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10-Q Watch: Scripps May Be Solving Some Of Shopzilla’s Problems - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 12 May 2008 11:06 PM PST

On the verge of splitting into two publicly traded companies, E.W. Scripps (NYSE: SSP) suggests it may be solving some of the problems with Shopzilla. From the 10-Q filed Monday:…

Scripps Gets Board Approval To Spinoff Interactive And Local Media Divisions - 1 Comment
Posted By David Kaplan - Fri 09 May 2008 06:27 AM PST

E. W. Scripps’ (NYSE: SSP) board has approved executives’ plan to separate Scripps into two public companies, effective July 1. The board’s vote follows Scripps decision in October to split…

Earnings: Scripps’ Q1 Profits Rise 22.8 Percent As Revs Rise 6.8 Percent; Interactive Up 23 Percent - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 24 Apr 2008 05:03 AM PST

It looks like the sputtering ad economy didn’t affect Scripps (NYSE: SSP) too badly in Q1, as net income rose 22.8 percent to $84.1 million, or 51 cents per share,…

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Industry Moves: Lee; Scripps; Cablevision - 1 Comment
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Tue 01 Apr 2008 01:32 PM PST

-- Lee Enterprises: Suzanna Frank has been promoted to VP-audience from director-research and marketing; she will be overseeing circulation and readership growth efforts and help build larger online audiences while…

10-K Watch: Scripps’ Interactive Troubles Go On, And On And On - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 04 Mar 2008 08:47 AM PST

Scripps (NYSE: SSP), which is in the process of splitting up its business into two units, has filed its annual 10-K report with SEC, and the Interactive division, which would…

Newspaper Roundup: Bay Area Buyouts; OC Register; Scripps Paper Folds - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 20 Feb 2008 09:53 AM PST

MediaNews Group’s Bay Area News Group offers buyouts to all employees: In what may be the most drastic move yet by a newspaper publisher—short of shutting down—the Bay Area News…

Earnings: Scripps Q4 Income Down 8 Percent; Interactive Down 7.8 Percent On uSwitch Weakness - 1 Comment
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 31 Jan 2008 08:06 AM PST

Scripps (NYSE: SSP), which is in the process of splitting down the middle, reported Q4 revenue of $679 million, down slightly year-on-year from $683 million. Net income declined 8 percent…

Newspaper Roundup: Chicago Tribune; Scripps; Sun-Times; CareerBuilder; Tribune; McClatchy - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Wed 16 Jan 2008 08:09 PM PST

-- Chicago Tribune: The Tribune Company-owned paper is ceasing weekday print classifieds as it seeks to cut costs and better integrate its web listings with CareerBuilder and the paper’s Sunday…

Citi Media: Scripps: Kenneth Lowe, CEO; Joseph NeCastro, CFO; Split On Track For End Of June - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 08 Jan 2008 02:38 PM PST

Until E.W. Scripps (NYSE: SSP) actually completes spin off of Scripps Networks Interactive, management will probably have to answer the ‘why’ question a few more times. The official reasons, which…

Cincinnati & Kentucky Post Newspapers Close After 126 Years; KYP To Remain As Online - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 31 Dec 2007 11:31 AM PST

The Cincinnati & Kentucky Post newspapers, part of E.W. Scripps (NYSE: SSP), printed their final print versions today, and will close after a 126-year run. The two afternoon newspapers suffered…

Industry Moves: Scripps Updates Post-Split Org Chart - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 13 Dec 2007 02:59 PM PST

E.W. Scripps, (NYSE: SSP) which is in the process of spinning off Scripps Networks Interactive, has announced what its top management ranks will look like post-split. As previously announced, current…

Scripps Builds On HGTV With Real Estate Site FrontDoor - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Wed 12 Dec 2007 01:24 PM PST

As part of continuing efforts to expand its online market share, Scripps (NYSE: SSP) Networks’ interactive group is rolling out its first original web product, real estate site FrontDoor.com. The…

@ UBS Media Week: E.W. Scripps; Bolt-On Acquisitions; Keeping Shopzilla - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 05 Dec 2007 04:45 PM PST

During the final session at UBS Global Media & Communications Conference, E.W. Scripps (NYSE: SSP) CEO Ken Lowe joked that his presentation represented the last thing standing in the crowd’s…

Zillow.com Makes Deal With 11 Newspaper Chains To Carry Real Estate Ads - 1 Comment
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 12 Nov 2007 10:16 PM PST

Real estate site Zillow.com, which specializes in house price comparisons, will carry real estate listings from 11 newspaper publishers including Hearst Newspapers, Lee Enterprises, (NYSE: LEE) MediaNews Group, EW Scripps…

Earnings: Scripps Posts Higher Q3 Revenue And Profits, While Interactive Unit Revs Fall 10.3 Percent - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 25 Oct 2007 04:36 AM PST

A week after E.W. Scripps’ board approved a plan to split itself in two, separating its interactive unit from the rest of the broadcast and newspaper operations, the company saw…

E.W. Scripps to Split in Two; Scripps Networks Interactive to be Spun Off to Shareholders - 1 Comment
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 16 Oct 2007 04:28 AM PST

E.W. Scripps (NYSE: SSP) says its board has approved a plan to split itself into two separate companies. Scripps Network Interactive, which consists of the company’s cable networks and internet…

Industry Moves Roundup: ABC News; Scripps; AccuWeather; PeopleJam - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 25 Sep 2007 03:01 PM PST

-- ABC News: A rash of changes at ABC News, including the promotion of Dave Davis to the new post of EVP-ABC News from his current role as president and…

Communacopia: Ken Lowe, CEO, EW Scripps: $75M Digital Revs This Year; Shopzilla Repositioning - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 19 Sep 2007 04:28 PM PST

At the Communacopia conference, EW Scripps (NYSE: SSP) CEO Ken Lowe and CFO Joseph NeCastro predicted strong online revenue growth in the coming year, driven by the interactive properties of…

Scripps Buys Photo/Video Sharing Service Pickle For $4.7 Million; Keyword Competition Hurting - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 08 Aug 2007 12:20 PM PST

Scripps Networks (NYSE: SSP) is serious about its online buys...last month it announced buying of Recipezaar for around $25 million. Now it announced that it is buying audio and video…

Scripps Buys User-Gen Recipes Site Recipezaar; Reportedly Around $25 Million - 8 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 19 Jul 2007 04:00 AM PST

Scripps Networks, which has been looking at bulking up its online effort with acquisitions, has made one: it has bought Recipezaar, a Seattle-area based online recipe site. It was started…