Tag: Scripps
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Scripps CEO on the Biggest Hidden Opportunity With ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV
For Scripps CEO Adam Symson, the introduction of higher quality video and audio with ATSC 3.0, also known as NextGen TV, is nice for the audience, but it isn’t what gets him excited about the technology. Symson believes that NextGen TV’s infrastructure, which is designed around transmitting IP data similar to any other wireless network,…
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Cutters Q&A: Scripps CEO on Bringing Sports Back to Local, and the Real Opportunity With ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV
The phone calls from sports teams looking to strike a deal with Scripps has been ringing off the hook. That’s according to Scripps CEO Adam Symson, who sat down with Cord Cutters News amidst the chaos of CES 2024. Symson shared his thoughts on why sports teams are keen to jump back into broadcast, why…
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WNBA Saw its Audience Surge Thanks to Free OTA ION Network
The WNBA’s move to E.W. Scripps Company’s ION network has paid dividends in higher ratings and audience reach. Scripps and the WNBA said on Wednesday that total viewership of its games rose by 24% to 39 million viewers for the season, a tally that includes all games on all networks. The WNBA and Scripps completed…
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Since Leaving AT&T SportsNet RSN, NHL Golden Knights TV Ratings Have More Than Doubled on Free Broadcast TV
Earlier this year, the NHL Vegas Golden Knights left AT&T SportsNet for a deal with Scripps to air the games on free broadcast TV. Now, Scripps has reported that viewership has more than doubled during the first five games compared to the same period last yefar. The Golden Knights are averaging an 8.5 household rating…
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Arizona Coyotes Breaks From Bally Sports, Will Televise Games Over the Air For Free Through Scripps
The Arizona Coyotes are breaking from regional sports network Bally Sports and moving to television over the air with a new deal with Scripps Sports. The NHL team said on Thursday that it had struck a multi-year deal with Scripps to televise games locally. The games will air on Antenna TV on Channel 15.2 (KNXV.2),…
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YouTube TV & Scripps Announce a Deal to Add More Networks
Yesterday we reported how YouTube TV added several scrips networks, including Ion Television, Bounce TV, and Scripps News. Now Scripps has confirmed this deal along with the fact that YouTube TV has the option to add Grit, ION Mystery, and Laff in the future if they want. “We believe our diversified portfolio of networks will…
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Scripps Buys Broadcast Network ION Media for $2.65 Billion
The E.W. Scripps Company announced today that it will buy ION Media in a deal for $2.65 billion. The deal will combine Scripps’ Katz networks and Newsy “to create a full-scale national television networks business.” ION Media operates a national television network which makes up the fifth largest average prime time audience for cable. The…
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Scripps is Buying 15 Local Television Stations Including ABC, CBS, and NBC Affiliates
Today Scripps announced that it has closed on its acquisition of 15 television states from Cordillera Communications. With this deal, Scripps local television station now include 52 stations in 36 markets with a reach of nearly 21 percent of U.S. TV households. “This acquisition furthers Scripps’ strategies to increase the financial durability and operating performance…
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Scripps and Tegna Are Buying 19 ABC, CBS, FOX, & CW Stations From Nexstar
We’ve learned that Scripps and Tegna will be making a purchase of 19 Nexstar TV stations for $1.32 billion. 11 of those networks will be going to Tegna. The local stations are located in eight markets including Memphis and Hartford. Scripps will take on eight networks in seven markets. Scripps will now own the following…
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Your Local ABC Station May Have a New Owner Today
This week Scripps announced that it had completed the sale of 3 ABC stations from Raycom as part of a bigger Raycom and Gray merger. With this sale, Scripps now owns KXXV, KRHD, and WTXL as Gray works to meet the DOJ required sale of stations in order for them to buy Raycom media’s stations. “The…