4 Responses to “Scripps wins Travel Channel bidding”

1. J.R. Herbaugh says:

   November 5, 2009 at 9:09 am

   Scripps also has HGTV, Food Network, DIY, Fine Living (becoming the Cooking channel), and Great American Country. Travel fits its portfolio of underperformers.
2. David says:

   November 5, 2009 at 10:05 am

   HGTV is absolutely not an underperformer. Take at look at the most watched cable networks, it is often in the top 10 or right near the top 10.
3. Scott Jensen says:

   November 5, 2009 at 10:09 am

   Fine Living is becoming the Cooking Channel even though they already have the Food Network??? Explain that stupidity please.

   As for Scripps adding Travel Channel to its stable, in comparison to their other channels, it is like adding a race horse to a plow team. The Travel Channel might be able to help them but they won’t be able to help it. I’m surprised that the Discovery Channel company didn’t snap up the Travel Channel.
4. J.R. Herbaugh says:

   November 5, 2009 at 10:25 am

   Scott, here’s the announcement: http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/10/09/scripps-shuttering-fine-living-network/30072

   David, I’ll spot you FOOD and HGTV, though they’re not top 10: http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/10/27/another-football-driven-weekly-cable-ratings-win-for-espn/31659