EW Scripps exploring sale of Black-culture broadcast network Bounce TV

Tanika Ray, Alyson Fouse, Kym Whitley, Yvette Nicole Brown and Tisha Campbell attend Bounce TV’s “Act Your Age” Los Angeles Series Premiere at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills on February 27, 2023 in West Hollywood, California.  Charley Gallay | Getty Images EW Scripps, one of the largest local TV broadcasters in the U.S., … Read more

Wall Street misunderstands new sports joint venture

EW Scripps CEO Adam Symson Source: EW Scripps Local TV station owners including Sinclair, TEGNA and EW Scripps all saw their valuations plummet this week after Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox announced a new sports joint venture set to launch this fall. Sinclair dropped 12% Wednesday, TEGNA fell 7.2% and Scripps plummeted 24% as … Read more

Paramount bidder Byron Allen has long history of failed media bids

Byron Allen, founder, chairman and CEO of the Allen Media Group, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 2, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Byron Allen, the media mogul offering $14 billion for Paramount Global, told CNBC Wednesday he has the money to finance a … Read more

13 media executives make 2024 predictions

NYT Columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin and C.E.O. of The Walt Disney Company Bob Iger speak during the New York Times annual DealBook summit on November 29, 2023 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s the third annual anonymous media and entertainment executive predictions … Read more