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State Farm® signs on as title sponsor for WNBA Friday Night Spotlight on ION
CINCINNATI, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- State Farm has signed an agreement with The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) to serve as title sponsor of "WNBA
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[{"type":"text","content":"CINCINNATI, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- State Farm has signed an agreement with The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) to serve as title sponsor of \"WNBA Friday Night Spotlight on ION\" for the 2023 WNBA season.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nScripps and the WNBA announced on April 20 a multi-year agreement to televise regular-season games on Friday nights on ION, a national entertainment network that reaches every U.S. TV household over-the-air and on all major pay TV and connected TV services.\nFor the first time, WNBA games will be featured on a single network during national primetime windows every Friday night from May 26 to Sept. 8. The first games are Friday: Washington Mystics vs. Chicago Sky at 8 p.m., and Dallas Wings vs. Seattle Storm at 10 p.m.\n\"State Farm is a longtime supporter and sponsor of the WNBA,\" said Kristyn Cook, chief agency, sales and marketing officer, State Farm. \"We are constantly looking for ways to elevate women in sports, and WNBA Friday Night Showcase on ION will bring the excitement of women's basketball to even more people.\"\nState Farm has had a 10-year relationship with the WNBA, going back to 2013, when it became presenting partner of the WNBA Draft.\n\"State Farm has set the pace once again as we partner to raise the WNBA's profile,\" said Tony Lamerato, vice president of revenue and sponsorships for Scripps Sports. \"They are the perfect fit to title our new Friday night franchise on ION.\"\nThe E.W. Scripps Company, headquartered in Cincinnati, is a Fortune 1000 journalism and media company with deep local market relationships and broad national audience reach. For 145 years, Americans have turned to Scripps for objective news and information. Scripps Sports launched in December 2022.\nMedia contact: Scripps – Michael Perry (513) 259-4718, [email protected] State Farm – Rachael Risinger (516) 864-3693, [email protected]\nAbout ScrippsThe E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is a diversified media company focused on creating a better-informed world. As one of the nation's largest local TV broadcasters, Scripps serves communities with quality, objective local journalism and operates a portfolio of 61 stations in 41 markets. The Scripps Networks reach nearly every American through the national news outlets Court TV and Scripps News and popular entertainment brands IO...