MGN Online Announces Group Agreement With E.W. Scripps Radio

MGN to provide Graphics for 9 Digital Radio Stations in 2 Markets

MGN Online is pleased to announce a Group Agreement has been finalized with the E.W. Scripps Company’s Radio division. The agreement includes 9 AM/FM Radio Stations across Wichita, Kansas and Springfield, Missouri. Scripps Radio will use MGN’s Image Hub to enhance their Stations online News presence and create consistent branding across their Websites.

The rise in online streaming radio has created new demand for high quality online images and Scripps saw the immediate need.  Digital Radio Stations like Scripps are aggregating News Content to keep the audience on their web page. Increasing website analytics correlates directly with increased advertising revenue for radio stations.

“Radio Stations need quality Graphical Content on their websites more than ever with the popularity of streaming radio.  About fifty percent of listeners are using the internet to access radio and we see great opportunity with in the radio sector with early adopters like the Scripps group,” said Gill Davis, President and CEO of MGN Online.

MGN’s agreement with E.W. Scripps is structured for the group to allow any of their 25 additional radio stations to add services at any time in the future under this group agreement. MGN continues to develop all of our Multimedia Content to be successfully utilized across all Multimedia platforms including the Radio industry.

About E.W Scripps Company

The E.W. Scripps Company boasts a rich media history while staying focused on the future. Our 33 television stations and 34 radio stations are vibrant businesses, but that doesn’t stop us from growing and investing in new digital opportunities. With operations in 17 states, Scripps reaches one in five U.S. TV households. From this position of strength, we are working to stay ahead of the ways in which people use technology to find news and information.

About MGN Online

MGN Online (http://www.mgnonline.com) is America's Premiere Resource for Still, Animated and Photo Graphical Images. MGN Online has a wide-ranging client roster of affiliates extending across print, television, and online media. MGN Online serves Newspapers, TV Broadcast News, Webcasts, Web Radio and other News and information services 24/7 through its innovative content creation, storage and distribution facilities. MGN Online is a division of Multimedia Graphic Network Inc., founded in 1982 and based in Cardiff by the Sea, California. 

Source: MGN Online