SSP Company Profile

Scripps Networks includes five national lifestyle television networks: Home & Garden Television (“HGTV”), Food Network, DIY Network (“DIY”), Fine Living and Great American Country (“GAC”). We conceived of and launched HGTV, DIY and Fine Living. We acquired controlling interest in Food Network in 1997. We acquired GAC in the fourth quarter of 2004.

Newspapers

We operate daily and community newspapers in 18 markets in the United States. Three of our newspapers are operated pursuant to the terms of joint operating agreements (“JOAs”). We also own and operate the Washington-based Scripps Media Center, home to the Scripps Howard News Service, a supplemental wire service covering stories in the capital, other parts of the United States and abroad. All of our newspapers subscribe to the wire service.

Broadcast Television

Broadcast television includes six ABC-affiliated stations, three NBC-affiliated stations and one independent. Each station is located in one of the 61 largest television markets in the U.S. Our television stations reach approximately 10% of the nation’s television households.

Licensing and Other Media Licensing and other media aggregates operating segments that are too small to report separately, and primarily includes syndication and licensing of news features and comics. Under the trade name United Media, we distribute news columns, comics and other features for the newspaper industry. Newspapers typically pay a weekly fee for their use of the features. Included among these features is “Peanuts,” one of the most successful strips in the history of comic art.