Who Owns Hearst Digital Media

Introduction

Hearst Digital Media is a subsidiary of Hearst Corporation, which was founded in 1887. The company owns many magazines, newspapers and websites worldwide, as well as television channels including NBC News and MSNBC (formerly known as America’s Talking).

Hearst also owns Slate Group, which includes the digital news magazine Slate plus other media properties such as The Hairpin and Flavorwire.

Hearst Media Holdings, Inc.

Hearst Digital Media, Inc. is the parent company of Hearst Digital Media and video streaming service, Slate. The company also owns Audience Network which produces shows such as “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” and “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.” In addition to its ownership stake in these two companies, Hearst also owns a number of other media properties including:

• Esquire magazine (founded in 1933)
• Seventeen Magazine (founded in 1937)
• Cosmopolitan Magazine (founded in 1953)

Hearst Digital Media, LLC

Hearst Digital Media, LLC is a subsidiary of Hearst Corporation. It owns The Slate Group, which includes Slate and other publications such as The New York Times Magazine and Smithsonian among others.

Hearst Digital Media also owns MSNBC (formerly known as NBC News), which was acquired by Comcast in 2011 for $3 billion dollars.

Hearst Digital Entertainment LLC

Hearst Digital Entertainment LLC is a subsidiary of Hearst Corporation, which owns the following media properties:

• Hearst Magazines, Inc., which publishes Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping and other magazines.
• Hachette Book Group (formerly HarperCollins Publishers).

Hearst Digital Entertainment LLC was formed in 2016 to manage the digital assets of these companies through its new subsidiary, Hearst Digital Media LLC.

Hearst Digital Entertainment LLC is the owner of MSNBC, Slate and Audience Network

Hearst Digital Entertainment LLC is the owner of MSNBC, Slate and Audience Network. Hearst Corporation is the parent company that owns these properties.

Hearst Digital Entertainment LLC is a subsidiary of Hearst Media Holdings, Inc., which in turn is a subsidiary of The Hearst Corporation (which owns these properties).

Conclusion

Hearst Media Holdings, Inc. is a privately held media company based in New York City that publishes magazines and newspapers, and owns stakes in cable channels. This company was founded by William Randolph Hearst, who built it into one of the largest publishing empires in the world at the time.

In 2004, Hearst sold most of its publishing interests for around $2 billion plus debt obligations but retained ownership of its cable networks MSNBC and Audience Network (now known as NBC News).