a low-powered independent television station licensed to Willmar, Minnesota, United States. The station is owned by UHF-TV Inc., which offers the channel as part of a limited line-up of TV channe ...

34.3 Willmar, Minnesota; owned by UHF TV *

WHDO-CD WHDO-CD, virtual channel 38 (UHF digital channel 36), is a low-powered, Class A Mega TV- affiliated television station licensed to Orlando, Florida, United States. The station is owned by Western Pacific Broadcast, LLC. Its transmitter is locat ...

owned by Western Pacific Broadcast * K33LN-D 33.5 Minneapolis, Minnesota; owned by HC2 Broadcasting * WXAX-CD 26.2 Clearwater/Tampa, Florida; owned by HC2 Broadcasting * W15EB-D 21.1 Charlotte, North Carolina; owned by HC2 Broadcasting *

WQAW-LD WQAW-LD is a low-power television station in Lake Shore, Maryland, broadcasting digitally on UHF channel 20. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings. On or about April 21, 2022, their transmitter apparently shut down. It shares the antenna tower ...

69.4 Lake Shore/Baltimore, Maryland; owned by HC2 Broadcasting * WIRP-LD 27.1 Raleigh, North Carolina; owned by HC2 Broadcasting

References

External links

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