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| Date | July 31, 2017 |
| Target | Scripps Networks Interactive |
| Sector | Media |
| Buyer(s) | Warner Bros. Discovery |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 14.6B USD |
| Advisor(s) | Allen & Company J.P. Morgan Securities Evercore Group (Financial) Weil Gotshal & Manges Kirkland & Ellis (Legal) |
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| Category | Company |
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| Founded | 2008 |
| Sector | Media |
| Employees | 35,000 |
| Revenue | 39.3B USD (2024) |
Warner Bros. Discovery is a media company that provides content across multiple distribution platforms, including pay-TV, free-to-air and broadcast television, websites, digital distribution arrangements and content licensing agreements. The Company's portfolio of networks includes television brands such as Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, Science and Velocity (known as Turbo outside of the U.S.). Discovery also operates a diversified portfolio of production studios, websites and curriculum-based education products and services. Warner Bros. Discovery was formed in 2008 and is based in New York, New York.
| Deal Context for Buyer | # |
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| Overall | 16 of 18 |
| Sector: Media | 10 of 11 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition | 11 of 12 |
| State: Tennessee | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States | 7 of 9 |
| Year: 2017 | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 7 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
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| 2017-05-03 |
Betty TV
London, United Kingdom Betty TV Ltd. is a television production company. Betty makes high quality, factual television programmes with a sense of fun, which aim to provoke debate and create adventure. It has produced hit shows which have sold around the world including the award winning The Undateables, Tricks of The Restaurant Trade, Ugly House to Lovely House with George Clarke, Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners and The Autistic Gardener for Channel 4, ITV’s Bear Grylls: Mission Survive and Everest Rescue for Discovery. |
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| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
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| 2018-02-26 |
Discovery Education
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Discovery Education with its state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. Through its multimedia content, instructional supports, and innovative classroom tools, the company helps educators deliver equitable learning experiences engaging all students and supporting higher academic achievement on a global scale. It serves approximately 4.5 million educators and 45 million students worldwide, and its resources are accessed in nearly 100 countries and territories. Discovery Education was founded in 2001 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. |
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