Scripps - General Discussion

[Megatron81 258]

Does Scripps still air Newsfeed or did Scripps get rid of it I know Fox17 moved it to 4:30AM a few months ago brought back the 4:30AM News from 4:30AM to 9AM. I didn't ever watch it only for a minute or 2 of Newsfeed.

[TheRob 937]

I wonder what went down at KTNV in Las Vegas. Both the GM and the ND are out.

[Greggo 354]

  On 6/2/2022 at 5:01 PM, TheRob said:

I wonder what went down at KTNV in Las Vegas. Both the GM and the ND are out.

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Considering it came right after the end of May sweeps, it may very well have been related to ratings. 

[nathannah 2412]

Another silent dump of MyNetworkTV; WACY is done with the network as of today in the Appleton/Green Bay market and replaced it with Dateline and Monk reruns. Apparently WFRV is picking it up on one of their subs, but I'm not seeing anything on their schedule yet.

[Megatron81 258]

Only Mynet TV Scripps own is WSYM .3 now.

[CircleSeven 1955]

  On 6/2/2022 at 5:01 PM, TheRob said:

I wonder what went down at KTNV in Las Vegas. Both the GM and the ND are out.

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Scripps got its replacement. WXYZ ND Jeff Kiernan will be the new VP/GM at Channel 13.

 

He was also the former ND at WTMJ & WBBM.

[TheRob 937]

This week, TV News Check was writing about Scripps.

 

https://tvnewscheck.com/business/article/e-w-scripps-a-company-at-home-with-continuous-change/

 

https://tvnewscheck.com/journalism/article/for-scripps-symson-journalism-and-perpetuation-are-twin-pillars/

 

https://tvnewscheck.com/uncategorized/article/in-newsy-now-scripps-news-an-alternative-to-cable-news-talk-radio-leanings/

[J1975am 208]

Since Scripps owns the MTN (Montana Television Network) group of stations, I just thought I’d post it here….

 

Pretty disturbing story about their political reporter, Ashley Nerbovig (you may want to click on the affidavit in the story surrounding her arrest—it’s pretty bizarre!!): https://montanatalks.com/montana-tv-political-reporter-arrested-on-burglary-charge/

[Yankees4life 558]

  On 11/8/2022 at 7:19 PM, J1975am said:

Since Scripps owns the MTN (Montana Television Network) group of stations, I just thought I’d post it here….

 

Pretty disturbing story about their political reporter, Ashley Nerbovig (you may want to click on the affidavit in the story surrounding her arrest—it’s pretty bizarre!!): https://montanatalks.com/montana-tv-political-reporter-arrested-on-burglary-charge/

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That girl looks possessed in that mug shot. I hope the station also sanctioned her. This is despicable behavior 

[CLETVFan 367]

WEWS is celebrating 75 years on the air in Cleveland this month.

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/wews-celebrates-75-years-as-a-trailblazing-station

[ActionNewsAficianado 3]

Local Media VP Brian Lawlor is moving over to lead the company's new division focused on sports broadcasting rights for Scripps' local affiliates and the ION network:

 

https://tvnewscheck.com/programming/article/scripps-launches-scripps-sports-division/

[TheRob 937]

Sports!

 

https://sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2022/12/15/Media/ew-scripps-co-local-sports-rights.aspx

[TexasTVNews 1377]

  On 12/2/2022 at 9:08 PM, CLETVFan said:

WEWS is celebrating 75 years on the air in Cleveland this month.

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/wews-celebrates-75-years-as-a-trailblazing-station

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WEWS will still be (to me)... TV5 Eyewitness News and NewsChannel 5. Happy 75th Anniversary TV5.

[Adam MadMan 285]

  On 12/15/2022 at 6:36 PM, TheRob said:

Sports!

 

https://sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2022/12/15/Media/ew-scripps-co-local-sports-rights.aspx

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Nexstar recently signed a deal to air LA Clippers games on their stations in Southern California, and implied that they might try to do the same in other NBA/MLB/NHL markets. I guess Scripps was paying attention.

 

Granted, Scripps itself has said that they're not jumping into big national deals from the get-go, but even the smaller leagues could be a boost for their stations, Ion and non-Ion, given how the Big 4's respective corporate owners have been moving all of their biggest shows to streaming for some time, to say nothing of the effective audience cannibalization of their lineups by Hulu and the like.

[Adam MadMan 285]

YouTube has signed a deal with Scripps to carry Ion, Bounce, and Scripps News on YouTube TV, which already carries Court TV, with options to add Ion Mystery, Grit, and Laff as well. Also, with YouTube planning a FAST (free ad-supported streaming television) component, Scripps existing FAST networks, which include Ion Plus, the news channels, and special feeds of Bounce and Grit, are expected to be a part of that service as well.

[CLETVFan 367]

Scripps is once again growing in cable.  Makes me wish they didn't sell DIY, HGTV and Food Network in the first place.

[ABC 7 Denver 1714]

  On 1/29/2023 at 6:31 PM, CLETVFan said:

Scripps is once again growing in cable.  Makes me wish they didn't sell DIY, HGTV and Food Network in the first place.

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Odds are that they eventually spin this division off again.

[Rusty Muck 4366]

  On 1/29/2023 at 6:31 PM, CLETVFan said:

Scripps is once again growing in cable.  Makes me wish they didn't sell DIY, HGTV and Food Network in the first place.

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These are diginets as opposed to cable. Thanks to the Ion/Inyo footprint, Scripps has a major OTA presence to exploit as well as getting them on every FAST/OTT/SVOD.

 

  On 1/29/2023 at 11:05 PM, ABC 7 Denver said:

 

Odds are that they eventually spin this division off again.

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tbh if they spin anything off in a few years, it’ll be the network affiliates. And they have no reason to even do that.

[TheRob 937]

Following up, Scripps confirmed the job cuts.

 

https://www.wcpo.com/money/local-business-news/scripps-cutting-300-jobs-joining-list-of-companies-to-have-layoffs

[Adam MadMan 285]

Apparently, nobody's been watching TrueReal, because Scripps is shutting that network down and merging its programing with Defy TV. The spectrum (at least on Ion/Inyo/Scripps stations) will be leased to Jewelry TV.

[nathannah 2412]

I doubt it's because nobody's watching, but more that Jewelry TV is offering much more money for the space than the A&E programming license fee has justified two separate gendered networks so far. At the end of the day, it's a rerun feed and Scripps isn't going to dump money into a network that's doing nothing, when JTV can dump money into them and give a sales cut.

 

Also most of TR's programming was the dregs of A&E, and they ran away from Dance Moms once it became clear everyone in the cast outside Abby would just like it to die.

[LexTVandRadio 418]

I’d be okay with a Scripps Weather other than JTV. 

Edited March 10, 2023 by LexTVandRadio

[Megatron81 258]

I see JTV going to ION in West Michigan WXMI will take Defy TV or maybe Scripps News .4 as Fox17 took TrueReal WZPX ION had Defy TV. JTV is on CW7 in the overnights.

[DENDude 217]

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I Saw this Gem on Facebook this evening, about "KMGH news letters".  I wonder if other E.W. Scripps stations are being sued for this?     I didn't feel like filling out an attorney retainer questionnaire.  If anyone here knows details let me know I'm curious.

Edited March 17, 2023 by DENDude

[TheRob 937]

I wonder if the algorithm mixed up your interest in KMGH with Scripps Health, which just settled a massive data breach lawsuit.