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ESPN Executive Peter McConville Departs After More Than Three Decades at the Network

"To my talented colleagues, thank you. The relationships and experiences will stay with me long after this chapter closes."

Michael Kay Defends Pat McAfee From Critics Saying He’s “Thin Skinned”

"People might not like the way he does his job, which happens to be unbelievably successful. Who in our business has had the success that this guy's had?"

SummitMedia Names Matt ‘Brodie’ Lesley Brand Manager Over Entire Knoxville Cluster

In Knoxville, he'll oversee programming for Classic Rock 93.1, 100.3 The Wolf, Star 102.1, and Hot 104.5.

SiriusXM WWE Radio Listenership Up 20% From Launch Of Re-Branded Pro Wrestling Nation 24/7

"Listening to WWE Radio has grown nearly 20% since its July launch and rebrand. While monthly active sports listeners increased 4% year over year across our connected car and streaming platforms."

Arizona Coyotes Moving TV Broadcasts to Local Scripps Sports Stations

In addition to being broadcast in Phoenix, Scripps Sports stations in Tucson and Salt Lake City will also air Coyotes games.

Scripps Sports Adds Quinn Pacini To Oversee Operations

"Quinn had been directly involved with Scripps Sports since its inception late last year, working on utilizing its media rights deal with the Big Sky Conference."

Golden Knights Moving Local TV Rights to Scripps Channels

"This deal is a significant win for our fans because they will be able to see our games on television and for free, if they wish."

Scripps Sports ‘Ready to Do A Deal’ With MLB Clubs

“If we found another league that was the right fit and intersected so well with the demographics that we have on ION, there’s room for more.”

Scripps Sports Strikes First National Play-by-Play Deal With WNBA

The WNBA broadcasts will air on ION, which marks the first sports property to air on the network.

Scripps Sports Sees ‘Opportunity to Reset the Economics’ of Sports Rights

"With cord-cutting, sports are reaching less than 50% or 40% of households in a market. That’s a broken business model.”

Scripps Sports Says ‘Phones Are Ringing Off the Hook’ Amid RSN Uncertainty

"What we’re bringing to the market is a new model that the leagues and the teams can get behind because they understand it’s about balancing both the revenue that they bring in as well as reach."

Scripps Enters Pac-12 TV Negotioations

The company launched Scripps Sports late last year as a potential vehicle for local sports rights, with the idea that broadcasts would air on Ion.

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Michael Kay Defends Pat McAfee From Critics Saying He’s “Thin Skinned”

"People might not like the way he does his job, which happens to be unbelievably successful. Who in our business has had the success that this guy's had?"

SummitMedia Names Matt ‘Brodie’ Lesley Brand Manager Over Entire Knoxville Cluster

In Knoxville, he'll oversee programming for Classic Rock 93.1, 100.3 The Wolf, Star 102.1, and Hot 104.5.

SiriusXM WWE Radio Listenership Up 20% From Launch Of Re-Branded Pro Wrestling Nation 24/7

"Listening to WWE Radio has grown nearly 20% since its July launch and rebrand. While monthly active sports listeners increased 4% year over year across our connected car and streaming platforms."

Ernie Johnson Explains The Timing Of His Inside the NBA Retirement Announcement

"I actually kind of got tired of people asking me if I was going to keep doing the show."