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2026
Scripps faces lawsuit over WTVQ property lease
Scripps was hit with a lawsuit by a local property owner over a commercial lease dispute involving WTVQ. The owner alleges that WTVQ paid nominal rent while leasing space on the property's cell phone towers to wireless carriers.
2022
Scripps partners with News Literacy Foundation
Scripps teamed up with News Literacy Foundation to highlight better information consumption and sharing.
2021
Misfits Gaming Group and Scripps establish content distribution partnership
Misfits Gaming Group and Scripps established a partnership under which Scripps will distribute Misfits’ content via its television platforms and appoint someone to the esports firm's board.
2021
Misfits Gaming Group completes $35 million investment round
Misfits Gaming Group completed a $35 million investment round, including a $10 million investment from The E.W. Scripps Company.
2021
Scripps receives 2021 Service to America Award
The National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation awarded The E.W. Scripps Company a 2021 Service to America Award, recognizing its community service initiative, “The Rebound.”
2021
Scripps launches Florida 24 Network
The E.W. Scripps Company launched Florida 24 Network, a statewide news network available over the top in every local TV market in Florida.
2021
Scripps completes sale of 23 ION-affiliated TV stations
Scripps completed the sale of 23 ION-affiliated television stations to INYO Broadcast Holdings.
2021
Scripps completes acquisition of ION Media
The E.W. Scripps Company and Black Diamond Capital Management closed Scripps' acquisition of ION Media Networks Inc. Scripps said it was combining ION with the Katz networks and Newsy to create a national television networks business.
2020
Scripps appoints Jason Combs as CFO
The E.W. Scripps Company announced that it had appointed Jason Combs as its next chief financial officer, with the appointment to take effect when its acquisition of ION Media closes.
2020
E.W. Scripps announces acquisition of ION Media
The E.W. Scripps Company announced it would buy ION Media for $2.65 billion. The acquisition was anticipated to be financed partly by a $600 million preferred-stock investment from Berkshire Hathaway.
2020
Scripps launches book-fundraising campaign
Scripps launched audience fundraising drives for its annual “If You Give a Child a Book …” childhood literacy campaign for the first time. The campaign raises money to provide books to children in low-income households, and donations are matched under the terms described in the announcement.
2020
SiriusXM announces acquisition of Stitcher
SiriusXM announced that it would acquire Stitcher from E.W. Scripps for $325 million USD; the deal was expected to close in Q3 2020.
2020
E.W. Scripps reports fourth-quarter earnings
The E.W. Scripps Co. reported lower fourth-quarter profits following its 2019 station acquisitions. Net income fell to $10.6 million from $22 million a year earlier, while revenue rose 21% to $444 million.
2020
WCPO partnered with the News Literacy Project on a student news story
The News Literacy Project partnered with WCPO and its parent company, E.W. Scripps, and WCPO journalists worked with students at Hughes STEM High School to produce a news story.
2019
WKBW named a duPont-Columbia Award recipient
WKBW, an ABC affiliate owned by The E.W. Scripps Company, was named a recipient of an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for its investigation into a church cover-up of child sexual abuse in Western New York.