Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
1988 and the TV shopping industry was HOT. QVC was a distant third behind number two HSN and number one CVN. This didn't stop everyone from launching a network, including this high-profile network from Hollywood, which relied heavily on celebrity power. STN, Shop Television Network, was an amazing effort, which lasted longer than most, later becoming the JCPenney Shopping Network. TV personality Nancy Nelson and singer Pat Boone are shown in this, the actual launch of the network.
To learn more about the TV shopping industry, check out the podcast "Are We On The Air?", available wherever you get your podcasts.
1988 and the TV shopping industry was HOT. QVC was a distant third behind number two HSN and number one CVN. This didn't stop everyone from launching a network, including this high-profile network from Hollywood, which relied heavily on celebrity power. STN, Shop Television Network, was an amazing effort, which lasted longer than most, later becoming the JCPenney Shopping Network. TV personality Nancy Nelson and singer Pat Boone are shown in this, the actual launch of the network.
To learn more about the TV shopping industry, check out the podcast "Are We On The Air?", available wherever you get your podcasts.
