Discovery Communications, Scripps End Deal Talks (Report)

The cable networks operators had held early-stage discussions about a possible combination, but the family that controls Scripps didn't appear willing to sell. Discovery Communications and Scripps Networks Interactive have ended early-stage deal talks that could have led to a combination of the two operators of cable channels, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The discussions had been in exploratory stages, and Discovery, led by CEO David Zaslav, never made a formal bid for the smaller...