Scripps Sports
 The logo of Scripps Sports. | |
| Launched | December 15, 2022 |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Owner | E. W. Scripps Company |
| Key people | Brian Lawlor (president) Tony Lamerato (vice president) |
| Major broadcasting contracts | |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Official website | scrippssports.com |
Scripps Sports is the division of the E. W. Scripps Company that is responsible for sports broadcasts on its parent company's various channels in the United States, including Ion Television and its TV stations.
History[edit]
In late 2022, Scripps created an in-house sports division with the intent of offering its local stations or Ion to teams and leagues as an alternative to the fledgling regional sports network.[1] The division, eventually called Scripps Sports, was announced on December 15, 2022.
On April 20, 2023, Ion Television signed a multi-year deal with the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) to air a 15-week slate of doubleheader games on Friday nights (branded as WNBA Friday Night Spotlight on ION), beginning with that year's regular season. It was national sports broadcast to carried by Ion since 2011, and marked the first ever television contract for Scripps Sports. The agreement also grants local rights to selected Ion O&Os for games involving regional WNBA teams, which stations may carry in early- or late-evening broadcast windows depending on tip-off time.[2][3][4]
On May 24, 2023, amid plans by Warner Bros. Discovery to exit the RSN business, the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights announced an agreement with Scripps Sports (owner of Las Vegas ABC affiliate KTNV-TV, which airs selected national NHL games by virtue of the NHL's broadcast rights with ESPN, and has previously aired simulcasts of Golden Knights preseason games) under a multi-year deal beginning in the 2023–24 NHL season. KTNV's sister station KMCC will serve as flagship station of the Golden Knights' television network, with games to be aired by it and other stations in the team's broadcast territory. An over-the-top (OTT) service will be announced at a later date.[5][6]
Programming[edit]
Scripps Sports produces WNBA games on Friday nights under the title of WNBA Friday Night Spotlight which airs on Ion Television.
Starting in the 2023-24 NHL season, Scripps Sports will produce Vegas Golden Knights preseason and regular season and air on KMCC-TV and KTNV-TV(preseason only).
References[edit]
- ↑ "E.W. Scripps announces formation of new sports division". ABC News. The Walt Disney Company. Associated Press. December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ↑ "WNBA AND SCRIPPS PARTNER ON MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT FOR FRIDAY NIGHT SPOTLIGHT GAMES ON ION". The E.W. Scripps Company (Press release). April 20, 2023.
- ↑ "WNBA partners with Scripps to show Friday night games on ION". ESPN. ESPN Inc. Associated Press. April 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Scripps launches Scripps Sports division to further its sports programming initiatives" (Press release). E. W. Scripps Company. December 15, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via PRNewswire.
- ↑ "VGK and Scripps Partner on Multi-Year Agreement to Air NHL Team's Games". NHL.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ↑ Winslow, George (2023-05-05). "Scripps Inks Multiyear Deal to Air Vegas Golden Knights NHL Games". TVTechnology. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
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