KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 15, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNI) board of directors has approved a 20 percent increase in the quarterly dividend to 30 cents ($0.30) per share, up from $0.25 per share. This dividend will be payable on March 10, 2017 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 28, 2017.

About Scripps Networks Interactive
Scripps Networks Interactive (Nasdaq:SNI) is one of the leading developers of engaging lifestyle content in the home, food and travel categories for television, the Internet and emerging platforms. The company's lifestyle media portfolio comprises popular television and Internet brands HGTV, DIY Network, Food Network, Cooking Channel, Travel Channel and Great American Country, which collectively engage more than 190 million U.S. consumers each month. International operations include TVN, Poland’s premier multi-platform media company; UKTV, an independent commercial joint venture with BBC Worldwide; Asian Food Channel, the first pan-regional TV food network in Asia; and lifestyle channel Fine Living. The company’s global networks and websites reach millions of consumers across North and South America, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Scripps Networks Interactive is headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn. For more information, please visit http://www.scrippsnetworksinteractive.com.

Contact: Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc.
Investors: Mike Gallentine, 865-560-4473, MGallentine@scrippsnetworks.com; 
Media: Dylan Jones, 865-560-5068, DJones@scrippsnetworks.com; or
Kristin Alm, 865-560-4316, KAlm@scrippsnetworks.com

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