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ENCINO, Calif., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Academy of Country Music and Great American Country (GAC) announced today that Brantley Gilbert, Hunter Hayes and Scotty McCreery have been named nominees for this year's ACM New Artist of the Year Award, which will be given out during the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network....
NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- After a competitive search, Rogers & Cowan has been selected as the Agency of Record for Scripps Networks Interactive Inc's Home Category brands including HGTV, DIY Network, respective online destinations, and related branded products and services. The agency will continue to build HGTV and DIY Network as the most recognized destinations for everything related to home - from renovation and real estate to design. "Rogers & Cowan is a...
NEW YORK, June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Summer road trips just got hotter. Gaiam, Inc., a leading producer of lifestyle media, announces today the DVD release of Travel Channel's Man v. Food Season 3, under its exclusive home video license agreement with Travel Channel. Season 3 features passionate foodie Adam Richman as he takes viewers on a cross-country quest to find the most mouth-watering pig-out joints in the United States. Richman takes on 20 "food face-offs" like the...
NEW YORK, May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- After a competitive search, Scripps Networks Interactive has selected Rogers & Cowan as Agency of Record for Cooking Channel, which begins serving up a diverse lineup of shows including Cook Like an Iron Chef hosted by Michael Symon and FoodCrafters with Aida Mollenkamp on May 31, 2010. The network will also feature the U.S. premiere of shows like Food Jammers, Indian Food Made Easy, and Caribbean Food Made Easy and original programs later in the year...
NEW YORK and BUFFALO, N.Y., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Delaware North Companies and Food Network, one of the most popular lifestyle networks on television, have entered into a partnership to develop new menu, restaurant and retail concepts for the global hospitality and food service provider's locations across North America. Delaware North operates at sports stadiums, entertainment complexes, parks, resorts and airports, including marquee locations such as the New Meadowlands Stadium in New...
ENCINO, Calif., March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Academy of Country Music and Great American Country (GAC) announced today that Luke Bryan, Gloriana and Joey + Rory have been named Top New Solo Vocalist, Top New Vocal Group and Top New Vocal Duo, respectively. The three winners are now considered nominees for the Top New Artist award, which will be given out on the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 18, 2010 at...
BETHPAGE, N.Y. and CINCINNATI, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE: CVC) and Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI) today announced that they have reached an agreement allowing for the return of Food Network and HGTV programming to Cablevision customers in the New York Tri-State region beginning today. Both companies noted that their primary focus throughout the process was to work as hard as possible to return Food Network and HGTV to Cablevision customers...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- As Congress considers a vote to extend tax credits for first-time home buyers, first-time home buyers continue to vote for HGTV. The network's "First-Time Home Buyers' Hour," which airs Monday-Friday from 8-9 p.m. ET/PT, is breaking ratings records, posting a 33 percent ratings increase among P18-49 and gaining at least 25 percent among all key demographics during October 2009. Since the programming block featuring My First Place and Property...
NEW YORK, Oct. 5( )/PRNewswire/ -- Scripps Networks, the leader in lifestyle media, and 5min, the leading syndication platform for lifestyle, knowledge and instructional how-to videos, today announced a strategic advertising and content partnership. The agreement will extend online viewership for the Scripps Networks cable channels by syndicating video content through the 5min network. Scripps will also offer its advertisers new opportunities to reach highly targeted audiences by selling...
CINCINNATI, June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. (NYSE: SNI) is seeking a buyer for uSwitch, the United Kingdom's leading online energy price comparison and switching service. "Our objective is to find a buyer who fully appreciates the value of the powerful uSwitch brand and its market-leading position for energy switching in the United Kingdom," said Joseph G. NeCastro, executive vice president and chief financial officer for Scripps Networks Interactive....
