Home Shopping Goes Shopping To Disney

USA Networks, owner of 13 TV stations in addition to such cable interests as USA, Sci-Fi and Home Shopping Network, is reported to be talking to broadcasters about putting its stations into a partnership.

Both The Wall Street Journal and The New York Observer said that USA has been looking to take advantage of new Federal Communications Commission rules that let one company own two television stations in a single market. Among the options USA is exploring is a partnership with Walt Disney Co.'s ABC Inc.

Other options include selling or trading stations for new cable interests to add to its portfolio.