E.W. Scripps Co.'s multiplatform national news network, Newsy, entered into distribution agreements with several cable companies.
The agreements with Comcast Corp., AT&T Inc., Spectrum and several other services cover nearly 26 million subscribers, according to a Dec. 20 news release.
Newsy, which features news and stories from around the world, is already nearly fully deployed across over-the-top service providers, including DISH Network Corp.'s SlingTV and Google Inc.'s YouTube TV.
Comcast transitioned about 6 million subscribers to Newsy in October. The company expects Newsy to reach a total of 10 million Comcast subscribers by the fourth quarter of 2018. Scripps also has renewed its broadcast television retransmission agreement with Comcast, which now includes its seven Scripps legacy stations beginning Jan. 1, 2020.
E.W. Scripps expects to make Newsy available to about 40 million U.S. homes by the end of 2018.
