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Bud Paxson, American broadcaster, founded Home Shopping Network and Pax TV (died 2015)

Bud Paxson

American businessman (1935–2015)

Lowell White "Bud" Paxson was an American media executive. In 1982, Paxson and his business partner, Roy Speer, co-founded the Home Shopping Club. He established Pax TV in 1998, a television network focusing on family-friendly content.
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HSN

American home shopping television network

HSN, Inc. an initialism of its former name Home Shopping Network, is an American free-to-air television network owned by the QVC Group, which also owns catalog company Cornerstone Brands. It is based in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
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Ion Television

American television network

Ion Television is an American broadcast television network and FAST television channel owned by the Scripps Networks. The network first began broadcasting on August 31, 1998, as Pax TV, focusing primarily on family-oriented entertainment programming. It rebranded as i:…
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