CINCINNATI, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) delivered $574 million in revenue for the second quarter of 2024. Loss attributable to the shareholders of Scripps was $13 million or 15 cents per share.
Business notes:
Scripps now believes its 2024 Local Media election-year political advertising revenue will reach record levels, with even the low end of the new range, $270-$290 million, above any previous year. Previously, the company had given a range of $240-$270 million. The increased outlook is being driven largely by U.S. Senate races in Montana and Ohio as well as controversial ballot issues in several states. There also could be upside captured in the new dynamics of the race for president.Progress continues on the planned divestiture of Scripps' Bounce television network. Bounce, whose programming is created for Black audiences, is distributed over the air, on cable and on most major streaming/FAST platform services. Bounce has grown viewership and revenue – at a 14% CAGR – since Scripps acquired it as part of the Katz networks in 2017.The Scripps Networks' national advertising upfront sales season is winding down with volume increases in the low single digit percent range over last year, driven largely by the success of the company's women's sports strategy.Viewership of the WNBA has skyrocketed with all media partners, including ION's Friday night franchise, which has seen three games so far this year with more than 1 million viewers each. Scripps' revenue for the WNBA is up 85% from the 2023 season.On the local front, Scripps Sports recently signed the newest Stanley Cup champions, the Florida Panthers, to a production, sales and distribution rights agreement. The Panthers are the third National Hockey League team to partner with Scripps Sports for the distribution of their broadcast rights. This will be Scripps Sports' first season with the Florida Panthers and the Utah Hockey Club and the second year with the Vegas Golden Knights.Companywide, expenses met or bettered expectations in the second quarter through tight expense management.The information provided here is not subject to any editorial processing. It is prepared fully automatically and enriched with additional information and further research options. The aim of the content is to provide information seekers with the relevant information quickly and easily. A link back to the information provider and owner ensures that the data prepared here can be compared with the source information if required. The newsboard does not show information in real time. Please contact the exchange operator for this information if required. There is no claim to completeness. High availability cannot be guaranteed. If you notice any errors in the functionality, please let us know using the "Report a Bug" form below.
RAW DATA PROCESSING means that raw data is processed without changing the content. The data is supplemented to improve the interpretation of the information in terms of usability.
Note: The newswire cross-link panel at the top allows you to quickly and easily access additional sources of information. In the terminal view, the news is filtered at company level and enables targeted searches.
On behalf of the trading community, we would like to thank the operators of the trading venues for providing information services.