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Scripps Networks FAQ
Scripps Networks comprises lifestyle television brands HGTV, DIY Network, Food Network, Cooking Channel, Travel Channel and Great American Country (GAC). Scripps is the dominant media and marketing company in the Home, Food and Travel & Entertainment categories, developing content for television and the Internet, where on-air programming complements an array of broadband video, social media areas and e-commerce components on companion Web sites that attract more than 20 million unique visitors each month. Scripps Networks has launched HGTV, Food Network, Travel Channel and DIY Network in high definition and is aggressively developing emerging media platforms for broadband and video-on-demand. <Back to top>
Scripps Networks websites -- HGTV.com, FoodNetwork.com, DIYnetwork.com, TravelChannel.com, GACTV.com, CookingChannelTV.com, HGTVPro.com, FrontDoor.com, Food2.com, Food.com and Ecologue.com -- are powered by engaging content, interactive tools and social spaces that take fans of Scripps Networks cable brands further into the story and offer online users information and inspiration to fuel their passions. Scripps Networks also distributes content to mobile and online partners, providing lifestyle solutions virtually anywhere, anytime. <Back to top>
What High-Definition channels do you offer?
HGTV, Food Network, Travel Channel, DIY Network and Cooking Channel are available in HD.<Back to top> Whatever hapened to Ken Lowe?
Ken Lowe, the founder of HGTV, is currently Chairman, President & CEO of Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. (NYSE: SNI), parent company of Scripps Networks. <Back to top> The addition of Travel Channel, completed in December 2009, catalyzed a companywide reorganization to parlay the strengths of Scripps Networks' strong lifestyle brands into a solid core of lifestyle categories -- home, food, travel & entertainment.
The focus on categories rather than individual brands alone magnifies Scripps Networks' position as the leader in lifestyle media and fortifies its long-term growth. While the company has developed some of the strongest brands in televsion and attracted an audience that pays attention and responds to advertisers' messages, building our categories will generate additional positive benefits. <Back to top>
What happened to the Scripps/NDTV deal?
Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. (NYSE: SNI) and NDTV Group ended discussions that would have established a strategic partnership between the two companies to operate lifestyle television networks in India. The companies had announced a definitive agreement on the partnership in November 2009, but were unable to come to terms on specifics of the transaction. Discussions ended in May 2010.<Back to top> Where is Scripps Networks headquartered?
The Scripps Networks home base is in Knoxville, Tenn. The company also maintains offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, Nashville, Chevy Chase, Md., Atlanta and San Francisco. A new 150,000-square foot energy-efficient expansion of its Knoxville campus opened in March 2010. <Back to top> Who's in charge here?
John Lansing is president of Scripps Networks. Other top leadership includes Burton Jablin, EVP; Jim Clayton, EVP, planning & strategy; Chris Powell, EVP, human resources; Jim Samples, president HGTV; Kathleen Finch, general manager, DIY Network; Brooke Johnson, president, Food Network; Michael Smith, general manager, Cooking Channel; Laureen Ong, president, Travel Channel; Ed Hardy, president, Great American Country; Greg Moyer, president, Scripps Networks International; Lisa Choi Owens, general manager, digital media; Steve Gigliotti, EVP, ad sales & emerging media; Lynne Costantini, EVP, affiliate sales & marketing; Mark Hale, EVP, operations. See their bios here. You can find information on corporate leadership of Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. here. <Back to top>
What’s the relationship with Scripps Networks Interactive Inc.?
Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. (NYSE: SNI) emerged as a separate, publicly-held company on July 1, 2008, upon its separation from The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP). The separation allows a sharpened strategic focus and a capital structure designed to foster growth and further development of Scripps Networks Interactive, which includes Scripps Networks and the Interactive service businesses, Bizrate, Shopzilla and Beso. This means allocating the company’s resources – financial and otherwise – to ensure the long-term viability of its lifestyle media business while identifying and investing in the next generation of Scripps Networks Interactive businesses. For more information on Scripps Networks Interactive, please visit our website. <Back to top>
In what cities do you have offices?
The Scripps Networks home base is in Knoxville, Tenn. The company also maintains offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, Chevy Chase, Md., Atlanta and San Francisco. <Back to top> What is the company’s annual revenue?
Please visit the Investor Relations site of our parent company, Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. for the most recent publicly-reported financial information. <Back to top> Where can I learn more about the history of Scripps Networks?
Visit our parent company’s website for a quick overview of how it all began. <Back to top> How are HGTV and DIY Network affected by the downturn in the housing market?
HGTV and DIY Network continue to perform remarkably well as marketers focus their budgets more narrowly, and viewers turn to Scripps' lifestyle brands for ideas, inspiration and entertainment. Check out what Business Week reported recently. <Back to top> What's the idea behind the Cooking Channel?
In October 2009, Scripps Networks Interactive embarked on a plan to build upon its category dominance in the food, home and lifestyle television programming genres by rebranding FLN as the Cooking Channel. “Food, as a television programming category, has grown significantly, creating a highly promising business opportunity for new programming and related ventures that will, in effect, super-serve the vast number of media consumers who are passionate about food and cooking,” Ken Lowe,Chairman, president and CEO of Scripps Networks Interactive, said in describing the decision. While instructional cooking will be one of the main ingredients of the new Cooking Channel, the network also explores food origins, culture and history as part of the programming mix. The 24-hour Cooking Channel launched May 31, 2010. <Back to top>
Why did Scripps Networks purchase Travel Channel?
In short, it was a perfect fit. Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. and Cox Communications Inc. formed a joint venture in December 2009 for the ownership and management of Travel Channel Media, with Scripps’ holding a majority and controlling 65 percent interest in the Travel Channel. Cox retains a 35 percent stake. Travel Channel gives Scripps Networks a third major, nationally recognized and fully distributed lifestyle franchise, with potential revenue upside through increasing ad sales and affiliate fees as well as international opportunities. <Back to top>
The international marketplace provides a major growth opportunity for Scripps Networks Interactive. The company is targeting four wide theaters of operation and has created or seeks joint ventures (JV) with knowledgeable distribution and programming partners in each region. The first JV with Chellomedia, the content subsidiary of Liberty Global Inc., has resulted in the launch of Food Network UK, and Food Network and Fine Living Network in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) region. A separate affiliate agreement with leading pay TV operator StarHub led to the launch of Food Network in Singapore.
Regional versions of HGTV, Food Network and DIY Network are available across Canada.
Additionally, Scripps Networks licenses or syndicates programming in more than 170 countries.
Greg Moyer is president of Scripps Networks International. Bob Baskerville is general manager.<Back to top>
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