Lowe's Pay Rises 47% at Scripps Networks

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
published

Scripps Networks Interactive CEO Ken Lowe's total
compensation rose 47% to $14.2 million in 2012.

Lowe's base salary increased to $1.25 million from $1.2 million
and his stock awards rose to $7.4 million from $2.9 million, accounting for the
bulk of the increase.

John Lansing, president of Scripps Networks, received an
increase of 43% to $5.7 million in total compensation. His base salary rose to
$850,000 from $810,000. An increase in stock awards to $2.5 million from $1.1
million accounted for the bulk of the increase in his total compensation.

CFO
Joe NeCastro's total compensation increased to $4.3 million from $3.6 million
and Mark Hall, executive VP, operations and chief technology officer, got a
bump to $1.8 million from $1.7 million.

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.