SEATTLE–Feb. 28, 2013– (NASDAQ: AMZN) – Amazon.com, Inc. today announced a content licensing agreement with Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. (NYSE: SNI) that will make Prime Instant Video a subscription home to hundreds of episodes from past seasons of hit TV shows from the Scripps family of brands: HGTV, DIY Network, Food Network, Cooking Channel and Travel Channel. READ MORE »
Amazon Licenses Streaming Rights For Scripps Networks Shows
Scripps Networks Q2 Results Top Forecasts With Contributions From Food Network
Investors have been warming to the lifestyle cable channel company. And if Scripps can assure them that programming costs are under control, it likely helped itself this morning. It projected that total year revenues could rise as … Read More »
Scripps Networks Exceeds Q1 Expectations As Programming Costs Rise
The home of HGTV and the Food Network seemed to deliver in Q1. It had net income of $157M, up 8% vs early 2011, on revenues of $535.3M, up 11.3%. The revenue figure compares to Wall Street’s expectation … Read More »
Scripps Networks Interactive To Buy Travel Channel International In £65 Million Deal
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. (NYSE: SNI) today reached an agreement to acquire Travel Channel International Limited (TCI), an independent company headquartered in the United Kingdom that distributes the Travel Channel brand in 20 languages across Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific regions.
The company produces and commissions original travel programming for distribution in 91 countries.
Scripps Networks Interactive will pay £65 million to acquire TCI. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2012 pending regulatory approval.
Media Stocks -5.4% As Fresh Data Suggest The Economy Continues To Weaken
The bears are back. After a relatively calm week, stocks prices across the board — including in media — are tanking today following reports that point to rising unemployment and inflation, and weakness in manufacturing. An hour before … Read More »
Scripps Acquires Virgin’s Stake In UKTV
Scripps Networks Interactive and Virgin Media announced the agreement today.
UKTV is one of Britain’s leading multichannel TV programming companies. Scripps Networks will pay about $390M to purchase Virgin Media’s 50% common equity interest in the UKTV partnership and … Read More »


