Mar 12, 2019 / 03:15PM GMT
Bryan D. Kraft - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division - Senior Analyst
The clock's already ticking here. Okay. Thanks, everyone, for joining us. I'm really happy to introduce Gunnar Wiedenfels, the CFO of Discovery Communications. Welcome, Gunnar.
Gunnar Wiedenfels - Discovery, Inc. - CFO
Good morning. Thanks for having us.
Questions and Answers:
Bryan D. Kraft - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division - Senior AnalystSo it's been a year since you closed the Scripps acquisition. You and David had a certain thesis and vision for what that deal would do for Discovery strategically and financially. What has the actual experience been compared to that initial thesis so far?
Gunnar Wiedenfels - Discovery, Inc. - CFO
Done so much more for us than what we expected. I mean, we were going into this transaction pretty optimistically, of course, because we could see that it was a perfect fit in terms of the cultures of the 2 companies, the portfolio. But looking back on the first 12