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Scripps quarterly profit rises

Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:54am EDT

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NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters) - Publisher and television broadcaster E.W. Scripps Co. (SSP.N) said on Thursday its quarterly profit rose about 22 percent fueled by strength at its TV networks and its Shopzilla comparison shopping Web business.

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First-quarter net income was $84.1 million, or 51 cents a share, compared with $68.5 million, or 42 cents a share, for the same period in 2007.

Scripps publishes several U.S. newspapers, including the Rocky Mountain News in Denver and the Corpus Christi Caller-Times in Texas. It also owns Home & Garden Television (HGTV) and the Food Network. (Reporting by Franklin Paul; Editing by Derek Caney)

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