Scripps initially divested the stations in 2021 to satisfy regulatory concerns over its acquisition of Ion Television.

When Brian Lawlor took over as president of Scripps Sports, parent company of Ion Network, in 2022 he looked to position the network squarely in the sports space, specifically in women’s sports.

Candace Parker of the Las Vegas Aces is guarded by Jonquel Jones of the New York Liberty in a 2023 WNBA game. Ethan Miller/Getty Images E.W. Scripps, which acquired ION in 2020, is repositioning the ...

The WNBA partnership with Scripps Sports is continuing. The league and the company jointly announced Friday that they’ve reached a multi-year extension of their current rights deal, oriented around a ...

Delivering on its ratings promises is the backbone of ION Media Networks’ upfront push this sales season, says ION Chairman and CEO Brandon Burgess. This has been the company’s strategy for years, ...

Women’s track and field meeting series Athlos has tapped the E. W. Scripps Company and its broadcast network Ion to serve as the domestic television distributor for this year’s Athlos NYC competition ...