Discovery Communications and Scripps Networks Interactive have reached an $11.9-billion deal to combine, a move aimed at creating a bulwark to withstand the challenges facing the television industry. Discovery includes Animal Planet, Discovery, TLC, the crime channel ID (Investigation Discovery) and a stake in the Oprah Winfrey Network. Video by Jason H. Neubert. Video by Jason H. Neubert. Video by Jason H. Neubert.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 31, 2017 12:39 UTC