We’re already hearing rumors that Yahoo was (is?) interested in purchasing prominent TV network company Scripps Network, operator of cable channels HDTV, Food Network, and Travel Channel. Whether that’s financially feasible for Yahoo to do doesn’t really matter. What does matter, though, is that Yahoo understands what a slate of traditional, episodic television content could do for the company’s advertising plans — which currently involve enticing marketers/advertisers into one central hub for all their promotional spending (and tracking) needs.