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Hearst Corp.

is in the Media Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$4.3B

Private
US

Dow Jones Description

The Hearst Corporation is one of the nation's largest diversified communications companies. Its major interests include 12 daily and 30 weekly newspapers, including the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News, and Albany Times Union; nearly 200 magazines around the world, including Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, and O, The Oprah Magazine; 29 television stations through Hearst-Argyle Television which reach a combined 18% of U.S. viewers; joint venture interests in leading cable networks, including Lifetime, A&E, The History Channel and ESPN; as well as business publishing, including a joint venture interest in Fitch Group; Internet businesses; television production; newspaper features distribution; and real estate.

President & CEO, Hearst-Argyle Television

David J. Barrett

Number of Employees 20,000

Contact Information

959 8th Avenue

New York, New York 10105

www.hearst.com

(212) 649-2000

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Television Broadcasting: 515120

Recent Events

Hearst may have $1B pot of money to spend

11/11/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - Vice President - View Story
Revolving Door Newsletter: 11.10.09

11/12/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - CFO - View Story
S.F. Chronicle web site touts traffic growth

9/24/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Walt Disney To Buy Marvel Entertainment For $4 Bln In Cash And Stock - Update

8/31/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Three Cable Networks Combining Into Single Media Company

8/27/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story
San Francisco Chronicle Outsources Its Printing

7/12/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
People on the Move 07.09.09

7/10/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story
E Ink finds a buyer far from home

6/02/09 - New Venture Funded Investment - View Story

News & Analysis

hearst corp. and times co. - All News and Analysis

Seattle Paper To Lay Off 7% Of Staff

- 2005-01-17

Reacting to what it says was a $12-million loss last year, a top executive at the Seattle Times circulated a memo last week saying that the paper plans to cut its full-time staff by between 90 and 110 people, or roughly seven percent of its workforce. ...

Tags: Hearst Corp., Times Co.
Hearst Offers To Settle?

- 2004-07-05

In an apparent attempt to restart stalled negotiations, The Hearst Corp. disclosed last week that it had been negotiating with its joint operating agreement partner, The Seattle Times Co., as recently as last January and that in an attempt to settle their lawsuit and continue to...

Tags: FINANCE, Hearst Corp., Times Co.
Seattle Newspaper Expects to Lose $7.7 Million in 2004.

- 2004-03-20

By Bill Richards, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 20--The Seattle Times expects to lose about $7.7 million this year and has watched annual advertising revenue drop by about $50 million from four years ago, when the paper was wrapping...

Tags: FINANCE, Hearst Corp., Seattle, Times Co.
Seattle Deal Quietly Extends Joa

- 2003-12-22

As part of an October deal to speed up the appeal of a judge's ruling against the Seattle Times in its attempt to shut down its joint operating agreement with the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, lawyers for the Times agreed that the 18-month "stop-loss" clock -- which could ...

Tags: agreement, Hearst Corp., lawyer, Litigation, Seattle, Times Co.
SEATTLE APPEAL TO BE HEARD JAN. 21  TIMES CO. FILES BRIEF Seattle Times' lawyers cite three major reasons to overturn ruling

- 2003-12-01

For 10 minutes on Jan. 21, lawyers representing the Seattle Times Co. will have the opportunity to argue their case in front of a three-judge panel that a lower-court judge erred in a Sept. 25, ruling that doesn't allow the company to include losses it suffered ...

Tags: Hearst Corp., lawyer, Times Co., Y2K

Seattle Times' Appeal On Fast Track

- 2003-11-03

Last week a state court commissioner accepted the Seattle Times Co.'s argument to hasten a hearing of its appeal of a crucial ruling in its attempt to rid itself of its partner, The Hearst Corp. The commissioner said there is "substantial grounds for a difference of...

Tags: Hearst Corp., Times Co.
Speedy Appeal On Seattle Ruling

- 2003-10-20

Most would have thought it impossible for the Seattle Times Co. -- which is bent on shutting down its joint operating agreement partner, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer -- and the P-I's owner, The Hearst Corp., to agree on anything. But miracles do happen and last week the...

Tags: Hearst Corp., Times Co.
Seattle Newspaper Files Appeal of Ruling on Joint-Operating Agreement Losses.

- 2003-10-08

By Bill Richards, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 8--The Seattle Times Co. is appealing a court decision that blocked it from beginning negotiations that could shut down its crosstown rival, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The request for...

Tags: agreement, Hearst Corp., Times Co.
JUDGE RULES SEATTLE TIMES' 2000 LOSS INVALID Finds in favor of Hearst argument to keep Post-Intelligencer alive

- 2003-09-29

In the first ruling of what will probably more like a 20-stage Tour de France rather than an eight-round heavyweight title, a judge in Seattle last Thursday ruled that the Seattle Times could not claim the losses it had in 2000 as the first of three consecutive...

Tags: Hearst Corp., SECURITY, Times Co.
JUDGE DELAYS SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN SEATTLE JOA SUIT A week of memos, documents and rejected ads

- 2003-09-15

A Seattle judge on Friday refused to rule on requests for summary judgment in the case that pits the Seattle Times against its longtime business partner, the Post-Intelligencer. The judge's reluctance ended a week that saw allegations of a long-term plan by the Times to shutter the...

Tags: advertisement, FINANCE, Hearst Corp., Times Co.

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio)	Position
David J. Barrett	President & CEO, Hearst-Argyle Television
Duncan Edwards	President & Chief Executive Officer, Hearst Magazines International
Frank A. Bennack	Chief Executive Officer
Neeraj Khemlani	Vice President & Special Assistant to the CEO, Digital Media
Cathleen P. Black	President, Hearst Magazines
Kenneth A. Bronfin	President, Hearst Interactive Media
Richard P. Malloch	President, Hearst Business Media
Debra B. Shriver	Vice President & Chief Communications Officer
James M. Asher	Chief Legal and Development Officer & Senior Vice President
Roger P. Paschke	Chief Investment Officer
Ronald J. Doerfler	Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President
David L. Kors	Vice President, Taxes
Eve Burton	General Counsel & Vice President
Mark F. Miller	Vice President
Mark Hasson	Vice President, Finance
Paul J. Luthringer	Executive Director, Communications
George J. Green	Consultant
Scott M. Sassa	Senior Vice President
Steven R. Swartz	Senior Vice President & President, Hearst Newspapers

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio)	Position
George R. Hearst	Chairman

David Barrett is President and Chief Executive Officer of Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange-listed company (NYSE: HTV). Prior to the August 1997 merger of Hearst Broadcasting and Argyle Television, Barrett was a Vice President of The Hearst Corporation and Deputy General Manager of Broadcasting, with operating oversight for the company’s television and radio stations, as well as its Boston-based production company. Barrett joined Hearst in 1984 as General Manager of its Baltimore radio stations, and subsequently became General Manager of WBAL-TV before relocating to New York in his corporate position in 1991. Barrett, a board member of Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. and The Hearst Corporation, is also a trustee of the trust established under the will of William Randolph Hearst and a director of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and The Hearst Foundation. He also serves on the boards of directors of Maximum Service Television, Inc. (MSTV), the Emma L. Bowen Foundation, the Broadcasters Foundation, the Television Operators Caucus (TOC), the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation (NABEF). Barrett is a past Chairman of the Board of Governors for the ABC Television Affiliates Association and the Federal Communications Commission’s Media Security and Reliability Council (MSRC II), and has previously served on the boards of directors of the International Radio and Television Society (IRTS), the Advertising Council, and Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. In 2004 he was named Broadcasting & Cable magazine’s “Broadcaster of the Year.” In October of 2005 he was the recipient of The Media Institute’s American Horizon Award and was also inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Management Hall of Fame. In 2008 he was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame.

Organization	Position	Status
Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc.	President & CEO	Current
The Hearst Corporation	President & CEO, Hearst-Argyle Television	Current
Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
The Hearst Corporation	Board of Directors	Current
The Hearst Corporation	Vice President	Former
Federal Communications Commission	chairman	Former

Organization	Position	Status
The Hearst Corporation	President & Chief Executive Officer, Hearst Magazines International	Current
Natmag - Rodale Limited	Chief Executive, The National Magazine Company Read More	Current
Hearst Magazines	Executive Vice President & President, Hearst Magazines International	Current
The National Magazine Company Ltd.	Vice Chairman	Current
The National Magazine Company Ltd.	Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director	Former

Mr. Bennack has been a director of the Company since January 1998. In June 2008, Mr. Bennack resumed his former role as Chief Executive Officer of The Hearst Corporation, a position he will hold on an interim basis until a successor is named. Mr. Bennack has been the Chairman of the Executive Committee and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Hearst Corporation since 2002, after serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Hearst Corporation since 1979. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. and serves as the Chairman of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

Organization	Position	Status
The Hearst Corporation	Chief Executive Officer	Current
Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc.	Chairman	Current
The Hearst Corporation	Vice Chairman	Current
The Hearst Foundation, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation	Board Director	Current
Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc.	Board of Directors	Former

Organization	Position	Status
The Hearst Corporation	Vice President & Special Assistant to the CEO, Digital Media	Current
ABC News, Inc.	Producer	Former
CBS Corporation	Producer, CBS News	Former
Imagine Entertainment	Creative Consultant	Former

Organization	Position	Status
The Hearst Corporation	President, Hearst Magazines	Current
Hearst Magazines	President	Current
University of Notre Dame	Trustee	Current
The Hearst Corporation	Board of Directors	Current
International Business Machines Corporation	Board of Directors	Current
The Coca-Cola Company	Board of Directors	Current
Council on Foreign Relations	Member	Current
Magazine Publishers of America	President & CEO	Former
Newspaper Association of America	Chief Executive Officer	Former
Newspaper Association of America	President	Former
USA TODAY	President	Former
Gannett Co., Inc.	Executive Vice President, Marketing	Former
The Hearst Corporation	Senior Vice President	Former
USA TODAY	Publisher	Former
iVillage Inc.	Board of Directors	Former
Trinity College	B.A.	Former

Kenneth A. Bronfin, 48, President of Hearst Interactive Media (the interactive media division of diversified media company Hearst Corporation) since 2002. Prior thereto, Deputy Group Head of Hearst Interactive Media since 1996. (Biographical Information as of April 9, 2008)

Organization	Position	Status
The Hearst Corporation	President, Hearst Interactive Media	Current
Hearst Interactive Media	President	Current
Aether - Ham Radio Logging		Current
SCENE7, Inc.	Director	Current
E Ink Corporation	Director	Current
Hasbro, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
FREE411	Board of Directors	Current
Circles, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
National Broadcasting Company, Inc.	Vice President of Nbc Cable and Business Development	Former
NBC Universal, Inc.	General Manager	Former
National Broadcasting Company, Inc.	General Manager	Former
Interactive Media Group Incorporated	Founder	Former
iVillage Inc.	Board of Directors	Former
NBC Universal, Inc.	Director	Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania	MBA In Management	Former
University of Virginia	Bachelor's Degree In Electrical Engineering	Former

Organization	Position	Status
The Hearst Corporation	President, Hearst Business Media	Current
Morgan Stanley	principal	Former

Organization	Position	Status
The Hearst Corporation	Vice President & Chief Communications Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
The Hearst Corporation	Chief Legal and Development Officer & Senior Vice President	Current
The Hearst Corporation	Board of Directors	Current
iVillage Inc.		Former
XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc.		Former
Hire.com Inc.		Former
New York University	J.D. degree	Former

Organization	Position	Status
The Hearst Corporation	Chief Investment Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
The Hearst Corporation	Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President	Current
Fairleigh Dickinson University	Board of Directors	Current
Lifetime Entertainment, Inc	Board of Directors	Current
A&E Television Networks	Board of Directors	Current
The Hearst Corporation	Board of Directors	Current
Lazard Ltd.	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
The Hearst Corporation	Vice President, Taxes	Current
The Hearst Corporation	Deputy Tax Director	Former
The Hearst Corporation	Director of Taxation and Assistant Treasurer	Former
Coopers & Lybrand, L.L.P.	Senior Tax Manager	Former

Organization	Position	Status
The Hearst Corporation	General Counsel & Vice President	Current

Organization	Position	Status
The Hearst Corporation	Vice President	Current
The Hearst Foundation, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
The Hearst Corporation	Board of Directors	Current
Hearst Magazines	Executive Vice President & General Manager	Former

Organization	Position	Status
The Hearst Corporation	Vice President, Finance	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Hearst Interactive Media	Vice President, Communications	Current
The Hearst Corporation	Executive Director, Communications	Current

Organization	Position	Status
The Hearst Corporation	Consultant	Current
The National Magazine Company Ltd.	Board of Directors	Current
Magazine Publishers of America	Board of Directors	Current
Hearst Magazines	President & Chief Executive Officer, International	Former
The Hearst Corporation	President & Chief Executive Officer, Hearst Magazines International	Former
The New Yorker Magazine, Inc.	President & Chief Operating Officer	Former
The International Federation of the Periodical Press (FIPP)	President	Former
Magazine Publishers of America	Chairman	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Hearst Entertainment & Syndication	President	Current
The Hearst Corporation	Senior Vice President	Current
Marvel Entertainment, Inc.	Chief Executive Officer	Former
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.	President of Turner Entertainment Group	Former
MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc.	President and COO of Andrews Group	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Hearst Newspapers	President	Current
The Hearst Corporation	Senior Vice President & President, Hearst Newspapers	Current
Hearst Newspapers	Executive Vice President	Former

Organization	Position	Status
The Hearst Corporation	Chairman	Current
The Hearst Foundation, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current

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