Rafat Ali
Mar 1, 2010 11:06 PM
Late last year when Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI) finally announced the sale of its UK utility comparison shopping site uSwitch, we knew it was for a lowball price, and we guessed around $50 million, three years after it bought the site for $366 million. Turns out Forward Internet Group,…
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Rafat Ali
Aug 6, 2009 1:48 PM
Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI), the TV and lifestyle media conglom, has reported its Q209 earnings, and its revenues were down slightly, but net income was up comparatively due to a spinoff charge last year. For Q209, it had revenues of $391 million, down 3.7 percent; net income was $79.5…
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Rafat Ali
Jun 10, 2009 9:55 AM
Updated below: Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI), the TV and online company, is finally putting its UK utility comparison site uSwitch on the block, after repeated rumors about it for the last year or so. It has hired Allen & Co to help in the sale process. With the market…
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Staci D. Kramer
May 13, 2008 1:06 AM
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: “The growth for the quarter was driven by improvements at Shopzilla that allowed the business to more efficiently increase and…
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