Global-QVC Solutions to Provide E-Commerce, Catalog and Direct Response Services To PBS.

Business Editors

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003

Global-QVC Solutions announced today that they have been selected by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) to develop and operate a new technology, customer service and fulfillment platform for its consumer and education products, including: the shopPBS.com Web site; the PBS Home Video catalog; on-air offers and business-to-business distribution.

The PBS consumer and educational products business consists of DVDs, videos, books, music and apparel based on PBS on-air programming and the PBS logo. The new platform is expected to launch in late 2003.

"Our consumer and educational products segment has been an important business to PBS and has contributed to our ability to fund more programming," commented Judy Harris, Executive Vice President of PBS.

Ms. Harris continued, "We believe we can achieve higher sales and profitability for our consumer and educational products business by partnering with a company that has greater scope in all aspects of direct to consumer sales and offers an enhanced technology infrastructure and improved customer experience."

Damon Mintzer, President of Global-QVC Solutions, stated, "PBS has built one of the largest and most successful consumer products businesses of any television network. By leveraging strong programming and the full spectrum of direct to consumer sales channels, PBS has truly connected with their viewers. We are excited to partner with such a high caliber television programmer."

About PBS

PBS, headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, is a private, nonprofit media enterprise owned and operated by the nation's 350 public television stations. Serving nearly 100 million people each week, PBS enriches the lives of all Americans through quality programs and education services on noncommercial television, the Internet and other media. More information about PBS is available at pbs.org, the leading dot-org Web site on the Internet.

About Global-QVC Solutions

Global-QVC Solutions is an outsource solution provider for e-commerce, serving broadcast networks and cable channels. Global-QVC Solutions provides Web site design and development, customer service, fulfillment, and merchandising for both direct response campaigns, catalogs and online retail stores. Global-QVC Solutions is a subsidiary of GSI Commerce, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSIC).

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