01/18/2007
Okay, so the guys over at TVFoodFan.com get their hands into things, and end up interviewing people. The last I saw, it was the guy from The Hungry Detective. Now, they’ve got part 1 of a 2 part interview with Marc Summers on their site. He’s currently the host of Food Network’s Unwrapped, and is the producer of the upcoming Dinner: Impossible.
Now, I know this is a small stray from food and tv shows, but Marc Summers is also a writer, on top of being a producer. A few years ago Summers wrote a book called Everything In It’s Place about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) – which has always interested me because of his work on TV shows like Double Dare where children run around covered in slime. Anyway, I would think he would also have a lot of issues in general working in the food industry. Maybe that’s why he’s not a chef? 
Anyway, Marc is entertaining – I end up watching Unwrapped quite a bit, but I didn’t know he was a producer. I was considering watching Dinner Impossible, but now that I know he’s the producer of the show, I will definitely have to check it out 
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01/12/2007
A post over at TV Food Fan titled Food Network — Too Profitable?!? caught my attention today. And yes, I agree with them. TVFF talks about the strong market Scripps (FN’s parent company) has seen in the cable network industry. I’ve posted about it before, in my entry titled I Want My Food Network?! – a businessweek article talks about how Scripps is seeing much more success with FN, which is saving the company. Their other cable network channels are also seeing success (who hasn’t heard the catchy “you should see what’s on H-G-TV!”) through their other cable network markets – HGTV and DIYNetwork. Wholy crap! They own Fine Living, GAC too!
This is just a side comment – but do you guys notice how much Scripps channels market their sister channels? They do it quite often.
One other strong point TVFF mentions is the move to online media – I agree that this will be a very strong market for FN, and I’m sure they know that, too. As far back as I can remember, when Alton Brown had a thick head of hair and before Rachel Ray even thought of the “yumm-o” catchphrase, they were pushing “log onto foodtv.com for more”. So, obviously, Foodnetwork has seen value in online media, and that’s great. It’s a much better market rather than their newspaper business. Who reads those old things, anyway?
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