E.W. SCRIPPS Co: management transactions · United States · SEC (Form 4)

About E.W. SCRIPPS Co

The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is a U.S.-listed American media group headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1878 by Edward W. Scripps, the company began as a newspaper and local journalism business built around the idea that news should serve the public. Over time, Scripps evolved into a diversified media company with a long-standing identity tied to local reporting, national news, and mass-market entertainment distribution. ([scripps.com](https://scripps.com/company/history/?utm_source=openai)) Today, Scripps’ business model is centered on two main engines. First, it operates a large portfolio of local television stations across more than 40 U.S. markets, giving it meaningful reach in local broadcast advertising. Second, it owns and develops national television and streaming brands, including ION, ION Mystery, Bounce, Grit, Laff, Court TV, and Scripps News. This mix allows the company to monetize local ad dollars, national advertising, and multi-platform distribution across cable, satellite, over-the-air, connected TV, and FAST streaming environments. ([scripps.com](https://scripps.com/press-releases/scripps-networks-unveils-new-original-programming-across-entertainment-news-and-sports-ahead-of-upfront-event/?utm_source=openai)) From a competitive standpoint, Scripps occupies a useful mid-cap position in the U.S. broadcast landscape. It is not one of the largest vertically integrated media conglomerates, but it has a differentiated footprint through its local stations and its free, widely distributed national networks. ION in particular is positioned by the company as one of the most broadly available television networks in the country, which gives Scripps scale in a market where distribution still matters. ([scripps.com](https://scripps.com/press-releases/scripps-sports-readies-to-tip-off-2026-wnba-season-on-ion/?utm_source=openai)) Its key products and services include local news broadcasts, investigative and enterprise journalism through Scripps News, entertainment programming, and sports rights across its national and local platforms. In recent years, Scripps Sports has become an increasingly important strategic asset. The company has expanded partnerships with the WNBA, the NWSL, the PWHL, Major League Volleyball, Athlos, the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Florida Panthers, the Vegas Golden Knights, the Utah Mammoth, the Nashville Predators, and other women’s sports and niche sports properties. This underscores a deliberate push toward live programming, audience loyalty, and advertising inventory that is less dependent on traditional scripted entertainment. ([ir.scripps.com](https://ir.scripps.com/news-releases/news-release-details/scripps-reaches-multi-year-agreement-wnba-continue-friday-night/?utm_source=openai)) Recent developments highlight that strategy. In 2025 and 2026, Scripps announced new multi-year agreements with the WNBA and NWSL, additional live sports coverage, and fresh original programming across its entertainment, news, and sports networks. The company also disclosed station divestitures, suggesting active portfolio management and an effort to optimize capital allocation. For investors, SSP remains a U.S. media name with exposure to broadcast advertising, network distribution, and the ongoing shift toward sports-led and multi-platform television consumption. ([ir.scripps.com](https://ir.scripps.com/news-releases/news-release-details/scripps-reaches-multi-year-agreement-wnba-continue-friday-night/?utm_source=openai))