Talking TV: Tapping The Authenticity Of Black Experience In ‘Johnson’
David Hudson, head of original programming for Scripps Networks, explains the originality and authenticity powering Bounce’s breakout hit …
Best Of Talking TV: Bounce’s ‘Act Your Age’ Sets A Debut Record
In this repeat of the Talking TV episode from April 7, Alyson Fouse, creator and showrunner of Bounce’s new sitcom Act Your Age, discusses …
Talking TV: Bounce’s ‘Act Your Age’ Sets A Debut Record
Alyson Fouse, creator and showrunner of Bounce’s new sitcom Act Your Age, discusses the enduring value of classic sitcom tropes and why …
Ion, Bounce And Scripps News Launch On YouTube TV
The Scripps networks Ion, Bounce and Scripps News will launch on YouTube TV as part of its base service offering this week. As part of the …
New All-Black Female Driven Series ‘Finding Happy’ Highlights Bounce’s Upcoming Originals Slate
E.W. Scripps-owned Bounce, the broadcast and multi-platform entertainment network serving African Americans, unveiled its upcoming original …
Scripps National Spelling Bee To Host 234 Spellers At 2022 Bee Week
The Scripps National Spelling Bee will welcome 234 spellers to National Harbor, Md., from May 31 to June 2 for the national rounds of …
LeVar Burton Joins Scripps National Spelling Bee As Host
LeVar Burton has been hired as host of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, giving the competition a celebrity headliner who’s also a …
Scripps Networks Ups Cheryle Harrison To Head Bounce
She will now oversee the overall strategic vision for African American-focused diginet, including brand strategy, programing, marketing, …
Scripps National Spelling Bee To Air Live On Ion & Bounce In 2022
The Scripps National Spelling Bee will air live on two U.S. broadcast television networks in 2022, making it accessible to the widest …
Scripps Seeks Ion Synergies With Diginet Moves
Scripps will continue to operate the Ion Television network on its 48 Ion stations’ primary channels but will cease operations of the Ion …
McDonald’s To Sponsor Bounce Trumpet Awards
McDonald’s USA will be the official sponsor of the 28th Annual Bounce Trumpet Awards, with the 2020 Census, Denny’s and Gold Series from …
Wanda Sykes To Host 28th Annual Bounce Trumpet Awards
Emmy Award-winning comedian, actress and writer Wanda Sykes will host the 28th Annual Bounce Trumpet Awards, a night of inspiration, history …
Kevin Hart’s ‘Laugh Out Loud’ Sets Bounce Premiere
Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud premieres on Bounce Monday, May 6 at 9:00 p.m. ET with episodes every Monday night through the summer. Each …
Bounce Adds ‘Moesha’ And ‘The Game’
The CBS Television Distribution shows will air weeknights back-to-back starting Mon. Feb. 18, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Bounce Renews ‘Saints & Sinners’ For Fourth Season
Previous seasons of Saints & Sinners to stream on Hulu in Bounce’s first deal with the premium streaming service.
Bounce Slates Its First Original Movie
E.W. Scripps-owned Bounce, an African-American targeted network, will premiere its first Bounce Original Movie, A Stone Cold Christmas, …
Brown Sugar Launches on Xfinity X1
Brown Sugar, a subscription-video-on-demand service operated by Bounce and featuring African-American movies, is now available over the …
Bounce Lands Rights To ‘Scandal’
Olivia Pope is coming back to primetime. Scripps-owned diginet Bounce has licensed the broadcast television rights to all seven seasons and …
‘Saints & Sinners’ Season Premiere Sets Record
The third season premiere of the Bounce multicast network’s original drama series Saints & Sinners on Sunday, April …
Brown Sugar Rolls Out New Titles
Brown Sugar, the subscription video-on-demand service from Bounce featuring African-American movies, today announced new titles for …
Bounce Lands ‘Wendy Williams Show’
Starting March 5, the multicast network will air that day’s episode at 11 p.m. ET in the first repurposing deal by a multicast …
‘Bounce Trumpet Awards’ Seen By 2.4M
The multicast network’s telecast last Sunday was the No. 1 show on cable in African-American homes.
Bounce Announces Trumpet Award Winners
The 2018 Bounce Trumpet Awards, which celebrate African-American achievements and contributions, will air exclusively on Bounce on Sunday, …
Pam Grier Hosts Bounce’s ‘Leading Ladies Takeover’
Actress Pam Grier will host an evening of action-oriented, women-kicking-butt movies on Bounce Saturday, Jan. 6, in …
Tate, Ash To Host Bounce Trumpet Awards
Larenz Tate and Erica Ash will host the 2018 Bounce Trumpet Awards, celebrating African-American achievements and …
E.W. Scripps Closes $302M Katz Purchase
Since Scripps was already a 5% owner in a portion of the business, its net purchase price is $292 million for the multicast …
Bounce Unveils Oct. 2 Debut Primetime Lineup
Bounce announced its primetime lineup on Thursday. Mon. Oct. 2 will feature the world premiere of the new comedy …
Brown Sugar Available To Amazon Prime Members
Amazon today announced the launch of Brown Sugar — the new subscription-video-on-demand …
Univision Renews Distribution Deal With Katz
The new agreement extends carriage of the Bounce, Escape, Grit and Laff multicast networks through 2024. In addition, Univision will add …
Brown Sugar Launches on Roku Devices
Brown Sugar, the new subscription-video-on-demand service from Bounce, is now available on the Roku platform. Roku …
Bounce Unveils New Show In Fall Lineup
The African American-targeted multicast network’s 2017-18 programming will feature the new Grown Folks in addition to the exclusive …
Scripps Buys Katz Diginets For $302 Million
Scripps was already a 5% owner in a portion of the business, so its net purchase price is $292 million for Bounce, Grit, Escape and …
Brown Sugar Launches On Apple TV
Brown Sugar, the Bounce-owned subscription-video-on-demand service featuring African-American movies, is now available on …
Optimistic Outlook On Multicast’s Prospects
While diginets still have some hurdles to face — such as rising program license fees — they have captured the attention of …
Susan Malfa To Head Sales At Katz Diginets
The veteran cable net sales executive will oversee sales at Bounce, Escape, Grit and Laff.
Consortium Aims For Programmatic TV Buys
Interpublic’s Mediabrands unit has formed an alliance with more than 15 minor TV networks to develop and organize data and technology …