CINCINNATI, Nov. 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- Broadcasting & Cable, a leading voice in the
television industry for 85 years, has named The E.W. Scripps
Company (NYSE: SSP) its 2016 Multiplatform Broadcaster of the
Year.
The B&C award is one of several Scripps has received in 2016
that recognize it as an industry leader in broadcasting,
multiplatform content distribution strategies and customized
digital solutions for advertisers.
Scripps received the following in 2016:
- Multiplatform Broadcaster of the Year – Broadcasting
& Cable chose Scripps because of the company's dramatic growth
on the digital side as well as multiplatform strategies through its
digital brands such as Newsy, the over-the-top video news network;
Cracked, the popular digital-media humor brand for millennials; and
Midroll, the leader in podcast creation, advertising and
distribution.
- TV Station Group of the Year – This fall, TVNewsCheck
recognized Scripps "for bolstering a strong station presence across
the U.S. with a growing focus on national digital media."
- Earlier this month, Google presented Scripps with two of its
2016 Google North American Channel Sales Awards for both
video and display during the Premier Partner Summit in San Francisco.
"Scripps appreciates these awards and recognizes their
importance," said Rich Boehne,
chairman, president and CEO. "The company has been growing and
changing for nearly 140 years, and its strategic focus of building
strong consumer news and information brands is what will continue
to carry it for the next 140 years.
Broadcasting & Cable noted Scripps' relentless pursuit of a
multiple-platform strategy to reach audiences that now connect with
local and national brands across different devices and distribution
services.
In addition to the companywide honors, Scripps' local television
brands continue to receive local, regional and national awards for
their investigative journalism and commitment to their communities.
KNXV, the Scripps-owned station in Phoenix, won the National Emmy Award for its
investigation "Dental Dangers." In the investigation, ABC15 delved
into the state's lack of oversight of bad dentists and failures of
the system to prevent dentists from abusing patients.
About Scripps
The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP)
serves audiences and businesses through a growing portfolio of
television, radio and digital media brands. Scripps is one of the
nation's largest independent TV station owners, with 33 television
stations in 24 markets and a reach of nearly one in five U.S.
households. It also owns 34 radio stations in eight markets.
Scripps also runs an expanding collection of local and national
digital journalism and information businesses, including
multi-platform satire and humor brand Cracked, podcast industry
leader Midroll Media and over-the-top video news service Newsy.
Scripps also produces television shows including "THE LIST" and
"The Now," runs an award-winning investigative reporting newsroom
in Washington, D.C., and serves as
the long-time steward of the nation's largest, most successful and
longest-running educational program, the Scripps National Spelling
Bee. Founded in 1878, Scripps has held for decades to the motto,
"Give light and the people will find their own way."
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