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ON TV was an American subscription television (STV) service that operated in eight markets between 1977 and 1985. Originally established by National Subscription Television, a joint venture of Oak Industries and Chartwell Communications, ON TV was part of a new breed of STV operations that broadcast premium programming—including movies, sporting events, and concerts—over an encrypted ...
BET Holdings, Inc. / Home Shopping Network Black Shopping Network: Cable Value Network: Tele-Communications Inc. 1989: Merged with QVC. Consumer Resource Network: Seventh Medium Cupid Network Television: Capital Distribution Adult home shopping Global Shopping Network: Q2: QVC 1996: Short-lived spinoff of QVC. Not to be confused with QVC2 ...
In the 1990s, the appliance industry was very consolidated, with over 90% of the products being sold by just five companies. For example, in 1991, dishwasher manufacturing market share was split between General Electric with 40% market share, Whirlpool with 31%, Electrolux with 20%, Maytag with 7% and Thermador with just 2%. [8]
In 1950, Admiral was selling: a line of seven TV sets, with four models having a 12.5 in (32 cm) tube size, at prices between $179.95 and $379.95 (equivalent to $2,279 to $5,065 today); a 16 in (41 cm) model retailing at $299.95 ($3,187); and two 19 in (48 cm) models (priced at $495 and $695, equivalent to $6,269 and $8,801). [2]
Standby power may be used to power a display, operate a clock, etc., without switching the equipment to full power. Battery-powered equipment connected to mains electricity can be kept fully charged although switched on; for example, a mobile telephone can be ready to receive calls without depleting its battery charge.
Wired communication; In arts and entertainment: Hardwire (comics), a Malibu Comics villain "Hardwire", a song by Metric, from the 2007 album Grow Up and Blow Away; Hard Wired, a 1995 album by the band Front Line Assembly; Hardwired, a book series by Walter Jon Williams, including the 1986 science fiction novel Hardwired; Hardwired, a web series ...
She shared an anecdote another woman, Kate Scott, published on Quora, about something completely unexpected her therapist told her: “Run the dishwasher twice.”
Shortly before the network's launch on July 1, Free TV Networks acquired the rights to the Defy branding from Scripps Networks and launched a new version of the network at 6 a.m. ET the same day, nixing its plan to launch under the originally announced Dare name. The "TV" portion of the original Defy name was removed prior to its immediate ...