Marlo Thomas, National Outreach Director for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and Mindy Grossman, HSN, Inc. CEO, to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell

ADVISORY, Nov. 23, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What: Marlo Thomas, national outreach director for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(R) and Mindy Grossman, CEO of HSN, Inc. (Nasdaq:HSNI), will preside over the NASDAQ closing bell to kick off the sixth annual St. Jude Thanks and Giving(R) campaign. Ms. Thomas and Ms. Grossman will be joined by patients of St. Jude. The Thanks and Giving campaign enlists many of the country's leading brands and most respected businesses to help support the lifesaving work of St. Jude, one of the world's premier centers for the research and treatment of pediatric cancer and other catastrophic childhood diseases, by raising funds and awareness. Where: NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio When: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET Contacts: Katie Schroeder Rubenstein Communications, Inc 212-843-8036 kschroeder@rubenstein.com NASDAQ MarketSite: Jolene Libretto (646) 441-5220 Jolene.Libretto@NASDAQOMX.com

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About St. Jude Children's Research Hospital:

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. St. Jude is the first and only pediatric cancer center to be designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. Founded by late entertainer Danny Thomas and based in Memphis, Tenn., St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around the world. St. Jude is the only pediatric cancer research center where families never pay for treatment not covered by insurance. No child is ever denied treatment because of the family's inability to pay. St. Jude is financially supported by ALSAC, its fundraising organization. For more information, please visit www.stjude.org.

About HSN:

HSN is an interactive lifestyle network and retail destination, offering a curated assortment of exclusive products combined with top brand names. HSN incorporates experts, entertainment, inspiration, solutions, tips and ideas to provide an entirely unique shopping experience for its customers. On HSN and hsn.com, customers will find exceptional selections in Health & Beauty (e.g. M. Asam, Carol's Daughter, Coty, FranBrand, FusionBeauty, Andrew Lessman's Procaps, Lancome, Perlier, Serious Skin Care, ybf Cosmetics); Jewelry (e.g. Paula Abdul, Heidi Daus, R.J. Graziano, IMAN Global Chic, michaeLisa, Noir, Amedeo Scognamiglio, Tori Spelling, Serena Williams); Home/Lifestyle (e.g. Nate Berkus, Bissell, Colin Cowie, Dyson, Todd English, GreenPan with Thermolon, Emeril Lagasse, Joy Mangano, MoMA Design Store, Wolfgang Puck); Fashion/Accessories (e.g. American Glamour Badgley Mischka, Curations with Stefani Greenfield, Sam Edelman, Loulou de la Falaise, Carlos Falchi, Diane Gilman, Naeem Khan, Tina Knowles, Adrienne Landau, Sharif); and Electronics (e.g. Canon, Gateway, GE, HP, JVC, Kodak, LG, Sony).

HSN is available across all media including its TV network and hsn.com, which ranks in the top 30 of the top 500 internet retailers. HSN, the original shopping network, is an operating segment of HSN, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSNI).

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