Home Shopping Network Welcomes Lucas Educational Systems Inc.'s Dr. Memory, Jerry Lucas.ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 14, 1998--The Home Shopping Network “HSN” redirects here. For other uses, see HSN (disambiguation). The Home Shopping Network (HSN) is a mostly 24-hour shopping network that is seen on cable, satellite, and some terrestrial channels in the United States. Monday announced that it is bringing Jerry Lucas Jerry Ray Lucas (born March 30, 1940) was a legendary basketball star from the 1950s to the 1970s, and is now a world-renowned memory education expert. In 1996, the NBA's 50th anniversary, he was named one of the 50 greatest players in National Basketball Association history. to its airwaves, known to many as the renowned "Dr. Memory(TM)." Long considered the expert in techniques for increased memory and learning skills, Lucas will make his first appearance with his classic educational products in early 1999. New items will be added to the collection to debut in future shows scheduled for February and March. Home Shopping Home Shopping commonly refers to the electronic retailing / home shopping channels industry, which includes such billion dollar companies as HSN, QVC, eBay, ShopNBC, Buy.com, and Amazon.com. believes that products developed by Lucas Educational Systems Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :LEDS) have been demonstrated to make learning almost anything fun and easy. Legions of Lucas loyalists agree, and The Network hopes to bring those items to a new audience found in its 70 million households. "Beginning with our first book, which sold over 3.5 million copies, our learning products have aided people of all ages for 25 years," said Lucas, chief executive officer and president of Lucas Entertainment Systems Inc. He continued, "Our association with The Home Shopping Network will enable us to make these products available on a world wide basis." The Home Shopping Network (www.hsn.com), a USA company (NASDAQ:USAI USAI United States Army Intelligence USAI United States Association of Immigrants ), pioneered the electronic retailing industry in 1977. Its 24-hour programming reaches 70 million households via cable, broadcast television and satellite dishes. The company is America's largest seller of colored gemstones, designer collectible dolls and stainless steel stainless steel: see steel. stainless steel Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat. non-stick cookware. The Home Shopping Network holds interests in shopping channels in Germany and Japan and recently launched "Home Shopping en Espanol," a joint venture with Univision. The company also announced the formation of a joint venture with Scandinavian Broadcasting System to create and operate HSN-SBS Italia, a live television shopping service in Italy. |
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