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Scripps taps Eric Ludgood to lead Newsy

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Thursday, August 5, 2021
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CINCINNATI, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Award-winning news executive Eric Ludgood has been hired as the head of Newsy by The E.W.

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  • CINCINNATI, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Award-winning news executive Eric Ludgood has been hired as the head of Newsy by The E.W.
  • He will report toKate O'Brian, head of the news group for Scripps Networks, and will be based in Atlanta.
  • "I feel very fortunate to be joining Newsy at this important moment in its impressive evolution," said Ludgood, an Auburn University graduate.
  • Scripps runs an award-winning investigative reporting newsroom in Washington, D.C., and is the longtime steward of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Discovery Announces Pricing of Senior Notes

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Friday, May 8, 2020
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SILVER SPRING, Md., May 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Discovery, Inc. ("Discovery" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) announced today that Discovery Communications, LLC ("DCL") has priced an offering of $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.625% Senior Notes due 2030 (the "2030 Notes") and $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.650% Senior Notes due 2050 (the "2050 Notes" and, together with the 2030 Notes, the "Notes").

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  • SILVER SPRING, Md., May 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Discovery, Inc. ("Discovery" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) announced today that Discovery Communications, LLC ("DCL") has priced an offering of $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.625% Senior Notes due 2030 (the "2030 Notes") and $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.650% Senior Notes due 2050 (the "2050 Notes" and, together with the 2030 Notes, the "Notes").
  • The sale of the Notes is expected to close on May 18, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions.
  • The Notes will be unsecured and will rank equally with all of DCL's other unsecured senior indebtedness.
  • The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. ("Scripps").