HEARST CORP

HEARST CORP is a privately held, diversified media and information company headquartered in New York, NY, with businesses spanning magazines, newspapers, television stations and business-information services. The firm holds principal operating units across publishing and broadcast and is a reported significant shareholder in digital media companies.^[1]

Career Background

• Founded in the late 19th century, the company built a broad legacy in newspapers and magazines and expanded into broadcast and cable partnerships.^[2]
• Expanded into television operations and related production and syndication businesses, operating a major local-station group.^[3]
• Diversified into business-information and financial-services brands (including a leading ratings and data business) and corporate venture investments.^[1]

Current Positions

• Principal owner/operator of Hearst’s broadcast group (Hearst Television), a major U.S. local‑station operator and production/distribution unit.^[3]
• Reported as a significant beneficial owner of BuzzFeed, Inc. (tickers BZFD / BZFDW) in SEC Schedule 13 filings.^[4]

SEC Filing Context

• The entity is an active filer in public-company disclosure records; SEC filings list Hearst-related reporting entities as significant shareholders and reporting persons in Schedule 13 and Section 16 filings.^[4]