ShopNBC has announced that it will discuss its second quarter results in a conference call on Wednesday, August 19, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. ET.  Information on how to participate in the call is available at the source link. ShopNBC Press Release Aug. 11, 2009

 

A suit brought by French jewelry giant Van Cleef & Arpels alleges that cloverleaf designs in The Heidi Klum Collection — which had been sold on QVC — infringe on their trademark designs.  Klum has cried foul, but has pulled out of pitching the line on QVCFabsugar asks whether discontinuing the lines is tantamount to an admission of guild by Klum in a poll here. New York Daily News Aug. 10, 2009

 

Second-quarter revenue at QVC — one of Liberty’s three principal business units — fell 4.4% to $1.68 billion, including a 2% drop in the U.S.  That performance was an improvement over the last few quarters, when revenue had been down between 9% and 12%.  The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2009

 

Celebrity pitch deals with DRTV networks usually last about as long as Hollywood marriages, but
Suzanne Somers enjoyed a profitable 17-year run with HSN.  Well, they’ve split ways now by “mutual” agreement, and the 62-year-old businesswoman will sell her wares on ShopNBC, beginning next month.  St. Petersburg Times (FL) Aug. 5, 2009

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