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 80 million viewers in the USA.[1] 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.
History
Jewelry Television broadcast its first live show on October 15, 1993, from a studio located in Greeneville, Tennessee as America's Collectibles Network. In 1997 America's Collectibles Network (ACN) moved to Knoxville, Tennessee and in 2004 the network officially re-launched as Jewelry Television.
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 being sold to Jewelry Television.[2] Jewelry Television will also acquire all assets and employees from Shop at Home.[2] Its suggested display call letters for programming guides is JTV or JWLTV. In October 2008 the network started to broadcast in high definition.[1] JTV runs 24 hours a day, although programming hours vary between each region, based upon the local TV provider.
About
America's Collectibles Network offered jewelry, gemstones and collectible items such as coins, knives, quilts and even skin care products, but has since offered only jewelry and gemstones. Jewelry Television was recently ranked the 13th largest retailer of jewelry in the U.S. by National Jeweler.[3] JTV.com is the fifth largest jewelry destination on the internet.[4] And Jewelry Television is the largest gemstone retailer in the world. With gross revenues exceeding $400 million a year.[5]
Jewelry Television has since expanded from jewelry and gemstone sales to an online jewel school selling everything from jewelry making kits to beads to accessories and tools needed to make jewelry. You can also use JTV.com's learning library to learn more about specific jewelry and gemstones before purchasing. Jewelry Television has also teamed up with The Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) to develop an educational program called ‘Gem Basics’. It's an online informational page that will explain the basics of gemology and gem identification.[6]
Jewelry Television's most recent addition was in mid-April 2012, when they launched the Titanic Jewelry Collection. Created in partnership with Titanic Museum Attractions, the proprietary Titanic Jewelry Collection offers pieces in the Art Nouveau and Edwardian styles typical of that era.[7]
Current hosts
Present home shopping hosts on JTV include:
- Casey Taylor
- Chery Ells
- Dawn Tesh
- Heidi Williams
- Jeff Moseley
- Jennifer Miller
- Kim Prentiss
- Kristen Keech
- Mandy Bradshaw
- Michele Lau
- Misty Mills
- Nikki Rouleau
- Robert Thomas
- Sharon Scott
- Stacy Weaver
- Tommy Brown
- Wendy Williams
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 that 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.[8]
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 a gemstone called andesine-labradorite without disclosing the treatment while promising buyers that this stone was rare and untreated. [9]
On June 2, 2008, Jewelry Television said andesine-labradorite has been sold in the gem trade since 2002 as natural and untreated material. "Lab reports from major laboratories have consistently confirmed these gemstones as natural and untreated. Jewelry Television, like other major retailers, relied upon the lab reports and general industry information," [9]
On May 19, 2009, a lawsuit was filed against Jewelry Television alleging an employee was terminated as part of a company-wide reduction in work force last May[10]
References
- ^ a b http://prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9482528.htm
- ^ a b http://jckonline.com/article/287228-Jewelry_Television_Buys_Shop_at_Home.php
- ^ http://nationaljeweler.com/nj/special-reports/market-analysis/100mss-2012/sr-detail?id=29010&count=1&start=15
- ^ http://news.yahoo.com/jewelry-television-commemorates-45th-anniversary-discovery-tanzanite-110334859.html
- ^ http://wbir.com/news/article/205870/2/Your-Stories-Jewelry-Television
- ^ http://www.timesunion.com/business/press-releases/article/Jewelry-Television-and-Gem-A-Partner-to-Educate-3648273.php
- ^ http://hotfrog.com/Companies/Empire-Pawn-of-Nassau/The-100th-Anniversary-of-Titanic-and-the-Jewelry-it-Inspired-1347241
- ^ "Diamonds.net News - Jewelry TV Sues Lloyd's, Plans More Suits in $3M e-Payment Fraud". Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ^ a b "Knoxnews.com - Jewelry TV Blasted in Suit- Shopping network sold stones deceptively, customer alleges". Retrieved 2008-06-03. Cite error: The named reference "Knoxnews.com" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Harrington, Carly (2009-05-19). "Ex-Jewelry Television exec sues network". Knoxville News-Sentinel. Retrieved 2009-05-20.