Jul 31 2017
Discovery Communications Inc is acquiring Scripps Networks Interactive Inc for $11.9 billion in a deal expected to boost the company’s negotiating leverage as pay TV operators lose subscribers and it seeks new audiences. The acquisition, which was completed Sunday night and announced on Monday, brings together Scripps’ largely female audience of lifestyle channels such as […]
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Jun 27 2019
Discovery U.K. to Rebrand Home as HGTV
Discovery on Wednesday announced that it would rebrand the U.K. channel Home as HGTV and revive former Channel 4 series How to Look Good Naked, hosted by U.K. fashion consultant Gok Wan, for its Really network in Britain. Production firm Maverick TV will revive the hit series for six hourlong episodes in which the host […]
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By Expat • Discovery • Tags: HGTV, Home, Really, Scripps Networks