Scripps promotes Stephanie Rey to lead content licensing pacts
The E. W. Scripps Company this week promoted Stephanie Rey to oversee the broadcaster’s content licensing and co-production agreements.
Scripps Sports is the sports production and broadcasting division of the E. W. Scripps Company.
The E. W. Scripps Company this week promoted Stephanie Rey to oversee the broadcaster’s content licensing and co-production agreements.
DirecTV will offer extra WNBA games on Ion as part of a partnership with Scripps Sports, the companies affirmed this week.
Scripps is bolstering its portfolio of locally-televised sports by partnering with the Tampa Bay Lightning to bring premium hockey to broadcast TV in Florida.
Last year’s games saw a 133 percent increase in viewership on broadcast and streaming TV compared to 2023.
The E. W. Scripps Company’s sports broadcast division Scripps Sports will produce a handful of nationally-televised women’s professional basketball games in May.
The tournaments will air on Ion and some local Scripps Sports stations later this year, and are part of a broader play to attract viewers and ad buyers with can’t-miss TV programming.
Scripps grew its operating income by 9 percent during 2024, but the company warned of possible turbulence in its local TV segment throughout 2025.
The production and distribution pact runs through the 2029-2030 academic year.
The new season of the National Women’s Soccer League will kick off on the E. W. Scripps Company’s Ion TV starting later this month.
Multicast television networks are commanding a higher share of overall TV viewing in America each month, according to Nielsen data.
Scripps has promoted one of its senior directors to oversee the teams responsible for multiplatform distribution efforts.
Fifty matches and 53 studio shows were produced by Scripps Sports and aired on Ion, which is also available as a free streaming channel.