Jordan Wertlieb Elected a Director of Hearst Corporation

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NEW YORK, NY — (Marketwired) — 11/26/13 — Jordan Wertlieb, president of Hearst Television Inc., has been elected to Hearst Corporation-s Board of Directors. The announcement was made today by Steven R. Swartz, president and CEO of Hearst Corporation and William R. Hearst III, chairman of the Board of Directors.With this election, there are now 24 members of the Board of Directors, elected by the trustees of The Hearst Family Trust.Wertlieb was appointed president of Hearst Television Inc. in

AwesomenessTV and Hearst Corporation Form Joint Venture to Launch New Original YouTube Channel and Multichannel Network for Teen Girls

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NEW YORK, NY — (Marketwired) — 10/16/13 — Hearst Corporation and AwesomenessTV today announced a joint venture to create a new stand-alone Seventeen-branded YouTube channel featuring original content as well as a multichannel network (MCN), bringing together the leading print/online teen brand with the largest teen brand in digital video. The announcement was made by Brian Robbins, founder and CEO of AwesomenessTV, and David Carey, president of Hearst Magazines. Terms of the deal were not di

Hearst Ventures Makes Equity Investment in Science Inc.

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Hearst Ventures Makes Equity Investment in Science Inc.

NEW YORK, NY — (Marketwire) — 02/15/13 — , a unit of Hearst Corporation, and today announced a minority equity investment by Hearst in Science Inc., a technology operating company specializing in the creation and rapid scaling of digital businesses. The joint announcement was made by Frank A. Bennack, Jr., CEO of Hearst Corporation; Scott Sassa, president, Hearst Entertainment & Syndication, the group that operates Hearst Ventures; and Michael Jones, CEO of Science. Financial terms of t