SHOP AT HOME INC /TN/
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 21, 2000



                               SHOP AT HOME, INC.
                           --------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




              Tennessee               0-25596              62-1282758
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           (State or other         (Commission            (IRS Employer
          jurisdiction of          File Number)         Identification No.)
                                  incorporation)



              5388 Hickory Hollow Parkway, Antioch, Tennessee 37013
           ----------------------------------------------------------
          (Address, including zip code, of principal executive office)

                                 (615) 263-8000
               --------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




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Item 5.  Other Events

         On June 30,  2000,  Shop At Home,  Inc.  (the  "Company")  issued 2,000
shares of its Series B  Convertible  Preferred  Stock and related  Warrants in a
private placement to institutional  investors. On September 21, 2000 the Company
agreed with the holders of its Series B  Preferred  Stock  to  amend  the  terms
thereof.  The amendment provides for the orderly   conversion  of  the  Series B
Preferred Stock into Common Stock and extends the restrictions on  the  shorting
of stock by the  holders of the Series B Preferred Stock. A copy of  the  Waiver
and  Agreement,  dated  September 21, 2000, is attached  hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

         The  Company  has also signed a Letter  Agreement  with Azteca  America
Stations  Group,  LLC to sell its Bridgeport  Television for $37.5 million.  The
parties agreed to file for the FCC approval of the transfer as soon as practical
and agreed to enter a Definitive  Agreement  within  thirty (30) days subject to
customary due diligence.

         The Press Release that the Company released  concerning these two event
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 7.  Exhibits

         10.1 Waiver and Agreement,  dated September 21, 2000, by and among Shop
at Home, Inc. and the holders of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.

         99.1     Press Release

                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                    SHOP AT HOME, INC.
                                    (Registrant)



                                    By: /s/ George J. Phillips
                                    ------------------------------
                                    George J. Phillips
                                    Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Date: September 21, 2000





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Exhibit 10.1


                              WAIVER AND AGREEMENT

         This Waiver and  Agreement  (this  "Agreement"),  which waives  certain
rights  and  obligations  of the  parties  hereto  set  forth in the  Securities
Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"), dated June 30, 2000, by and among
Shop At Home, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the "Company"), and HFTP Investment
L.L.C.  ("HFTP") and Leonardo,  L.P.  ("Leonardo"  and together  with HFTP,  the
"Buyers")  and the Articles of  Amendment  to the Charter of Shop At Home,  Inc.
filed  pursuant to the  Purchase  Agreement  on June 30, 2000 (the  "Articles of
Amendment") and the  Registration  Rights  Agreement (the  "Registration  Rights
Agreement"),  dated June 30,  2000,  by and among the Company and the Buyers and
also sets forth certain  additional  agreements  between the parties hereto,  is
dated and effective as of September 21, 2000.

         WHEREAS,  the Company intends to submit Company's  Conversion  Election
Notices (as defined in the Articles of  Amendment) to each of the Buyers for the
conversion of shares of the Company's Series B Convertible  Preferred Stock (the
"Preferred Shares"); and

         WHEREAS,  the Company desires that each Buyer waives certain provisions
of the Articles of Amendment, the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights
Agreement and enter into certain  agreements  relating to the parties rights and
obligations as set forth in those documents;

         NOW THEREFORE, for the mutual consideration set forth below each of the
Buyers and the Company agree as follows:

         1.   Conversion  at  the  Company's   Election.   The  Company   shall,
simultaneously  with the  execution  of this  Agreement,  provide to each of the
Buyers two Company's Conversion Election Notices which shall be for an aggregate
of 1,000 Preferred Shares in the following amounts and manner:

                  a. First Conversion  Period. The Company shall deliver to each
of the  Buyers  Company's  Conversion  Election  Notices  which  shall be for an
aggregate of 500 Preferred Shares,  allocated between the Buyers pursuant to the
terms of Section 7 of the  Articles of  Amendment,  which shall have a Company's
Conversion  Election  Notice Date (as defined in the Articles of  Amendment)  of
September  22, 2000 and which shall set forth a  Company's  Election  Conversion
Date (as defined in the Articles of Amendment) of October 31, 2000.

                  b. Second Conversion Period. The Company shall deliver to each
of the  Buyers  Company's  Conversion  Election  Notices  which  shall be for an
aggregate of 500 Preferred Shares,  allocated between the Buyers pursuant to the
terms  of  Section  7 of the  Articles  of  Amendment,  and  which  shall  have,
notwithstanding the fact that such notice is to be provided  simultaneously with
this  Agreement,  an  effective  Company's  Conversion  Election  Notice Date of
November 1, 2000 and shall set forth a  Company's  Election  Conversion  Date of
December  31,  2000.  For the  purposes  of clause  (B) of  Section  4(l) of the
Purchase  Agreement and the calculation of Pro Rata Conversion  Amounts pursuant
to Section 7 of the Articles of  Amendment,  the Company's  Conversion  Election
Notices  given  pursuant to this  Section  1(b) shall not be deemed to have been
given until November 1, 2000.

         2.   Amendment to the Purchase Agreement.

         a. Effective as of August 30, 2000,  each of the Buyers and the Company
amend  Section 4(n) of the Purchase  Agreement by replacing  the first phrase of
the second sentence of such Section which states:

         "The Company shall not amend,"

with the following:

         "Other  than the First  Amendment  and  Waiver,  dated as of August 31,
         2000, to the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 15, 1999,
         among the Company and the lenders  from time to time  parties  thereto,
         and Union Bank of California, N.A., the Company shall not amend,"

         b.  Effective  as of  September  21,  2000,  each of the Buyers and the
Company amend Section 4(l) of the Purchase  Agreement by deleting  clause (e) of
Section 4(l) of the Purchase Agreement and replacing it in its entirety with the
following:

         "(e) with  respect  to a Short  Sale so long as such  Buyer  delivers a
         Conversion Notice (as defined in the Articles of Amendment) within four
         (4) Business Days of such Short Sale  entitling such Buyer to receive a
         number of shares of Common Stock at least equal to the number of shares
         of Common Stock sold in such Short Sale;"

         3. Waivers to the Articles of Amendment. Provided that, and for so long
as, the Company  continues to comply with its obligations  under Sections 12 and
13 of this  Agreement  and under the  Articles of Amendment as it relates to the
Company's Conversion Election Notices set forth in Section 1 hereof:



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                  a. Fixed Conversion Price  Adjustment.  If on October 31, 2000
the Company is a party to an arms length definitive contract, with a third party
which is not affiliated  with the Company or any of its officers  (provided that
such third party may be a director of the  Company or any entity  controlled  by
such director) and which is reasonably able to meet its  obligations  under such
contract,  for the sale of one of the  Company's  television  stations  for cash
proceeds, net of fees and expenses incurred in connection with such sale, to the
Company of at least $30 million in  immediately  available or next day available
funds,  which (I) has a closing date not later than the 10th day following final
approval of such sale by the Federal Communications  Commission (the "FCC") (the
"Contract  Closing  Date")  and (II) may be subject  to FCC  approval  and other
closing  conditions  (other than a due diligence  review condition by the buyer)
which are customary for the sale of comparable  television  station assets which
assets do not constitute the sale of all or  substantially  all of the assets of
the seller (the  "Station  Contract"),  then each of the Buyers waives its right
and the Company's obligation to adjust the Fixed Conversion Price (as defined in
the  Articles of  Amendment)  solely as a result of the  occurrence  of an event
provided  for in clause (B) or clause (C) of Section  2(f)(v) of the Articles of
Amendment,  provided,  however,  that if (y) an appropriate  application for the
approval of the transaction  contemplated  by the Station  Contract is not filed
with the FCC by November 30,  2000,  or (z) the sale of the  television  station
pursuant to the Station  Contract (I) is not  consummated  by the earlier of the
Contract Closing Date or March 15, 2001 or (II) is abandoned or terminated, this
waiver will thereafter be void and of no effect.

                  b. Redemption Election.  If on October 31, 2000 the Company is
a party to the Station  Contract,  then each of the Buyers  waives its right and
the Company's  obligation to satisfy clause (vii) and clause (viii) of Section 6
of the Articles of Amendment in order to have a Redemption at Company's Election
(as defined in the Articles of  Amendment),  provided,  however,  that if (y) an
appropriate application for the approval of the transaction  contemplated by the
Station Contract is not filed with the FCC by November 30, 2000, or (z) the sale
of  the  television  station  pursuant  to  the  Station  Contract  (I)  is  not
consummated  by the earlier of the  Contract  Closing  Date or March 15, 2001 or
(II) is abandoned or terminated,  this waiver will  thereafter be void and of no
effect.

                  c. Conversion Election.  If on October 31, 2000 the Company is
a party to the Station  Contract,  then each of the Buyers  waives its right and
the Company's  obligation to satisfy  clause (ix) and clause (x) of Section 7 of
the Articles of Amendment in order to have a Company's  Conversion  Election (as
defined  in the  Articles  of  Amendment),  provided,  however,  that  if (y) an
appropriate application for the approval of the transaction  contemplated by the
Station Contract is not filed with the FCC by November 30, 2000, or (z) the sale
of  the  television  station  pursuant  to  the  Station  Contract  (I)  is  not
consummated  by the earlier of the  Contract  Closing  Date or March 15, 2001 or
(II) is abandoned or terminated,  this waiver will  thereafter be void and of no
effect.

                  d.  Conversion  Election  Notices.  Solely for the  purpose of
allowing the Company to provide the Company's  Conversion  Election  Notices set
forth in Section 1 of this Agreement, each of the Buyers waives the Condition to
Conversion at the  Company's  Election (as defined in the Articles of Amendment)
set forth in clause (xiii) of Section 7 of the Articles of Amendment.

         4. Waivers to the Purchase  Agreement.  Provided  that, and for so long
as, the Company  continues to comply with its obligations  under Sections 12 and
13 of this  Agreement  and under the  Articles of Amendment as it relates to the
Company's Conversion Election Notices set forth in Section 1 hereof:

                  a.  Restrictions  on Short Sales.  Each of the Buyers  waives,
during the  Forbearance  Period (as defined  below) only, its right to engage in
any  transaction   constituting  a  Short  Sale  (as  defined  in  the  Purchase
Agreement),  to the extent such  transaction is otherwise  prohibited by Section
4(l) of the Purchase Agreement, solely as a result of the occurrence of an event
described  in either  clause (c) or clause (d) of Section  4(l) of the  Purchase
Agreement,  provided  that the  occurrence  of such event took place prior to or
during the Forbearance Period.

                  b.  Additional Issues Regarding Short Sales.  Furthermore,  if
on October 31, 2000 the  Company is a party to the Station Contract, each of the
Buyers waives its right to engage in any transaction  constituting a Short Sale,
to the extent such  transaction  is otherwise  prohibited by Section 4(l) of the
Purchase Agreement, solely as the result of the occurrence of an event described
in either  clause (h) or clause (i) of Section 4(l) of the  Purchase  Agreement,
provided,  however,  that if (y) an appropriate  application for the approval of
the transaction  contemplated by the Station  Contract is not filed with the FCC
by November 30, 2000, or (z) the sale of the television  station pursuant to the
Station  Contract (I) is not consummated by the earlier of the Contract  Closing
Date or March 15,  2001 or (II) is  abandoned  or  terminated,  this waiver will
thereafter be void and of no effect.

         5. Waivers to the Registration Rights Agreement. Each of the Buyers and
the Company agree that the provisions of Section 2(e) of the Registration Rights
Agreement  require the Company to file a new registration  statement on or prior
to September  22, 2000,  which  requirement  shall be waived  provided  that the
Company files,  and subject to the Company filing,  on or prior to September 27,
2000, a new  registration  statement  which,  other than the date on which it is
filed, is in compliance with Section 2(e) of the Registration Rights Agreement.

         6. Agreement on Conversion Restrictions.  Notwithstanding any rights or
obligations contained in the Articles of Amendment,  the Company and each of the
Buyers agree as follows:

         The right of a holder of Preferred  Shares to convert  Preferred Shares
         pursuant to Section 2(b) of the Articles of Amendment  shall be limited
         as set forth below.  Subject to the exceptions described below, without
         the prior consent of the Company,  no holder of Preferred  Shares shall
         be entitled to convert any Preferred Shares during the period beginning
         on the date  hereof  and ending on and  including  December  31,  2000.
         Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conversion restrictions set forth in
         this  Section 6 shall not apply:  (i) with  respect  to each  holder of
         Preferred  Shares,  to the  number  of  Preferred  Shares  equal to the
         aggregate of all such holder's Pro Rata Conversion  Amounts (as defined
         in the  Articles of  Amendment)  set forth in each  Company's  Election
         Conversion Notice (as defined in the Articles of Amendment) received by
         such  holder  on or  prior  to the  date  of  determination;  provided,
         however,  that the Company's  Conversion  Election Notices described in
         Section  1(b) of this  Agreement  shall be  deemed  to be  received  on
         November 1, 2000 and not prior to  November  1, 2000;  (ii) on or after
         any date on which the Common Stock is not quoted on the Nasdaq National
         Market or  listed  on The New York  Stock  Exchange,  Inc.  or has been
         suspended  from  trading  on  such  market  or  exchange   (other  than
         suspensions of not more than one day due to business  announcements  by
         the  Company) or on which  delisting  or  suspension  by such market or
         exchange  has been  threatened  or is pending  either (I) in writing by
         such market or exchange  or (II) by falling  below the minimum  listing
         maintenance  requirements of such market or exchange; (iii) on or after
         any date on which  there  shall have  occurred a  Triggering  Event (as
         defined in the Articles of Amendment) or an event that with the passage
         of time and without  being cured would  constitute a Triggering  Event;
         (iv) on or after any date on which a Change of Control  (as  defined in
         the Articles of  Amendment)  shall have been  consummated  or there has
         been a public announcement of a pending, proposed or intended Change of
         Control;  (v) on or after any date on which the Company issues or sells
         or is deemed  to have  issued or sold any  Convertible  Securities  (as
         defined in the  Articles  of  Amendment)  or Options (as defined in the
         Articles of Amendment)  that are  convertible  into or  exercisable  or
         exchangeable  for shares of Common  Stock at a  conversion  or exercise
         price  which  varies or may vary with the  market  price of the  Common
         Stock,  including by way of one or more reset(s) to a fixed price; (vi)
         on or after any date on which the  Company  fails to pay the  Company's
         Election Redemption Price (as defined in the Articles of Amendment) for
         any Preferred Shares in a timely manner in accordance with a Redemption
         at  Company's  Election  pursuant  to  Section  6 of  the  Articles  of
         Amendment;  (vii) at any time after the Forbearance Period on which the
         Closing  Sale Price (as defined in the  Articles of  Amendment)  of the
         Common Stock is less than $3.00 per share  (subject to  adjustment  for
         stock splits,  stock  dividends,  stock  combinations and other similar
         transactions) for any 10 trading days not within the Forbearance Period
         and during the 15 consecutive  trading days immediately  preceding such
         date of determination;  (viii) at any time after the Forbearance Period
         on which the Closing  Sale Price of the Common Stock is less than $2.50
         per share  (subject to adjustment  for stock splits,  stock  dividends,
         stock   combinations  and  other  similar   transactions)   for  any  3
         consecutive   trading  days  not  within  the  Forbearance  Period  and
         immediately preceding such date of determination;  (ix) with respect to
         any  conversion  of  Preferred  Shares  at a price  equal to the  Fixed
         Conversion  Price  then in  effect;  (x) at any  time on or  after  the
         earlier to occur of (A) the Stockholder Meeting Deadline (as defined in
         the Purchase Agreement) and (B) the date on which the Company holds its
         next  meeting of  stockholders,  if the  Company  fails to receive  the
         Stockholder  Approval  (as  defined in the  Purchase  Agreement)  on or
         before such date; (xi) on and after the first date on which the Company
         fails to comply in any respect with its obligations  under Section 4(n)
         of the Purchase  Agreement,  as amended hereby; or (xii) after the last
         day of the Forbearance Period.

         7. Definitions. "Forbearance Period" shall mean the period beginning on
and  including  the date hereof and ending on and  including  October 31,  2000;
provided,  however,  that if the Company  should  either (I) satisfy both of the
conditions  set  forth in  clause  (h) and  clause  (i) of  Section  4(l) of the
Purchase  Agreement  or (II) on  October  31,  2000  be a party  to the  Station
Contract,  then such  ending date shall be extended to the earlier of (A) if the
basis for such  extension is clause (II) above,  the earlier of (y) November 30,
2000,  if an  appropriate  application  for  the  approval  of  the  transaction
contemplated  by the Station  Contract is not filed with the FCC by November 30,
2000 or (z) the date such Station  Contract is abandoned  or  terminated  or (B)
December 31, 2000.

         8.  Certain  Representations.  Each of the  Buyers  severally,  and not
jointly,  represents  that  it is the  record  and  beneficial  owner  of  1,000
Preferred Shares, and that this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation  enforceable  against it in  accordance  with its terms.  The Company
represents that this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

         9.  Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement is binding upon the parties
hereto  and their  successors  and  assigns,  including  any  transferee  of the
Preferred  Shares.  Each  of the  Buyers  shall  not  (except  for  conversions)
transfer,  assign or otherwise  dispose of the  Preferred  Shares  without first
obtaining a written  agreement,  in favor of the Company  from the party to whom
such Preferred  Shares are  transferred,  assigned or otherwise  disposed of, to
agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.

         10. Legend.  Each certificate for Preferred Shares issued subsequent to
the date hereof shall bear the following additional legend:

         The securities represented by this Certificate are subject to the terms
         of that certain Waiver and  Agreement,  dated as of September 21, 2000,
         by and among the  Company  and the  holders of the  Series B  Preferred
         Stock.

         11.  Counterparts.  This   Agreement   may  be  executed  in  identical
counterparts,  each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall
constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a party,
may be delivered to the other parties hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy
of this  Agreement  bearing  the  signature  of the  party  so  delivering  this
Agreement.

         12.  Filing of Form 8-K.  On or before  8:30  a.m.,  Eastern  Time,  on
September 22, 2000, the Company shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the
SEC  describing  the terms of this  Agreement  and include this  Agreement as an
exhibit to such Current Report on Form 8-K.

         13.  Publicity.  The  Company  and each  Buyer  shall have the right to
approve before  issuance any press releases or any other public  statements with
respect  to this  Agreement;  provided,  however,  that  the  Company  shall  be
entitled,  without the prior approval of any Buyer, to make any press release or
other  public  disclosure  with  respect to this  Agreement  as is  required  by
applicable  law and  regulations  (although each Buyer shall be consulted by the
Company in  connection  with any such press  release or other public  disclosure
prior to its release and shall be provided with a copy thereof).

         14. Other Provisions.  Except as set forth herein, all other provisions
of the Purchase Agreement, the Articles of Amendment and the Registration Rights
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.


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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the Buyers and the Company have caused this Waiver
and Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

COMPANY:                                 BUYERS:

SHOP AT HOME, INC.                             HFTP INVESTMENT L.L.C.


By: /s/                          By:  Promethean Asset Management L.L.C.
    Name: Kent Lillie                                Its:  Investment Manager
    Title:President
    & Chief Executive Officer

                                         By: /s/
                                                   Name: James F. O'Brien, Jr.
                                                   Title:Managing Director


                                               LEONARDO, L.P.

                                         By:  Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P.,
                                                     Its:  General Partner


                                         By: /s/
                                                   Name: Michael L. Gordon
                                                   Title:Chief Operating Officer


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Exhibit 99.1

Contact:          Ariane Amiri, Dir. IR
                  Shop At Home, Inc.
                  615-263-8000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday September 22, 2000

 SHOP AT HOME INC. ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO SELL ITS BRIDGEPORT TELEVISION STATION

               COMPANY AMENDS SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK TO MAINTAIN
       RESTRICTIONS ON SHORT SALES AND TO PROVIDE FOR ORDERLY CONVERSION

NASHVILLE,  Tennessee (September 22, 2000) - - Shop At Home, Inc. (Nasdaq: SATH)
(the  "Company"),  an electronic  commerce leader in both broadcast and Internet
channels,  announced  today that it has entered  into a firm  agreement  to sell
television  station WSAH,  Bridgeport,  Connecticut to Azteca  America  Stations
Group, LLC for $37.5 million in cash at closing. The Company also announced that
it had  agreed with the holders of its  Series B  Preferred  Stock to  amend the
terms thereof. The amendment provides for the orderly conversion of the Series B
Preferred Stock into Common Stock and extends the restrictions on the shorting
of stock by the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock.

         Kent Lillie, the Company's  President and Chief Executive Officer said,
"The sale of our  Bridgeport  station,  the  least  mature of Shop At Home's six
owned and operated  stations,  represents a substantial return on our investment
in a very short period of time and is part of our overall  strategy to return to
profitability. Moreover, our remaining television stations, which are carried in
approximately  5.4 million cable  households,  constitute  an impressive  mix of
properties  with four out of five stations in the top fifteen market areas,  and
three out of five in the valuable UHF Channel 59-69 range."

         "We will deploy the cash  proceeds  from the sale to bring  greater and
more immediate benefits to the Company,  consistent with our desire to prudently
re-capitalize  and repay debt.  In  addition,  we believe the  amendment  to our
preferred  stock  agreement  removes  uncertainty  over  the  Company's  capital
structure and enables us to improve value for our shareholders."

Bridgeport Station Sale

         Shop At Home and Azteca America  entered into an agreement on September
20, 2000  outlining the sale of  WSAH-Bridgeport,  for a total purchase price of
$37.5 million.  A more definitive  purchase  agreement between both companies is
expected  to be signed  within 30 days upon  completion  of due  diligence.  The
parties agreed to file the  application to transfer the station's  licenses with
the FCC as soon as possible.

         The television station WSAH, Channel 43/DTV Channel 42, licensed to the
city of Bridgeport,  Connecticut,  was purchased by Shop At Home in June of 1999
for $18.1 million.  WSAH serves part of the New York designated  market area (as
defined by Nielsen Media Research).  The Company  anticipates that the gain from
the sale of the  station  will have  minimal tax  consequences  due to prior net
operating losses.

          The  Company  intends  to  replace  approximately  765,000  full  time
equivalent cable households (3% of our national distribution) reached by WSAH in
Connecticut  and  New  York  with  carriage  by new  and  existing  Shop At Home
affiliates.

Restructuring the Convertible Preferred Stock

         Under the terms of the agreement reached with the holders of the Series
B Preferred  Stock,  the holders have agreed to waive  through  October 31, 2000
provisions  of the Series B Preferred  Stock that would have enabled the holders
to voluntarily convert their Series B  Preferred  Stock  and  which  would  have
rendered inapplicable certain restrictions  on  shorting  the  Company's  common
stock.  This waiver will extend until December 31, 2000 in the case of voluntary
conversion, and until June 30, 2001 in the case of short  selling, if by October
31, 2000 certain  conditions are met.  The  conditions would be deemed satisfied
by an agreement to sell  a  television   station  on  certain  specified  terms,
including for proceeds,  net of related fees and expenses,   in  excess  of  $30
million.  The Company  expects that the sale  of  the  Bridgeport  station  will
satisfy this condition.

         The  Company has also agreed with the holders of the Series B Preferred
Stock that such holders will convert $5  million  of  Series  B  Preferred  into
Common  Stock by October 31, 2000,  and another $5 million  of  Preferred  Stock
into Common Stock  between November 1, 2000 and December 31, 2000,   subject  to
certain volume  limitations.  Under the existing terms of the Series B Preferred
Stock the holders may,among other things, engage in short sales of common  stock
up to the amount of the coversions referenced above.  The  Company  retains  the
right, subject to certain conditions, to redeem for  cash   the   remaining  $10
million dollars of Series B Preferred  Stock (of the  original  $20  million  of
Series B Preferred  Stock issued).

         Mr. Lillie stated,  "We   appreciate  the   cooperation  of  Promethean
and  the   other   preferred  shareholders  in   restructuring   our  agreement,
which we believe  reflects their confidence in the overall value of  our Company
and business plan."

About Azteca America

         On  September  7, 2000,  Pappas  Telecasting  Companies,  the  nation's
largest  privately-held owner and operator of television stations, and TV Azteca
(NYSE: TZA), the second largest producer of Spanish language  programming in the
world,  announced  an  alliance  to  create a new  nationwide  Spanish  language
television  network  called  Azteca  America.  The network  will be 80% owned by
Pappas Telecasting and 20% owned by TV Azteca.

         Azteca  America  will begin full network  operations  during the second
quarter of 2001 with the combination of the popular Spanish language programming
of TV Azteca -- the owner of two nationwide  broadcast networks in Mexico -- and
a broad network of television stations  contributed by Pappas  Telecasting.  The
network will initially reach at least seven of the top 10 Hispanic market areas,
including the top four.  Stations in some select markets will begin broadcasting
TV Azteca programming in the fourth quarter of 2000. Additional acquisitions are
pending.

About Shop At Home

         Shop At Home,  Inc.,  a leader in  converged  technology,  is a premier
retailer  of  specialty  consumer  products,  primarily  collectibles,   through
interactive electronic media including broadcast, cable and satellite television
and,  increasingly,  over the  Internet.  Shop At Home  Network  reaches over 60
million  unique cable and satellite  households.  In addition to the  Bridgeport
station, licensed to the New York Market, the Company owns full power television
stations in San Francisco,  Boston, Houston,  Cleveland, and Raleigh making Shop
At Home the Nation's 13th largest television broadcaster.

         Shop At Home also operates collectibles.com,  a leading online site for
the  retail  sale  of  collectibles  products  that  features   state-of-the-art
technology from Oracle Corp.  (Nasdaq:  ORCL),  and others to offer collectors a
unique online shopping experience. collectibles.com recently announced its first
million  dollar  sales  month,   and  has  completed   exclusive-to-the-Internet
distribution  agreements  with more  than 85 of the  leading  manufacturers  and
licensees of collectibles products.

 "Safe Harbor" Statement Under the Private  Securities  Litigation Reform Act of
1995 - This release  contains  forward-looking  statements,  including  but  not
limited to  statements  concerning  the  Company's  intent to sell a  television
station and such sale's consequence,  within  the  meaning  of  Section  27A  of
Securities Act of 1933  and  Section  21E  of  the Securities  Exchange  Act  of
1934.  Actual results may  differ   materially   from  those  identified  for  a
number of reasons as are discussed from time to  time  in  Shop  At  Home's  SEC
reports,  including  but not  limited  to  the  registration statement  on  Form
S-3 as amended on July 1,  1999,  the  report on Form 10-K for the   year  ended
June  30,  2000   (Business  and  Management's   Discussion   and  Analysis   of
Financial  Condition  and  Results of  Operations),  the Form 10-Q filed for the
Quarters  ending  December 31, 1999  and  March 31, 2000  and any recently filed
Forms 8-K.

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