Hearst Communications

American multinational mass media conglomerate group
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Hearst Communications

Summary

Hearst Communications is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,150 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hearst Communications is in the country of United States[3].
  • Hearst Communications is in the country of US[4].
  • Hearst Communications's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Hearst Communications's instance of is recorded as enterprise[6].
  • Hearst Communications's founder is recorded as William Randolph Hearst[7].
  • William Randolph Hearst is named after Hearst Communications[8].
  • Hearst Communications's headquarters location is recorded as Hearst Tower[9].
  • Hearst Communications's has organizational division is recorded as Hearst Television[10].
  • Hearst Communications's has organizational division is recorded as Verizon Hearst Media Partners[11].
  • Hearst Communications's child organization or unit is recorded as Fangoria Films[12].
  • Hearst Communications's child organization or unit is recorded as Hearst Magazines Italia[13].
  • Hearst Communications's child organization or unit is recorded as First DataBank[14].
  • Hearst Communications's child organization or unit is recorded as A+E Global Media[15].
  • Hearst Communications's child organization or unit is recorded as ESPN Inc.[16].
  • Hearst Communications's child organization or unit is recorded as King Features Syndicate[17].
  • Hearst Communications's child organization or unit is recorded as Hearst Media Production Group[18].
  • Hearst Communications's child organization or unit is recorded as NorthSouth Productions[19].
  • Hearst Communications's child organization or unit is recorded as Hearst Television[20].
  • Hearst Communications's child organization or unit is recorded as Fitch Group[21].
  • Hearst Communications's Commons category is recorded as Hearst Corporation[22].
  • Hearst Communications's industry is recorded as media industry[23].
  • March 4, 1887 marks the founding of Hearst Communications[24].
  • July 13, 1920 marks the founding of Hearst Communications[25].
  • 1920-07-13 marks the founding of Hearst Communications[26].
  • Hearst Communications's location of formation is recorded as San Francisco[27].

Body

Founding

Hearst Communications's founder is recorded as William Randolph Hearst[7]. Recorded inception include March 4, 1887[24], July 13, 1920[25], and 1920-07-13[26]. Its location of formation is recorded as San Francisco[27].

Operations

Hearst Communications's headquarters location is recorded as Hearst Tower[9]. Subsidiaries include Fangoria Films[12], a film production company[28], founded in 1990[29]; Hearst Magazines Italia[13], an archives[30], in Italy[31], headquartered in Milan[32]; First DataBank[14], a publishing house[33], founded in 1982[34], headquartered in San Francisco[35]; A+E Global Media[15], a business[36], in United States[37], founded in 1984[38], headquartered in New York City[39]; ESPN Inc.[16], a business[40], founded in 1979[41], headquartered in Bristol[42]; and King Features Syndicate[17], an animation studio[43], in United States[44], founded in 1915[45], headquartered in New York City[46].

Industry

Hearst Communications's industry is recorded as media industry[23].

Ownership

Hearst Communications's product or material produced is recorded as printed press[47].

Why It Matters

Hearst Communications ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,150 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

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  1. [3] . GRID. Retrieved . grid.ac. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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