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WTVF Nashville's investigation into Tennessee mayoral candidate wins prestigious Peabody Award

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星期四, 五月 9, 2024

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Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), has won a Peabody Award for its 2023 investigation that exposed Franklin, Tennessee, mayoral candidate Gabrielle Hanson's white supremacist ties and other questions about her background during last fall's elections.

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Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), has won a Peabody Award for its 2023 investigation that exposed Franklin, Tennessee, mayoral candidate Gabrielle Hanson's white supremacist ties and other questions about her background during last fall's elections.
The annual Peabody winners are a collection of stories that "powerfully reflect the pressing social issues and the vibrant emerging voices of our day."
This is Williams' fourth Peabody Award and the third for WTVF.
This year's Peabody winners will be celebrated at a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 9.

Scripps reports Q1 2024 financial results

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星期四, 五月 9, 2024

Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) delivered $561 million in revenue for the first quarter of 2024.

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Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) delivered $561 million in revenue for the first quarter of 2024.
Scripps now believes its 2024 election-year political advertising revenue will reach the range of $240 million-$270 million.
We also are seeing green shoots in the national direct response advertising marketplace while scatter market pricing improved in Q1 2024 over Q1 2023.
First-quarter 2024 results by segment compared to prior-period amounts:
Revenue was $353 million, up 13% from the prior-year quarter.

Scripps appoints new president and CEO of the Scripps Howard Fund

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星期二, 五月 7, 2024

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CINCINNATI, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Meredith Delaney has been appointed president and CEO of the Scripps Howard Fund, the philanthropic arm of The E.W.

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CINCINNATI, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Meredith Delaney has been appointed president and CEO of the Scripps Howard Fund, the philanthropic arm of The E.W.
Delaney currently serves as director of philanthropic strategies for the Scripps Howard Fund, a public charity that supports philanthropic and journalism causes important to Scripps.
I am confident that the Scripps Howard Fund will be in good hands – continuing to create informed and engaged communities across the country."
Delaney has helped the Fund serve Scripps' employees and local television stations with the launch of the Community Impact Campaign and Disaster Relief initiatives.

Scripps News receives first-place National Headliner Award for documentary on U.S.-Mexico border patrols

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星期一, 四月 29, 2024

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Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), was honored with three 2024 National Headliner Awards, including a first-place award for its documentary on U.S.-Mexico border patrols, and third-place wins for reporting on Ukraine's stolen orphans and an investigation on Russia's ghost fleet.

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Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), was honored with three 2024 National Headliner Awards, including a first-place award for its documentary on U.S.-Mexico border patrols, and third-place wins for reporting on Ukraine's stolen orphans and an investigation on Russia's ghost fleet.
The episode explores the operations and impacts of citizen border patrols at the U.S.-Mexico border.
This firsthand experience provided a unique vantage point, enabling the documentary team to witness armed citizen patrols.
Scripps News received third place in the investigative report category for its special "Scripps News Investigates: Ukraine's Stolen Orphans."

Scripps appoints Seth Walters to steer connected TV sales strategy

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星期一, 四月 29, 2024

Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is adding Seth Walters – a media executive with more than a decade of streaming TV experience – to its sales leadership team as head of CTV sales, effective April 29.

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Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is adding Seth Walters – a media executive with more than a decade of streaming TV experience – to its sales leadership team as head of CTV sales, effective April 29.
Walters will lead Scripps' digital go-to-market strategy and help drive long-term CTV revenue growth across Scripps' dynamic portfolio of premium brands including Scripps Sports, ION, Scripps News and local news.
Most recently, Walters was the head of LG Channels in North America at LG Electronics, overseeing LG's free ad-supported streaming TV service.
Prior to LG, Walters served as vice president of demand partnerships at Roku and as president of Modi Media, GroupM's advanced TV agency.

Broadcast Industry Leaders Spearhead Investment in RUN3TV, Key NEXTGEN TV Application Platform

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星期五, 四月 12, 2024

Pearl TV anticipates the involvement of additional broadcast groups in this forward-looking venture.

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Pearl TV anticipates the involvement of additional broadcast groups in this forward-looking venture.
The effort provides a common method for viewers to take advantage of NEXTGEN TV broadcasting by standardizing broadcast application capabilities across manufacturers to provide interactive services and the convergence of over-the-air with over-the-top (broadcast + broadband) connectivity.
Since 2017, Pearl TV has been instrumental in advancing the NEXTGEN TV broadcasting ecosystem, enabling ATSC 3.0 broadcasters to offer enhanced features for viewers.
More recently, Pearl TV and Nielsen have further engaged as the NEXTGEN TV rollout has now reached 75% of U.S. TV households.

Scripps to report first-quarter 2024 operating results on May 9

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星期四, 四月 18, 2024

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Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) will report first-quarter 2024 operating results after the markets close on Thursday, May 9.

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Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) will report first-quarter 2024 operating results after the markets close on Thursday, May 9.
The call with the company's senior management team will take place at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time on Friday, May 10.
Investors and analysts will need the name of the call ("Scripps earnings call") to be granted access.
To access the audio replay, visit http://ir.scripps.com/ approximately four hours after the call, and the link can be found on that page under "audio/video links."

State Farm® re-signs as title sponsor for WNBA Friday Night Spotlight on ION, invests in programming for NWSL

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星期三, 三月 27, 2024

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Last season, 23 national WNBA games on ION over 15 weeks reached 12.3 million viewers and increased the WNBA's audience by 24% -- from 31.5 million for all other networks combined to 39 million, according to Nielsen. The WNBA on ION, weekly doubleheaders, also added more than 6.4 million female viewers, according to Nielsen.

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CINCINNATI, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- State Farm has signed a new multiyear agreement to serve as title sponsor of the State Farm WNBA Friday Night Spotlight on ION.
In addition, State Farm has invested in the National Women's Soccer League Saturday Night Soccer on ION with primary brand positioning and in-game sponsorship.
"State Farm is a champion for women's sports, and this sponsorship is one way we're committed to bringing more awareness and visibility," said Kristyn Cook, Chief Agency, Sales & Marketing Officer, State Farm.
State Farm has had an 11-year relationship with the WNBA, going back to 2013, when it became presenting sponsor of the WNBA Draft.

TCL Adds the NFL Channel to its Rapidly Growing TCLtv+ Streaming Service

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星期一, 三月 25, 2024

IRVINE, Calif., March 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TCL®, one of the world's best-selling consumer electronics brands and leading technology companies, today announced an extension of its multi-year partnership with the NFL, bringing the NFL FAST channel and AVOD programs to TCLtv+, its rapidly growing streaming service. The NFL Channel on TCLtv+ marks the most comprehensive FAST sports content partnership for the new and expanding streaming service. More than 500 hours of original and live programing, such as the NFL Report, NFL GameDay Preview, weekly game highlights, full game replays and an always-on channel ticker with year-round NFL news coverage will be featured on the TCLtv+ app available on all TCL Google TVs. NFL Channel's coverage of NFL Draft in April will be the first major event for the NFL Channel and AVOD programs on TCLtv+.

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IRVINE, Calif., March 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TCL ®, one of the world's best-selling consumer electronics brands and leading technology companies, today announced an extension of its multi-year partnership with the NFL, bringing the NFL FAST channel and AVOD programs to TCLtv+, its rapidly growing streaming service.
The NFL Channel on TCLtv+ marks the most comprehensive FAST sports content partnership for the new and expanding streaming service.
NFL Channel's coverage of NFL Draft in April will be the first major event for the NFL Channel and AVOD programs on TCLtv+.
"The addition of the NFL FAST Channel and NFL AVOD offerings highlights our unique approach to content collaboration with our trusted partners."

Scripps nominates consumer research and data expert to company board position

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星期一, 三月 25, 2024

Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has nominated senior consumer research and marketing services executive Nishat Mehta to its board of directors.

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Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has nominated senior consumer research and marketing services executive Nishat Mehta to its board of directors.
"Nishat has demonstrated experience in commercializing data and advertising products that will help Scripps as we continue to expand into new television platforms and technologies," Scripps President and CEO Adam Symson said.
Before joining IRI, Mehta led the customer communications team at 84.51º, a retail data science, insights and media company.
At the May 6 Scripps shareholder annual meeting, Mehta will stand for election as a Class A director.