HOW FAR CAN BARRY GO? VERY FAR, IT SEEMS.

The article explores the plans of U.S. media executive Barry Diller for the teleshopping company QVC Network Inc. It mentions Diller's intention of dominating electronic retailing with the company's proposal to merge with its competitor Home Shopping Network Inc. Aside from cable operator Comcast, he has also the support of John C. Malone, chief executive officer of Tele-Communications Inc. and chairman of Liberty Media Corp. Malone controls Home Shopping Network through Liberty and this helps ensure that the QVC merger will go through.