Jewelry Television
| Headquarters | Knoxville, Tennessee, USA |
|---|---|
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Multimedia Commerce Group Inc. |
Jewelry Television is an American television network. It was formerly called "America's Collectibles Network" (ACN). It has an estimated coverage area of over 65 million viewers in the USA. The network also offers online streaming of its network through their website. The headquarters of Jewelry Television are located in Knoxville, Tennessee. In addition it has manufacturing facilities in Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, and Thailand. Jewelry Television broadcast its first live show on October 15, 1993, from a studio located in Greeneville, Tennessee. Jewelry Television offered jewelry, gemstones, collectible items such as coins, knives, quilts and even skin care products, but has since offered only jewelry and gemstones. [1]
On June 21, 2006, Jewelry Television replaced Shop at Home on Shop at Home-affiliated stations owned by E.W. Scripps, following Shop at Home's closure.[citation needed] Jewelry Television will also acquire all assets and employees from Shop at Home.[citation needed] Its suggested display call letters for programming guides is JTV or JWLTV. In October 2008 the network started to broadcast in high definition.[2][failed verification]
Lawsuits
On March 26, 2008, Jewelry Television filed suit in the U.S. District Court in Tennessee against Lloyd's of London, as a result of a criminal scheme the company alleges took place in 2006 and 2007. A person used a bank account of the Office of the Comptroller of the City of New York to buy more than $3.5 million in jewelry. Jewelry Television has cited that Lloyd's is exploiting a loophole in their insurance agreement to withhold recompensing the jeweler.[3]
On May 23, 2008, a $5 million class action lawsuit was filed in California against Jewelry Television. The suit alleges since 2003 the shopping network has sold treated gemstones without disclosing the treatment while promising buyers that these stones were rare and untreated. [4]
On May 19, 2009, a lawsuit was filed against Jewelry Television alleging wrongful termination and age discrimination, alleging a "scheme" to get rid of employees with expensive health care costs.[5]
References
- ^ http://www.http://news.yahoo.com/jewelry-television-commemorates-45th-anniversary-discovery-tanzanite-110334859.html
- ^ http://www.http://company.employerpartnership.org/profiles/jewelry-television.aspx
- ^ "Diamonds.net News - Jewelry TV Sues Lloyd's, Plans More Suits in $3M e-Payment Fraud". Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ^ "Knoxnews.com - Jewelry TV Blasted in Suit- Shopping network sold stones deceptively, customer alleges". Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ Harrington, Carly (2009-05-19). "Ex-Jewelry Television exec sues network". Knoxville News-Sentinel. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
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