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Does Anyone Know Why...

shell — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 13:19:03 GMT

QVC & HSN dont broadcast 24 hours a day anymore??? Or should I say dont sell live 24 hours a day anymore.

Re: Does Anyone Know Why...

RetRN — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 13:27:14 GMT

I really don't know but assumed it was a financial decision.

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Sooner — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 13:27:43 GMT

You might get better response if you put what you want to talk about in the title of the post. That way those who are interested are more likely to respond.

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queendiva — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 13:31:42 GMT

I believe many, many people like me are spending less at the Q and of course fewer people are spending during the overnight hours. Probably cost them more to run a live broadcast for 5 hours during the night than it was bringing in. Simple math. No mystery, really.

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Dusty1 — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 14:01:38 GMT

I don't watch Q live anymore, but I do shop online. Maybe a lot of people have done the same.

Probably just made more financial sense to save money, & your hosts, by cutting out those overnight live shows.

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CrazyDaisy — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 14:09:04 GMT

Lots of speculation on the dozens of other discussions on this topic.

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chrystaltree — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 14:32:25 GMT

We don't know, your guess is as good as anyone else's. However HSN has been showing Encore programming in the over nights for a very long time now, it's not new for them. All of the other shopping channels with the exception of ShopLC have also been showing Encore programs at night too...for a long time.

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Shanus — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 15:56:53 GMT

When I go through the Q program guide for weeks at a time to record any shows I'd like to see (very few), I'm not only noticing pre-recorded shows on QVC, but way too many repeat shows during the 24 hours on Q2 as well. Can't purchase from old shows when prices/offers have expired and merchandise is no longer available. What are they thinking?

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Alison Wonderland — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 16:18:04 GMT

@queendiva wrote:
I believe many, many people like me are spending less at the Q and of course fewer people are spending during the overnight hours. Probably cost them more to run a live broadcast for 5 hours during the night than it was bringing in. Simple math. No mystery, really.

I agree. They probably save more than they had incoming by not paying an entire crew to run a live show and keeping all the lights and thermostats on in the enormous building.

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2blonde — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 16:20:38 GMT

@Shanus ITA. HSN and ShopHQ are doing the same thing.

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aroc3435 — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 16:25:26 GMT

Offers and inventory may have changed. The price on screen is the price you will pay.

@Shanus The statement above is on the screen for the previously recorded shows on Q2 and Q3.

Hope this helps clarify what QVC is doing with these shows.

aroc3435

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fancy pantsy — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 17:00:43 GMT

@shell wrote:
QVC & HSN dont broadcast 24 hours a day anymore??? Or should I say dont sell live 24 hours a day anymore.

hey, i get that @shell ... but the question is: why show me something that is no longer available (at that price, or at all)

Re: Does Anyone Know Why...

fancy pantsy — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 17:06:13 GMT

i meant to be responding to @aroc3435 in my previous post

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vsm — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 17:11:48 GMT

@shell wrote:
QVC & HSN dont broadcast 24 hours a day anymore??? Or should I say dont sell live 24 hours a day anymore.

Because they've determined it's not profitable for them to do so. It's as simple as that.

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aroc3435 — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 17:13:41 GMT

@fancy pantsy I'm just guessing this time. Perhaps they edit the tape for that particular item to remove it, or insert one or a series of "look what Q is doing" type spots that they use when a host has to take a few minutes to travel to the place for the next presentation such as they sometimes do when David Venable has to go outside to get to a smoker presentation.

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ladyann45 — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 19:43:06 GMT

QVC was the last shopping channel to have 24 hour broadcasting. I can remenber HSN and ShopHQ was doing it long before the Q. You can check their schudule and you will see that this is new for the Q.

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Shanus — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 20:02:09 GMT

@aroc3435 wrote:
Offers and inventory may have changed. The price on screen is the price you will pay.

@Shanus The statement above is on the screen for the previously recorded shows on Q2 and Q3.

Hope this helps clarify what QVC is doing with these shows.

aroc3435

@aroc3435 Yes, it's posted. Just saying it seems like a waste of time to even watch the repeats. My cable co. doesn't even broadcast Q3.

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RedTop — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 20:07:54 GMT

I for one, never thought it made sense to pay multiple employees to host shows thru the night. I would think vendors are also much happier to present their product to a larger audience during regular viewing hours, compared to being on-air in the middle of the night.

Once different hosts started leaving, it made sense to look at making simple changes with operational factors, to right size with the current number of employees on staff, and adjust on-air time. Am sure the money saved each day resonates what a good decision it was.

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ECBG — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 01:09:19 GMT

I had no idea. They've been 24 hrs for decades!!!

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Johnnyeager — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 12:38:14 GMT

No one here knows with certainty why, but of course the speculation is financial.

Personally, I think it was a very, very wrong headed misguided decision which will ultimately destroy them. Particularly given how dismal 3rd quarter results were.

Falling cash, rising debt, drop in operating revenue....

And yet they still keep all the hosts on board. If they were serious about operating expense control they would be demonstrating it.