Scripps Network tunes in Travel Channel (Dealscape

Scripps Networks Interactive Inc.'s $975 million takeover of the Travel Channel had been carefully laid out years before E.W. Scripps Co. severed the buyer in 2008.

As far back as 15 years ago, Scripps, then SNI's parent, was following a blueprint to become a "major presence in three distinct fields -- food, travel and home and garden," recalled Reese Schonfeld, who helped establish CNN and then later co-founded the Food Network.

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NOT A SUBSCRIBER? Scripps Network tunes in Travel Channel Posted on November 5, 2009 5:39 PM Scripps Networks Interactive Inc.'s $975 million takeover of the Travel Channel had been carefully laid out years before E.W. Scripps Co. severed the buyer in 2008. As far back as 15 years ago, Scripps, then SNI's parent, was following a blueprint to become a "major presence in three distinct fields -- food, travel and home and garden," recalled Reese Schonfeld, who helped establish CNN and then later co-founded the Food Network. This is a free content preview. Subscribers enjoy access to all stories in full as well as second-to-none market intelligence. Dig deeper, with Pipeline. 562 in-depth reports of M&A deals in the Media sector 22 articles related to Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. 20 articles related to Travel Channel LLC 16 in-depth transaction records for E.W. Scripps Co. 10 years of news and analysis archives from the voice of The Deal Economy Most searched keywords Deutsche Bank Birds Eye Cadbury AG Agrium Inc. Skadden Arps Revolution Money Tandberg ASA Aisling Capital Ken Lewis Natco		EXISTING USERS Username Password Forget your password? Missing a product?

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