Scripps announces promotions for national networks distribution leadership team
Jan. 6, 2021 By Carolyn Micheli CINCINNATI – The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has appointed three media industry veterans from ION, Katz and Newsy to roles supporting distribution of its new...
View ArticleScripps completes acquisition of ION Media from Black Diamond, creating new...
Scripps is combining ION with the Katz networks and Newsy to create a full-scale national television networks business. Together, the national networks will reach nearly every American through free...
View ArticleScripps to webcast discussion from Needham Virtual Growth Conference on Jan. 13
Jan. 11, 2021 By Carolyn Micheli CINCINNATI – Adam Symson, president and CEO of The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), and Carolyn Micheli, senior vice president of corporate communications and...
View ArticleScripps appoints Tom Zappala as head of programming for national networks...
CINCINNATI – The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has appointed television industry veteran Tom Zappala as head of programming for its national television networks business, effective Jan.read more
View ArticleNational News Literacy Week challenges public to test, improve news literacy...
Jan. 14, 2021 By Kari Wethington Scripps and News Literacy Project launch creative campaign ahead of second annual National News Literacy Week, Jan.read more
View ArticleScripps takes first steps to realize ION synergies with multicast networks move
Jan. 14, 2021 By Carolyn Micheli CINCINNATI – The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) will begin to migrate its multicast networks Bounce, Court TV, Court TV Mystery, Grit and Laff to carriage on the...
View ArticleScripps appoints Michael Teicher as chief revenue officer for national...
Jan. 19, 2021 By Carolyn Micheli CINCINNATI – The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has appointed television sales veteran Michael Teicher as chief revenue officer for its national television networks...
View ArticleScripps appoints Jon Marks as chief research officer for national networks...
CINCINNATI – The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has appointed Jon Marks as chief research officer for its national television networks business, effective immediately.read more
View ArticleScripps Give Light Awards recognize employees who went above and beyond in 2020
CINCINNATI – The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) today honored some of the best work from 2020 across the company with the Give Light Awards.read more
View ArticleScripps agrees to sell Triton Digital to iHeartMedia for $230 million
CINCINNATI – The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has entered into an agreement with iHeartMedia (NASDAQ: IHRT) to sell Triton Digital for $230 million – a cash-on-cash return of 1.6x for a business...
View ArticleRich Boehne to retire from Scripps board; Kim Williams will succeed as board...
Feb. 18, 2021 By Carolyn Micheli CINCINNATI – Rich Boehne has notified the board of directors of The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) that he will step down as chairman and retire from the board when...
View ArticleScripps National Spelling Bee appoints national youth education leader as...
CINCINNATI – The Scripps National Spelling Bee has appointed J. Michael Durnil, Ph.D. – an accomplished national nonprofit leader who has dedicated his recent work to helping at-risk children pursue...
View ArticleScripps to launch two new free TV networks
CINCINNATI – The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) will launch two new national television networks – available free to viewers across the country on any television set – as the company continues to...
View ArticleWSFL in Miami will partner with WPLG to launch new newscasts
March 10, 2021 By Kari Wethington CINCINNATI – WSFL-TV39, a CW affiliate owned by The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), and WPLG Local 10, an ABC affiliate owned by Berkshire Hathaway, will expand...
View ArticleScripps appoints Evan Pappas VP and GM of WFTX in Ft. Myers, Florida
March 23, 2021 By Kari Wethington CINCINNATI – The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has appointed Evan Pappas to the role of vice president and general manager for WFTX, Scripps’ Fox affiliate in Ft....
View ArticleMajor Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV On Five Local Television Stations In...
Buffalo, NY– March 18, 2021 – The future of television arrived today in Buffalo, New York, as five leading local television stations, including WKBW (ABC), WGRZ (NBC), WUTV (FOX), WIVB-TV (CBS), and...
View ArticleScripps appoints Keith Summa to lead national investigative reporting for...
Veteran journalist and media executive will serve as Scripps Washington deputy bureau chief and executive producer of investigations.read more
View ArticleScripps completes sale of Triton to iHeartMedia
March 31, 2021 By Carolyn Micheli CINCINNATI – The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) closed today on its sale of Triton to iHeartMedia (NASDAQ: IHRT) for $230 million.read more
View ArticleScripps caters to cord-cutters by launching Newsy as a free, over-the-air...
April 6, 2021 By Kari Wethington CINCINNATI – The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) will soon launch its popular over-the-top (OTT) national news network Newsy over the air (OTA) as well – serving the...
View ArticleScripps announces plans to redeem 2025 senior notes
CINCINNATI – The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) intends to redeem all $400 million in aggregate principal of its outstanding 5.125% senior notes due 2025 (CUSIP No.read more
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