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Scripps Network Interactive

Scripps Networks Interactive
Public
Traded as
Industry
Fate Acquisition by Discovery Communications pending
Founded July 1, 2008; 9 years ago (2008-07-01)
Headquarters Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Key people
  • Kenneth W. Lowe (Chairman, President & CEO)
  • Burton Jablin (President, Scripps Networks)
Production output
TV shows
Services TV channels
Revenue IncreaseUS$ 2.5 billion (2013)
Increase US$ 958.5 million (2013)
Decrease US$ 683 million (2013)
Total assets Increase US$ 4.4 billion (2013)
Total equity Increase US$ 2.1 billion (2013)
Number of employees
2,200 (2013)
Divisions
Subsidiaries
  • TVN S.A. (controlling interest)
  • UKTV (Joint venture)
Website www.scrippsnetworksinteractive.com

Scripps Networks Interactive is an American media company formed on July 1, 2008, when the E. W. Scripps Company spun off its cable television division as a publicly traded company. Since launching HGTV in 1994, Scripps Networks diversified into lifestyle media, developing relevant content for television, Internet, satellite radio, books, magazines, and on emerging media platforms. In addition to HGTV, its lifestyle media brands include Food Network, DIY Network, Cooking Channel, Travel Channel, Great American Country and ulive.

Scripps Networks is headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee. The company has additional office locations in New York City; Los Angeles; Chicago; San Francisco; Chevy Chase, Maryland; Atlanta; Detroit; Nashville; Cincinnati; and offices in São Paulo (Brazil), London (UK) and Singapore.

Scripps Networks's Chairman, President and CEO is Kenneth W. Lowe, who founded HGTV in 1994.

On July 31, 2017, Scripps Networks and Discovery Communications announced that the latter will acquire Scripps Networks in a $14.6 billion cash and stock deal.

Scripps Networks Interactive's roots began in 1994, when the E. W. Scripps Company purchase Cinetel Productions from the Bagwell family. Cinetel Production was based in the Cedar Bluff area of Knoxville, Tennessee. Scripps Networks took over Cinetel HQ. On December 1, 1994 HGTV went on the air to 6.5 million homes in 50 markets.


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