Article: Diller & Malone team; Hogan ousted at HSN. (Barry Diller; John Malone; Gerald Hogan; Home Shopping Network Inc.)

A year after being thwarted in his attempt to erect a media empire with Tele-Communications Inc. through QVC Inc., Barry Diller is back in bed with John Malone.

The former Fox Broadcasting Co. president is poised to take charge of Home Shopping Network Inc. and launch a new network on UHF broadcast stations owned by Silver King Broadcasting Inc.

Two HSN insiders said Friday that Diller was negotiating late last week to acquire a stake in the electronic retailer and step in as chairman and CEO. Diller was seeking a deal similar to the one he got joining QVC Inc. three years ago, buying some stock for cash plus securing a package of options. That deal ...

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