Hearst Ventures

Diversified media information and services companies.

Overview

Hearst is one of the nation s largest diversified media information and technology companies. Its major interests include ownership in cable television networks such as A&E HISTORY Lifetime and ESPN majority ownership of global ratings agency Fitch Group Hearst Health a group of medical information and services businesses 30 television stations such as WCVB TV in Boston and KCRA TV in Sacramento Calif. which reach a combined 18 percent of U.S. viewers newspapers such as the Houston Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle and Albany Times Union almost 300 magazines around the world including Cosmopolitan ELLE Harper s BAZAAR and Car & Driver digital services businesses such as iCrossing and KUBRA and investments in emerging digital and video companies such as BuzzFeed VICE Complex and AwesomenessTV.