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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Home Shopping Network

Home Shopping Network stories: 2 news summaries

(Newser) - TV pitchman Billy Mays was laid to rest today in his hardscrabble hometown of McKees Rocks, Pa., the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Friends described his determined rise from the mill town to the malls of New Jersey to the hallowed heights of the Home Shopping Network. “If there was a... More »

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television • Pennsylvania • funeral • Home Shopping Network • Billy Mays • pitchman • pitchmen • QVC

Diller's Trials Far From Over After IAC Verdict

Efforts to break up the company face major stumbling blocks

Mar 31, 08 10:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barry Diller might have won control over e-commerce company IAC/InterActiveCorp from rival John Malone in court Friday, but the CEO’s real trials have just begun. With the economy tanking and credit markets tightening, Diller’s plan to break up IAC into five “baby Barrys”—including Ticketmaster and... More »

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Ticketmaster • John Malone • Barry Diller • Liberty Media • IAC • LendingTree • Home Shopping Network • Interval International

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