Scripps Networks Interactive
Warner Bros. Discovery Names Former Scripps Networks Boss Kenneth Lowe to Board
Warner Bros. Discovery has named former Scripps Networks Interactive boss Kenneth Lowe to its board. His appointment is effective April 2, and he will stand for election by shareholders at the company’s annual meeting of stockholders later this year. Lowe served as chairman of the board, president and CEO of Scripps Networks Interactive from its […]
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Scripps Defeats Defamation Lawsuit From Former ‘Windy City Rehab’ Co-star
Scripps has defeated a defamation and libel lawsuit from a contractor featured in HGTV home renovation show Windy City Rehab who alleged he was falsely portrayed as the series’ villain and blamed for crimes he didn’t commit. Sacramento judge Richard Sueyoshi on Tuesday ruled that the depiction by Scripps and producers Big Table Media of […]
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Discovery Well-Positioned to Withstand TV Ad Downturn, Ratings Agency Says
Fitch Ratings on Tuesday cited Discovery as a market leader positioned to take advantage of increased U.S. TV viewing by stay-at-home Americans amid the COVID-19 crisis.
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Discovery CFO Welcomes AT&T Bundling Own Content in DirecTV Packages
Discovery Communications CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels insisted he's not worried by AT&T's DirecTV choosing to bundle HBO and Turner content in new digital packages that have no Discovery programming.
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Discovery CEO David Zaslav’s Contract Extended Through 2023
David Zaslov has extended his deal to stay at the helm of Discovery Communications until 2023, the company said Wednesday.
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Kew Media Group to Acquire Essential Quail Media Group for $24 Million
The Canadian indie studio is picking up EQ Media, which makes lifestyle TV content for the U.S. and Australian markets.
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Discovery Int’l Boss Outlines Top Priorities Now That Scripps Deal Has Closed
"One of the most exciting things for us internationally is 80 percent-plus of the content that's been produced" by Scripps "has never seen the light of day internationally," says JB Perrette.
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Discovery Closes Scripps Acquisition, Creating Nonscripted Content Giant
Management, led by CEO David Zaslav, has said the targeted $350 million in cost savings could be exceeded.
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European Commission Clears Discovery Deal to Buy Scripps
The EU watchdog ordered the David Zaslav-led company to allow third parties to distribute TVN24 or TVN24 BiS, or both, in Poland.
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Discovery, Scripps Shareholders Approve $14.6B Combination
The merger is expected to close by early 2018.
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Discovery CFO Talks Cost-Cutting From $14.6 Billion Scripps Merger
"There's a lot of synergy potential on the cost side," Gunnar Wiedenfels told an investor conference.
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Discovery CEO on Scripps Deal: “We’ll Evaluate All” Networks
David Zaslav says the $14.6 billion transaction will create a "global content engine" as he and his Scripps counterpart Kenneth Lowe tout the benefits on a call with analysts.
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