时间：2026-07-07 18:02:08 来源：网络整理编辑：焦點
It's not a great time for cable companies, what with the cord cutting and competition and such. Disc
It's not a great time for cable companies, what with the cord cutting and competition and such.
Discovery Communications, which is home to cable channels like Discovery channel and Animal Planet, knows this, so they're bringing in some additional firepower.
SEE ALSO:TV ratings will now include Hulu Live and YouTube TVDiscovery announced on Monday that it would be buying Scripps Networks Interactive for $14.6 billion, adding a variety of major cable brands including HGTV, the Food Network and the Travel Channel.
The deal means Discovery would have almost 20 percent of total U.S. cable viewership.
Bigger is better in the cable world, particularly now. Companies like Discover get paid by distributors to carry its cable offerings. Those deals are subject to intense negotiations which have not been great for channel operators like Discovery. Fewer people subscribing combined with bigger distributors (which have more power in negotiations) have provided a brutal double-whammy on cable providers.
Tweet may have been deleted
Cable companies, in turn, have been merging to keep pace with distributors. Monday's deal is yet another move to make a bigger company that's able to push back against distribution partners.
Then, there's the internet. Cable companies are still working on taking their brands online, where size is also important.
"The combined company will deliver 7 billion monthly short-form streams, bringing together Scripps’ established expertise in short-form video creation with Discovery’s investment in Group Nine Media to create a new scale player with a strong ability to compete for audiences and ad dollars," Discovery noted in a press release announcing the deal.
Tesla's rumored P100D could make Ludicrous mode even more Ludicrous2026-07-07 18:00
Hillary Clinton delivered these 18 zingers to Donald Trump's face2026-07-07 16:55
Donald Trump's unprecedented lack of ad spending has hurt local media2026-07-07 16:39
Netflix is giving up on a major country2026-07-07 16:39
Tyler, the Creator helped Frank Ocean celebrate 'Blonde' release in a delicious way2026-07-07 16:18
Donald Trump's unprecedented lack of ad spending has hurt local media2026-07-07 15:58
Amy Schumer 'apologizes' to Florida Trump fans with an open letter2026-07-07 15:57
Trump TV debuts ... sort of2026-07-07 15:32
Photos show the Blue Cut fire blazing a path of destruction in California2026-07-07 15:24
What film stars really think about Hollywood's diversity issue2026-07-07 15:21
Uber's $100M settlement over drivers as contractors may not be enough2026-07-07 17:54
Debate guests pretty much used as pawns in presidential election2026-07-07 17:25
9 London tourist attractions that are overrated and uncool2026-07-07 17:24
North Korean zoo's chimp smokes a pack of cigarettes a day2026-07-07 16:48
Fiji wins first2026-07-07 16:28
Someone is reading out the entire internet to Julian Assange2026-07-07 16:19
A sloth Photoshop battle is the only thing better than a sloth2026-07-07 16:14
iPhone 7 subjected to bizarre rubber torture for your amusement2026-07-07 15:55
Fyvush Finkel, Emmy winner for 'Picket Fences,' dies at 932026-07-07 15:39
Girl in Supergirl costume puts all other school pictures to shame2026-07-07 15:37
