As part of the deal, Travel Channel and TravelChannel.com will have access to exclusive Oyster.com content and each brand will also work on programming and cross-platform promotional opportunities.

New York-listed media group Scripps Networks Interactive through its Travel Channel subsidiary has taken a stake in Oyster, a provider of hotel reviews, as part of a $7.5m round.

It is the second public deal by Scripps following November’s $1.5m series A round for Ebyline, a US-based online marketplace for freelance journalists and publishers.

As part of the deal, Travel Channel and TravelChannel.com will have access to exclusive Oyster.com content and each brand will also work on programming and cross-platform…