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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000832428-26-000031"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SSP"
cik: "0000832428"
company_name: "E.W. SCRIPPS Co"
filed_at: "2026-08-07T11:21:40+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-07T11:25:11.493112+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Scripps Q2 loss $1.2B ($12.68/sh) on $1.1B impairment; revenue down 9.2%

## Summary
- Q2 revenue $490M, down 9.2% YoY; loss attributable $1.2B or $12.68/sh incl $1.1B non-cash impairment.
- Local Media revenue $317M (-5.4%); distribution revenue down 17% to $161M, hurt by Comcast/DirecTV blackouts.
- Scripps Networks revenue $172M (-16%); segment profit fell to $25.5M from $55.9M; impairment charged to Networks.
- Transformation plan targets $125-150M EBITDA growth by 2028; ~$100M run-rate savings by year-end; 268 jobs cut.
- Political ad revenue Q2 record $28M; FY guidance raised to $225-250M; new deals with Pistons, Predators, Women's Volleyball World Cup.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000832428-26-000031
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SSP
- cik: 0000832428
- company_name: E.W. SCRIPPS Co
- filed_at: 2026-08-07T11:21:40+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01, 99.1
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/832428/000083242826000031/0000832428-26-000031-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/832428/000083242826000031/ssp-20260806.htm

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