Though its headquarters building rises 46 stories over Central Park, and though its biggest magazine franchise, Cosmopolitan, sells more than a million copies on newsstands every month, Hearst Corp. is still, in some ways, little known to the general public. Certainly few people would guess that the 126-year-old publisher would be best described as a cable-television behemoth.Or that its No. 2 business, after its stakes in A+E Networks and ESPN and a joint venture with Mark Burnett, producer of Survivor, Shark Tank and The Voice, would be in business media, with particular strength in health care and financial services. Imagine the Cosmo Girl palling around with Duck Dynasty—and Milliman Care Guidelines, Zynx Health and Fitch Ratings.The empire that grew out of the newspaper chain forged by the legendary and controversial William Randolph Hearst confounds the usual notions of a legacy media giant. While its print businesses grapple with the transition to digital distribution, Hearst is galloping ahead with a more diversified portfolio and expansive media footprint than either of its rivals, Advance Publications—owner of Condé Nast—and soon-to-be spun-off Time Inc. For the third year in a row, privately held Hearst is projecting record earnings, as well as record revenue of nearly $10 billion, up from just over $9 billion in 2012, according to a spokesman. It climbed to No. 3 this year, up from No. 9 in 2012, on Crain's list of New York's biggest private companies.Steven... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'
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The first stage of Hearst Magazines UK's commercial restructure marks a move towards creating more joined-up brands, group commercial director Matt Salmon has claimed. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2011-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 24/10/2011 - 15:50 Macmillan Children's Books has acquired a new trilogy called Birthright by Elsewhere author Gabrielle Zevin, who was previously published by Bloomsbury. UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, were bought in the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 21/10/2011 - 10:31 William Heinemann has bought a début novel by Times columnist Sathnam Sanghera about three generations of the same family and their Wolverhampton corner shop. Publisher Jason Arthur bought UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In his closing remarks, Frankfurt Book Fair director Juergen Boos said that 2011 was a strong year for startups at the fair. Among those startups, perhaps none had a better reception than Small Demons, in Los Angeles. We couldnt have asked for a better first Frankfurt Book Fair, Small Demons... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster, Random House and the Hachette Book Group said they would allow authors to access book sales data online, a service Amazon began providing last year. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2011-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 19/10/2011 - 08:49 Picador has bought a debut novel by Royal Holloway creative writing MA graduate Emma Chapman, with editorial director Francesca Main making her first acquisition for the imprint. Main bought UK and Commonwealth rights,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Magazines UK has signed up as media partner for Race Online 2012's latest initiative to encourage everyone in the UK to get online by the end of next year. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2011-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry experts said the biography of Steve Jobs could easily sell millions of copies in print, audio and ebook editions. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2011-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 07/10/2011 - 10:55 Simon & Schuster has bought UK and Commonwealth rights to two books by commentator and Rugby World Cup winner Will Greenwood. Simon & Schuster Sport commissioning editor Rhea Halford bought rights from Lisa Norman at... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Katie Allen Publication Date: Thu, 06/10/2011 - 15:25 Oneworld has bought a book by a Private Eye journalist that uncovers how Britain has become a tax haven. Commissioning editor Mike Harpley bought UK and Commonwealth rights to Duty Free: How Britains Become a Tax Haven for Big... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 05/10/2011 - 08:49 Transworld has acquired a childhood memoir by Labour MP and former home secretary Alan Johnson. Publisher Doug Young bought UK and Commonwealth rights including serial from Andrew Kidd at Aitken Alexander Associates to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Magazines, the publisher of Cosmopolitan and Esquire, has reported pre-tax profits of £12.4m for 2010, more than nine times its profit of £1.3m reported in 2009. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2011-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Tue, 04/10/2011 - 07:30 Simon & Schuster has bought a memoir by US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was gravely wounded in a shooting earlier this year which cost the lives of six people. The book, Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope, will be... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 03/10/2011 - 08:05 Former Tesco c.e.o. Sir Terry Leahy has written a business book for Cornerstone. Random House Business Books publishing director Nigel Wilcockson bought world rights to Ten Management Lessons by Sir Terry through Danny... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 30/09/2011 - 10:51 Faber has acquired a new novel by award-winning Egyptian writer Miral Al-Tahawy. Editorial director Hannah Griffiths acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Elizabeth Sheinkman at Curtis Brown to Al-Tahawy's fourth... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 30/09/2011 - 10:44 Hodder & Stoughton has acquired the first two novels by debut women's fiction author Emma Garcia. Senior editor Isobel Akenhead bought British Commonwealth rights, including Canada, for the first two books in the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a continuum of an acquisition series that has become Bonniers growth strategy, the publisher acquires Hearsts Cycle World. Terms of the deal remain undisclosed. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Thu, 29/09/2011 - 17:42 HarperCollins has bought world rights to a memoir by Hole frontwoman and actress Courtney Love. William Morrow deputy publisher Lynn Grady bought the rights from David Vigliano. Carole Tonkinson, Harper Non-Fiction publisher... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conde Nast, Hearst and Meredith are in for Wednesday's launch. Time Inc. isn't, and may not get there for a while. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2011-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 27/09/2011 - 15:05 Jonathan Cape has acquired the new novel by author Joe Stretch, with his previous two novels Friction and Wildlife published as Vintage Originals. Senior editor Beth Coates bought UK and Commonwealth rights to The Adult... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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