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The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) news page on Stock Titan highlights company announcements, media programming updates, strategic actions and capital markets disclosures. Scripps describes itself as a diversified media company and one of the nation’s largest local TV broadcasters, with more than 60 stations in over 40 U.S. markets and national brands such as Scripps News, Court TV, ION, ION Plus, ION Mystery, Bounce, Grit and Laff.
News items for SSP often include updates on local station leadership, such as appointments at Scripps-owned affiliates, programming changes on national networks and new original series on Court TV. Coverage also reflects Scripps’ role in legal and true-crime reporting, with Court TV announcing primetime lineups and docuseries that revisit high-profile trials and major court cases.
Investors and media watchers can also follow Scripps Sports announcements, where the company details new and expanded partnerships with professional and college sports properties. Recent releases have described agreements that bring leagues like the Pro Cheer League and women’s professional soccer to national audiences on ION and local Scripps stations, as well as local broadcast deals for new franchises.
In addition, Scripps uses news releases to communicate about earnings call schedules, responses to unsolicited acquisition proposals, shareholder rights plans and other governance matters. By reviewing the SSP news feed, readers can see how Scripps manages its portfolio of local stations, national networks and sports rights, and how its board addresses strategic proposals and capital structure decisions over time.
Scripps Sports (NYSE:SSP) and the Professional Women’s Hockey League will televise the PWHL Walter Cup Finals on ION in the United States, with the championship series scheduled for May and official game dates to follow once teams are confirmed.
ION’s distribution reaches 126 million U.S. households, and the league reports a 23% year-over-year increase in average attendance, approaching two million all-time fans.
Scripps Sports (NASDAQ: SSP) and Ally (NYSE: ALLY) partnered with the Professional Women's Hockey League to air the first-ever nationally televised PWHL game in the U.S. on ION Saturday, March 28 at 1 p.m. ET from Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
The telecast is available free over-the-air, via pay TV and streaming, reaching more than 126 million U.S. households. The announcement cites PWHL momentum: nearly 2 million all-time fans and 20% year-over-year attendance growth, plus a 16-game Takeover Tour and Olympic participation.
Scripps Sports (NYSE:SSP) announced its 2026 NWSL on ION broadcast plans, beginning March 14 with one of eight Saturday tripleheaders and expanded 6-11 p.m. ET programming for 16 weeks. The season emphasizes studio shows, a refreshed analyst rotation, onsite reporting, and increased club coverage including 10 Kansas City Current games.
ION reaches 126 million homes and will pause broadcasts in June to align with the FIFA Men’s World Cup window.
The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) agreed to buy WTVQ (ABC) in Lexington, Kentucky from Morris Network for $15.8 million, creating a duopoly with Scripps’ existing WLEX (NBC).
The deal requires federal regulatory approvals; Scripps will provide programming and marketing under a local agreement while approval is pending. The company also noted recent portfolio moves and plans to re-acquire 23 ION-affiliated stations for an aggregate ~$54 million.
The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) completed the sale of WFTX, its Fox-affiliated station in Fort Myers-Naples, Florida, to Sun Broadcasting for $40 million on March 2, 2026.
Scripps said it will use proceeds to pay down debt and strengthen its balance sheet. The transaction is part of a portfolio optimization that also includes the FCC-approved sale of WRTV Indianapolis for $83 million and a pending station swap with Gray Media under federal review.
The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) reported Q4 2025 revenue of $560 million and a loss attributable to shareholders of $44.9 million (‑$0.51/share). The company launched a transformation plan targeting $125‑$150 million of annualized enterprise EBITDA improvement by 2028, with benefits beginning in H2 2026. Core advertising rose 12% in Q4; political revenue fell sharply to $9 million. Scripps plans M&A moves including re-acquiring 23 ION stations for about $54 million and expects $123 million of proceeds from two station sales. Cash was $27.9 million and total debt $2.6 billion at Dec. 31, 2025.
The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) extended CEO Adam P. Symson’s employment agreement through Dec. 31, 2029, replacing the prior five-year deal that would have ended in 2027. The board cited Symson’s role in acquisitions, Scripps Sports, the ION combination, and CTV revenue now exceeding $100 million with double-digit growth. The company also unveiled a transformation plan to grow annualized enterprise EBITDA by $125–150 million by 2028 through growth initiatives, AI, automation and efficiencies.
Scripps Howard Fund and Scripps Howard Foundation (NYSE:SSP) awarded $11 million in charitable gifts during 2025, a 12% increase from 2024. Grants supported community relief, childhood literacy, and journalism education including multi-year grants and new centers to strengthen local reporting.
Key allocations included community investments, a $1.7M literacy program, and $5.4M for journalism education across multiple institutions and initiatives.
The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) named Oliver Gray vice president, network sports and client partnerships, effective Feb 18, 2026. He will connect national advertisers with Scripps’ sports and entertainment platforms, report to Brian Norris, and be based in New York.
Gray brings 15+ years in sports sponsorship and national media advertising, with prior roles at Overtime, Amazon (NFL partnership), CNN, Discovery, and TV Guide Network, plus experience securing national brand clients and community engagement through Project Come Up and iMentor.
The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE:SSP) launched an enterprise transformation plan targeting $125 million–$150 million of annualized EBITDA improvement by 2028. The program combines cost savings, revenue growth, AI and automation, and a reoriented operating model under the company vision “We Create Connection.”
Scripps reaffirmed its prior guidance and cited 2026 tailwinds including mid-term election spending, the Winter Olympics on its 11 NBC stations, televised World Cup competitions, CTV distribution growth, and accretive divestiture & acquisition activity. More implementation details, timing of savings, and costs to achieve will be disclosed on the Feb. 26 earnings call; quarterly results arrive Feb. 25.