History
The United States channel was formed in West Chester, Pennsylvania. It is a multinational corporation, specialising in televised home shopping. It was founded in 1986 by Joseph Segel. QVC broadcasts in five countries to 141 million consumers. The name is an initialism—standing for "Quality, Value, Convenience. However, unlike in the USA, this initialism is no longer used on air in the UK.
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