E. W. Scripps Company

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:media_company
gptkbp:category Companies listed on NASDAQ
Mass media companies of the United States
American television networks
Companies based in Cincinnati
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:formerAsset gptkb:Travel_Channel
gptkb:Scripps_Networks_Interactive
gptkb:Food_Network
gptkb:HGTV
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Edward_Willis_Scripps
gptkbp:foundedYear 1878
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Cincinnati,_Ohio,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label E. W. Scripps Company
gptkbp:industry gptkb:media
gptkbp:keyPerson gptkb:Adam_P._Symson
President and CEO
gptkbp:notableAcquisition gptkb:ION_Media
2021
gptkbp:notableEvent acquired ION Media in 2021
acquired Katz Broadcasting in 2017
exited newspaper business in 2015
focus on local TV and national media brands
merged with Journal Communications in 2015
sold newspapers in 2015
spun off Scripps Networks Interactive in 2008
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees about 5,000
gptkbp:owns gptkb:Court_TV
gptkb:Defy_TV
gptkb:TrueReal
gptkb:The_List
gptkb:Bounce_TV
gptkb:Grit
gptkb:Laff
gptkb:Newsy
gptkb:Scripps_National_Spelling_Bee
gptkb:Scripps_News
gptkbp:products gptkb:television
digital media
cable networks
gptkbp:soldAssetTo gptkb:Discovery,_Inc.
gptkbp:soldAssetYear 2018
gptkbp:stockExchange gptkb:NASDAQ
gptkbp:stockSymbol SSP
gptkbp:type gptkb:public_company
gptkbp:website https://scripps.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Scripps
gptkb:KSHB-TV
gptkb:KMCI
gptkb:Edward_W._Scripps
gptkb:Rocky_Mountain_News
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5