Comments on: Scripps wins Travel Channel bidding http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/11/05/scripps-and-cox-buy-the-travel-channel/32699/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:39:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: J.R. Herbaugh http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/11/05/scripps-and-cox-buy-the-travel-channel/32699/comment-page-1/#comment-153149 J.R. Herbaugh Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:25:14 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=32699#comment-153149 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 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

]]> By: Scott Jensen http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/11/05/scripps-and-cox-buy-the-travel-channel/32699/comment-page-1/#comment-153134 Scott Jensen Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:09:14 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=32699#comment-153134 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. 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.

]]> By: David http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/11/05/scripps-and-cox-buy-the-travel-channel/32699/comment-page-1/#comment-153129 David Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:05:18 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=32699#comment-153129 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. 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.

]]> By: J.R. Herbaugh http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/11/05/scripps-and-cox-buy-the-travel-channel/32699/comment-page-1/#comment-153060 J.R. Herbaugh Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:09:22 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=32699#comment-153060 Scripps also has HGTV, Food Network, DIY, Fine Living (becoming the Cooking channel), and Great American Country. Travel fits its portfolio of underperformers. Scripps also has HGTV, Food Network, DIY, Fine Living (becoming the Cooking channel), and Great American Country. Travel fits its portfolio of underperformers.

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