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Exhibit 99.1

Scripps reports Q2 2026 financial results

Aug. 6, 2026

CINCINNATI – The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) delivered $490 million in revenue for the second quarter of 2026. Loss attributable to the shareholders of Scripps was $1.2 billion or $12.68 per share. A non-cash goodwill and other intangible assets impairment charge for the quarter accounted for $11.61 of the per-share loss.

Recent company events:

•Scripps continues to make progress on its company transformation plan and expense reductions, targeting $125-$150 million of enterprise EBITDA growth by 2028 through cost savings and revenue initiatives. The company now expects to have implemented about $100 million in annual run-rate savings by year end.

•The company has completed three retransmission consent agreements representing the majority of its pay TV subscriber households scheduled for renewal in 2026. Two negotiations resulted in distributors’ temporary removal of Scripps stations during the second quarter, negatively impacting the company’s Q2 core advertising and distribution revenue.

•Local Media political advertising revenue was a second-quarter record at $28 million. The company now expects 2026 full-year local political revenue of between $225-$250 million.

•Second-quarter segment, shared services and corporate expenses were down 3%, due to favorable programming expenses, employee cost savings and tight expense controls. For the third quarter, expense improvement will include the impact of transformation-related job reductions communicated on Tuesday affecting about 6% of our workforce.

•Scripps Networks revenue was down 16% from Q2 2025. The sale of Court TV contributed to the decline, as did a challenging national advertising market, particularly for direct response advertising; a decline in legacy linear viewing and the resulting shift in advertiser spending to streaming and digital; and changes in Nielsen’s measurement methodology, which Scripps is working with Nielsen to mitigate in the coming quarters.

•Scripps Sports has formed several new partnerships, including signing its first NBA team, the Detroit Pistons, for a multi-year distribution agreement. This follows a full-season local rights agreement with the National Hockey League’s Nashville Predators. Both new agreements will contribute to local core revenue when they begin this fall. And on the national side, ION has scored the U.S. rights to televise the Women’s Volleyball World Cup 2027 tournament.

•The company has completed a number of local station transactions, including acquiring a second Big 4 station in Lexington, Kentucky, and swapping stations with Gray Media across five mid-sized and small markets, expanding Scripps’ presence in the Mountain West. Earlier this year, Scripps completed the sales of its stations in Fort Myers, Florida, and Indianapolis.

•Veteran television industry leader Dean Littleton has been promoted to Scripps’ president of media, a newly created, consolidated role. Littleton will oversee Scripps’ complete television business: its local media portfolio of approximately 60 TV stations, its national Scripps Networks division and Scripps News.

•During the second quarter, Scripps Networks incurred a $1.1 billion non-cash goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge, reflecting the impact of continued pressure from a weak national advertising market, ratings challenges and broader macroeconomic uncertainty.

From Scripps President and CEO Adam Symson:

“We’re in the midst of transforming Scripps through fundamental changes in how we operate. These changes leverage today’s most advanced technology, AI and automation to both deliver improved operating results and allow us to better serve our local consumers, audiences and advertisers that rely on us across the nation. The company’s Q2 financial results, impacted by the economic environment and audience measurement challenges, are not

reflective of the progress we're making. We expect the transformation benefits to the company's health and performance to become increasingly visible in the coming quarters.

“In parallel with our transformation work, we continue to evaluate and execute M&A opportunities through a disciplined lens focused on accretive transactions that improve our financial footing and strategic flexibility. Our recently closed transactions bring greater depth and operating efficiency to our local stations portfolio to create the economic durability to sustain our public service commitment: high-quality local news, emergency alerts, weather coverage and local sports that keep people informed, engaged and connected to their communities.

“During the second quarter, we demonstrated our commitment to two important revenue growth strategies. First, with Scripps Sports, our new Detroit Pistons and Nashville Predators agreements will drive incremental core advertising revenue growth on top of the organic growth we expe

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Scripps reports Q1 2026 financial results

May 7, 2026

CINCINNATI – The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) delivered $517 million in revenue for the first quarter of 2026. Loss attributable to the shareholders of Scripps was $18 million or 20 cents per share.

Business notes:

•Net leverage at the end of the first quarter was 3.9x, per the calculations in company credit agreements, which includes the retroactive benefit of proforma adjustments of management’s ongoing transformation efforts. In February, Scripps announced it had launched a transformation plan that targets annualized enterprise EBITDA growth of $125-$150 million by 2028 through cost savings and revenue growth initiatives.

•For the first quarter, core advertising revenue in the Local Media division increased 7% on an adjusted combined basis, largely driven by revenue from agreements with four National Hockey League teams, including the addition of the Tampa Bay Lightning this season. The Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl also contributed. The NHL regular season ended in mid-April, reducing the impact of live local sports on second-quarter results.

•A fifth NHL team, the Nashville Predators, and Scripps Sports announced a landmark multi-year media rights agreement in early April that begins with the 2026–27 NHL season. Scripps Sports will produce and distribute all local preseason, regular season and first-round playoff Predators games that are not allocated exclusively to national broadcasts and will broadcast live 30-minute pre-game and post-game shows.

•On March 24, Scripps debuted Scripps Sports Network (SSN), a free, premium ad-supported streaming television channel designed as a 24/7 destination for live games, original series, documentaries, sports talk and other premium sports programming. The network launched with broad distribution on major CTV platforms, including The Roku Channel, LG Channels and Samsung TV Plus, with more distribution announcements expected soon.

•In the first quarter, political advertising revenue in the Local Media division was $9 million as the nation launched into a midterm election cycle projected to have record-setting spending. Scripps’ competitive election outlook includes its markets in Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio and Wisconsin, with certain races in Florida and Montana also being closely watched.

•Scripps has now closed on the sales of its Fox affiliate WFTX in Fort Myers, Florida, and its ABC affiliate WRTV in Indianapolis. Gross proceeds from both sales are $123 million. The company has announced plans to swap stations across five markets in four states with Gray Media, which will close following the necessary regulatory approvals. And it has entered into an agreement to purchase WTVQ, the ABC affiliate in Lexington, for $15.8 million, and create a duopoly with its existing NBC affiliate, WLEX. While approval is pending, we receive revenue from and pay expenses related to WTVQ’s operations through a local programming and marketing agreement. These transactions support two company strategies: to pay down debt and to improve the operating performance of its local stations.

•On April 30, the company entered into an agreement to extend the July 7, 2027, maturity date for $200 million of commitments on our revolving credit facility to July 7, 2029.

From Scripps President and CEO Adam Symson:

“We’re moving through the second quarter with real momentum, fueled by progress toward our transformation goals, the ongoing successes with our Scripps Sports strategy and meaningful reductions in our leverage ratio. We are on track in the execution of our ambitious plans to improve company EBITDA by at least 30% over the next two years. Hundreds of colleagues from every area of the company have come together to identify more than 1,000 cost savings and revenue growth initiatives. Our execution plans leverage AI, automation and other technology to fundamentally improve how we operate.

“The magnitude of our transformation is evident in the early changes to our leverage ratio and the improvement we’ll continue to see on our balance sheet. We plan to use proceeds from midterm political advertising revenue to make meaningful further progress.

“We’re also capitalizing on live sports across both divisions’ portfolios. Tomorrow night, the WNBA regular season tips off with a double-header on our ION network and tremendous excitement about the return of Caitlin Clark and this year’s class of draft picks. We’ll once again broadcast the most WNBA games of any network, bringing a double-header every Friday night to fans nationwide. We’re also seeing continued strong advertiser demand for our broadcasts of women’s professional soccer, hockey, volleyball, track, pro cheer, rodeo and college basketball. We recognized early that Americans were embracing the quality and professionalism of women’s sports, and we’re pleased to have become the go-to s

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 24, 2026

THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio 0-16914 31-1223339 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

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INDEX TO CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K

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2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition3

5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers3

8.01Other Events4

9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits5

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On February 25, 2026, The E.W. Scripps Company (the "Company" or "we") released information regarding results of operations for the quarter and year-to-date period ended December 31, 2025. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On February 24, 2026, The E.W. Scripps Company (the “Company” or “Scripps”) entered into a new employment agreement with Adam P. Symson, its President and Chief Executive Officer. The new agreement replaces and supersedes his previous employment agreement with the Company dated as of August 2, 2022.

Term

The employment agreement has an initial term expiring on December 31, 2029, with successive automatic annual renewals unless either party provides written notice at least 180 days prior to the expiration of the then-current term. If a change in control of Scripps occurs within two years prior to the term’s expiration, the term will automatically extend to the second anniversary of the change in control.

Compensation Levels

The employment agreement provides for: (i) an annual base salary of not less than $1,400,000; (ii) a target annual incentive opportunity of not less than 175% of base salary; and (iii) a target long-term incentive opportunity of not less than $4,700,000 for fiscal year 2026, which will be converted to restricted share units pursuant to the long-term incentive program. Mr. Symson is also entitled to reimbursement of up to $20,000 annually for financial planning services, annual dues for one business club, and the cost of an annual executive physical examination. Additionally, he will receive a one-time reimbursement of up to $50,000 for attorney’s fees incurred in negotiating the employment agreement and related documents.

One-Time Cash Award

The employment agreement provides for a one-time signing grant, effective February 24, 2026, of a performance-based cash award with a value of $10,000,000 (the “Cash Award”). Except as provided below, the Cash Award will vest based on the Company’s achievement of certain enterprise EBITDA growth targets during the performance period from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2029. The vesting thresholds are as follows: (i) threshold goal of $125 million in EBITDA growth, corresponding to a 60% payout; (ii) target goal of $150 million, corresponding to a 100% payout; and (iii) maximum goal of