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William Glass promoted to president of comparison shopping site Shopzilla

Comparison shopping site Shopzilla.com has promoted William G. Glass from chief operating officer to president. He succeeds John Phelps, who has served as president since mid 2005.

Posted 02/16/2007Kurt PetersPost a comment

Jewelry Television changes the face of ShopAtHomeTV.com

Nearly six months after it acquired the URL and certain assets of Shop At Home TV from the E.W. Scripps Co., Jewelry Television is turning the e-commerce site into an online shopping destination for men between the ages of 30 and 50.

Posted 11/29/2006Mark BrohanPost a comment

/ Marketing

Scripps names a new director of marketing for interactive media

The E. W. Scripps Co. has named Adam Symson as the new director of content and marketing for the Scripps interactive media division, which includes shopping comparison sites Shopzilla and uSwitch.

Posted 10/06/2006Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Site search key to usability of Scripps Interactive’s new Marketplace

Site search will play a key role in the recently launched Marketplace section developed by Scripps Networks Interactive, publishers of HGTV.com, FoodNetwork.com, DIYNetwork.com and related sites.

Posted 08/31/2006Paul DemeryPost a comment

/ E-Retailers

Jewelry TV to keep ShopAtHomeTV.com on its own

Jewelry Television, which paid $17 million to acquire the assets of Shop At Home Network, will operate ShopAtHomeTV.com as a separate e-commerce site.

Posted 06/28/2006Bill BriggsPost a comment

Jewelry Television acquires Shop At Home Network assets

Jewelry Television will pay Scripps $17 million for various fixed assets, including Shop At Home’s building and real estate, satellite uplink facilities, information technology systems, the network’s call center, web site and production studios.

Posted 06/21/2006Kurt PetersPost a comment

Scripps will close down Shop At Home Network

After mounting losses and a home shopping channel that couldn’t gain enough critical mass on national cable TV systems, E.W. Scripps Co. is closing down TV and web retailer Shop At Home Network.

Posted 05/16/2006Paul DemeryPost a comment

/ E-Retailers

E.W. Scripps eyes alternatives for Shop At Home Network

After a poor financial performance in 2005, Scripps is exploring strategic alternatives for Shop At Home Network, its TV and web retailing unit.

Posted 02/03/2006Kurt PetersPost a comment