Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav on Monday touted the company's $14.6 billion deal to acqui

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Discovery CEO on Scripps Deal: "We'll Evaluate All" Networks
Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav on Monday touted the company's $14.6 billion deal to acquire Scripps Networks Interactive, which will bring together the two cable networks firms known for non-scripted and lifestyle content by early 2018.
Discovery CEO on Scripps Deal: "We'll Evaluate All" Networks

 

[MikeD-C05]

Well look for carriage prices to go way up.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I hope Discovery does not ruin those channels.

 

[Carroll A]

At least Viacom did not purchase them. I could see Catfish the House Hunting and Cooking show.

 

[pattykay]

Is this just the cable channels, or did Discovery also acquire the Scripps broadcast TV stations?

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

From what I have read just the cable channels.

 

[lakebum431]

Discovery is buying Scripps Networks Interactive. That is a different company from the broadcast channels. SNI has HGTV, Food Network, Travel Channel, Cooking Channel, DIY and Great American Country in the US.

 

[Deadlocked]

I hope Discovery does not ruin those channels.

The current leadership has already doe that. At least on Food and Cooming end. Discovery may actually right the ship.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I like HGTV and DIY the way it is now.

Yea Food got boring. That use to be one of my top watched channels.

 

[EarDemon]

It all comes full circle for Travel Channel. I remember when Cooking Channel and DIY started out, they were what Food Network and HGTV used to be, before they turned into reality crap. Now Cooking Channel and DIY just show the same old junk the other two aired 3 or 4 years ago and oh yeah, stupid tiny houses that cost $50K until you want a pantry and toilet and then it gets jacked up $80K. While Viacom wins hands down the award for having a suite of channels that turned to garbage, Scripps is a close second in my book.