Jon Sichel


Nick Thorogood leaving Scripps

Nick Thorogood, Scripps Networks International’s senior VP, content and marketing in the EMEA region, will exit the company next month, having joined the lifestyle channel operator in 2010. News of his departure comes as former EMEA boss Jon Sichel prepares to returns to the US to take a new role with ex-Discovery exec Phillip Luff about […]

2014 Year in Review, part one

In the first part of a three-part special on the moments of 2014 and those ahead of us in 2015, top international industry executives comment on the news that defined 2014 in television for them. There was no shortage of headlines stories on TBIvision in 2014, as a new television production, distribution and broadcast landscape […]

Scripps poaches Luff from Discovery to run EMEA

Lifestyle channels operator Scripps Networks Interactive has brought in Discovery executive Phillip Luff to run its EMEA business. As managing director, Scripps Networks UK & EMEA, Luff will replace Jon Sichel, who is returning to the US to take a newly-created commercial role. Luff (left) joins from Discovery where he was most recently running the […]

Scripps lifestyle networks spread in Europe

A pair of Scripps Networks International channels have launched on a number of satellite platforms from Europe’s M7 Group. Food Network and Fine Living have debuted on M7’s Canal Digitaal in the Netherlands, TV Vlaanderen in Belgium and Skylink in Slovakia and Czech Republic.SNI’s Travel Channel is already available in HD on these platforms. “Following […]

Scripps taps Sony exec for Fine Living Italy launch

Scripps Networks International has hired an AXN senior programming manager to become channel director of its latest launch in Italy. The global wing of US-based Scripps Networks Interactive is launching its thematic Fine Living network on Italian digital terrestrial television in the first quarter of this year. Andrea Paoletti, currently senior programming manager at Sony […]

New European launch for Food Network

Scripps Networks International has launched Food Network in Croatia and widened Travel Channel distribution in the country, after signing a deal with Vipnet. Both networks will be carried by Vipnet – which runs two TV platform brands in Croatia, VipTV and B.net, and delivers content over cable, satellite, IPTV and OTT. Scripps said that Food […]

Scripps dishes up Turkish Food Network

Scripps Networks Interactive’s Food Network has launched in Turkey. The SD and HD service has launched on the D-Smart platform and will reach 700,000 of the pay TV operator’s subscribers. The channel is DSmart’s Extended Basic tier and the HD version will be carried on an exclusive basis. The carriage deal follows an exclusive agreement […]

Scripps’ Food Network and Travel Channel launch on Virgin Media

Scripps Networks Interactive has secured carriage for its Food Network and Travel Channel services on Virgin Media’s network. The rebranded Travel Channel will bring content including Jonathan Phang’s Caribbean Cookbook, Bizarre Foods America with Andrew Zimmern, International House Hunters, Hotel Impossible, Dangerous Grounds and World’s Greatest Motorcycle Rides to Virgin Media viewers. The addition of […]

Food Network to launch in Greece

Scripps Networks Interactive has rolled out Food Network in Greece for the first time, with the network available on the Hellas Online IPTV network. Jon Sichel, managing director of Scripps EMEA said: “This deal is another key milestone in Scripps’ strategy to expand the European footprint of our unique lifestyle channels.” Scripps Networks Interactive’s Travel […]