Scripps 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 to host Virtual Investor Event
Symson, Chief Financial Officer Jason Combs, Local Media President Brian Lawlor and National Networks President Lisa Knutson will discuss the company’s growth strategies and new composition as a...
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 returns this summer
Feb. 22, 2021 By Kari Wethington Finals to be held July 8 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando.read more
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 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 ArticleThe UNT Mayborn School of Journalism and Scripps Howard Foundation team up to...
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The Scripps Howard Foundation , the philanthropic arm of The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), today announced that the University of North Texas Mayborn School of Journalism...
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 Research mourns the loss of board member and global health leader...
Martin, former CEO and executive chairman of Gilead Sciences, made pivotal impacts on global public health over the course of an impressive career spanning science and business.read more
View Article2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee season to launch
The official competition schedule will include three live telecasts of virtual rounds in lead-up to July 8 in-person finals.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...
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