QVC
American television network
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| June 1 2022 | QVC3 took over the cable carriage previously held by ShopHQ's secondary channel, ShopHQ Health. |
| December 18 2021 | A fire damaged approximately 75% of QVC's Rocky Mount, North Carolina distribution center, resulting in an employee's death and the furloughing of 2,000 workers. |
| July 1 2021 | QVC2 expanded live programming to 13 hours daily. |
| March 1 2021 | BeautyiQ converted to QVC NOW, a channel featuring a mix of repeated QVC programming. |
| 2020 | QVC call centers in San Antonio, Texas and Chesapeake, Virginia permanently transitioned to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic, ultimately closing these physical locations. |
| December 9 2020 | QVC2 restored live programming, initially with 2 hours of daily live content. |
| July 2020 | Qurate laid off 450 employees to 'simplify and streamline its operating structure'. |
| July 14 2020 | QVC2 ceased live programming due to the global coronavirus pandemic, shifting to repeated QVC programming. |
| June 2020 | QVC UK closed its outlet store in Shrewsbury. |
| March 16 2020 | QVC adapted to COVID-19 pandemic by implementing remote broadcasting, social distancing, and shifting non-essential employees to remote work. |
| October 7 2019 | QVC changed its broadcasting model from 24/7 live to nineteen hours of live and five hours of repeated programming daily. |
| April 23 2019 | QVC introduced Beauty iQ as their first digital-only channel to better target a younger audience. |
| April 1 2019 | Beauty iQ's broadcast channel was rebranded as QVC3, which began airing rebroadcasts of previously recorded QVC and QVC2 programming 24 hours a day. |
| March 13 2019 | Qurate Retail Group discontinued QVC France operations, citing underperformance against financial and operational expectations due to challenging market dynamics since the channel's launch. |
| March 13 2019 | Beauty iQ ceased its live television programming. |
| February 6 2019 | QVC rebranded itself with a new logo emphasizing digital and mobile platforms. |
| 2018 | Liberty Interactive rebranded itself as Qurate Retail Group, with Mike George remaining as president and CEO. |
| July 6 2017 | QVC's parent company, Liberty Interactive, announced its intention to purchase the remaining 62% of HSN stock for $2.1 billion. |
| April 1 2017 | QVC Plus was rebranded as QVC2, focusing on live programming, broadcasting 12 hours daily Monday through Friday (noon to midnight ET) and 12 hours on weekends (10am-10pm ET). |
| 2016 | QVC closed its call center in Port St. Lucie, Florida. |
| October 31 2016 | Beauty iQ launched on DirecTV and Dish Network, offering live programming Monday through Friday from 8pm to Midnight ET. |
| October 25 2016 | QVC announced the creation of Beauty iQ, a television channel focused entirely on beauty products. |
| 2015 | QVC achieved a net revenue of $8.7 billion, ranking as the number two television network in terms of revenue and number one in home shopping networks. |
| August 2015 | QVC acquired the online retailer Zulily for $2.4 billion. |
| August 1 2015 | QVC launched its operations in France as its seventh international market, with plans to create approximately 200 jobs in the first two years. The French channel broadcasted live on weekdays from 15:00 to 23:00 and weekends from 11:00 to 23:00 across multiple platforms. |
| 2013 | QVC's annual sales reached $5.84 billion. |
| August 22 2013 | QVC launched QVC Plus, its first timeshift channel, initially available on Bright House Networks and DirecTV with a three-hour tape delay. |
| August 5 2013 | QVC began being carried on Ion Television as a digital subchannel, branded as 'QVC Over the Air'. |
| September 30 2010 | QVC began broadcasting in Italy on satellite and digital terrestrial television at 11 p.m. |
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