Innovation Stories

In June of 2016, E.W Scripps continued its push into podcasting by acquiring Stitcher, the free app that streams more than 65,000 podcasts. Stitcher has 8 million registered users and is installed in about 50 [...]

Founded in 2013, TotalCast is a TV Everywhere solution delivering live local channels to cell phones and tablets. TotalCast’s patented geofencing technology ensures local affiliate streams stay within each local TV market, respecting content distribution agreements [...]

Iowa Public Television (IPTV) has deployed an extensive community-based early learning effort known as Ready for School. Ready for School seeks to use educational media to increase the early literacy and math skills of economically [...]

In 2015, WNJU produced a 4-camera live switch, live web stream from inside a moving live truck (IPNG-1 Ford Explorer) that was in and part of the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City. [...]

Sinclair Broadcasting bought Circa, a mobile-first news site in March 2015, and relaunched the site in June of 2016. Circa provides credible news to Millennials in a way that they like to consume content. Some unique [...]

NewsON launched Nov. 4, 2015 as a nationwide lineup of local news streams and clips, both live and on demand, from trusted TV stations around the US. NewsON notifications Why is it important? [...]

KYW CBS Philly created and broadcasted an HD multi-cast “all-news” information channel, called “PopeCast”, focusing on the visit of Pope Francis to the city of Philadelphia on Sept. 25, 2015. Why is it important? “PopeCast” [...]

wcpo.com In January 2014, E.W. Scripps-operated WCPO.com became the first TV-based local media digital business wrapped in a membership and paid content strategy. Why is it important? Television should not allow newspapers to own the [...]

Scripps-owned Newsy (purchased in December 2013) has sharpened its focus on OTT digital video platforms. More millennials are turning to OTT services for their news and entertainment, and Scripps intends to lead the development of [...]

Local TV stations like WLS-TV in Chicago, Ill., and WTVD in Raleigh, N.C., have recently begun experimenting with augmented reality for weather forecasts. Augmented reality allows broadcasters to present the weather forecast in a [...]