Scripps Interactive execs astonished at pace of Mobile app adoption

The Knoxville News Sentinel reports on the awakening within Scripps Interactive to the rate of adoption of Mobile apps and their need to employ the new tools for Jewelry Television and other products.

Trahern now GM Great American Country

Nashvillian Sarah Trahern (left) has been named general manager and SVP of Great American Country, a Scripps Networks property. Trahern worked for TNN and C-Span prior to Scripps, and earned degrees at Georgetown University and Vanderbilt's Owen Graduate School of Management. The Scripps release is here.

Scripps Networks consolidates in Knoxville

Scripps Networks Interactive, home of HGTV, Great American Country, The Food Network and other offerings, announced 28 October it's consolidating its headquarters in Knoxville, moving from Cincinnati. The release is here.

Scripps sells UK website

Scripps Interactive yesterday announced selling its UK-based energy-shopping website for consumers -- dubbed uSwitch -- to privately held and UK-based Forward Internet Group. The KNS reviews some of Scripps' recent M&A activity.

Scripps brand Travels

Scripps Networks completed its acquisition of 65 percent interest in the Travel Channel. Scripps also owns Knoxville-based HGTV, among other properties. The KNS reports.

Scripps: Buy or be bought?

Broadcasting & Cable reviews Knoxville-linked Scripps Networks Interactive's surge and its prospects as buyer or acquisition target. HT to KNS.

Knox newsies get more clout in E.W. Scripps

The E.W. Scripps newspaper chain, which includes the Memphis Commercial Appeal and the Knoxville News Sentinel, announced this morning that several Knoxville execs are getting more clout on both interactive and newspapers within the overall corporation.

HGTV's Frontdoor.com builds audience

By partnering with St. Paul-based Internet Broadcasting, Inc., Knoxville-based HGTV's Frontdoor.com says it has built unprecedented audience for residential listings. The release is here.

Scripps biz-brand strategy emerging

Knoxville-based Scripps, which is the HGTV and Food Network operations site for Cincy-based Scripps Networks Interactive, announced today its parent is selling its uSwitch comparison-shopping unit, the UK-based it paid $366MM for, three years ago. A month ago, on the heels of a precipitous drop in revenue and profits, Scripps announced its units would be sharpening their focus on core brands and eyeing increased revenue internationally.