Business Description
We are a diverse media concern with interests in national television networks
('Scripps Networks'), newspaper publishing, broadcast television, television retailing
('Shop At Home'), interactive media and licensing and syndication. All of our
media businesses provide content and advertising services via the Internet. Scripps
Networks
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.
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