Scripps Buys Travel Channel, Trumping News Corp. Bid

This seems like a great fit!
From Bloomberg.com
By Sarah Rabil
Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) — Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. agreed to buy a controlling stake in the Travel Channel from Cox Communications Inc., trumping a bid by News Corp. in a deal that values the cable-television network at $975 million.
Scripps Networks will pay $181 million to get 65 [...]

Branding lessons from Food Network?

Interesting story from openforum.com
What I Learned From the Food Channel About Developing a Niche
Anita Campbell (Small Business Trends)
Oct 20, 2009 -
The Food Network is masterful at defining the “niche.” If you do not watch the Food Channel on cable TV, you might be tempted to think, ‘Cooking is cooking – how boring to [...]