27 Facts About Hearst Magazines

1.

The younger Hearst eventually built readership for Hearst-owned newspapers and magazines from 15,000 to over 20 million.

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2.

Hearst Magazines began to purchase and launched other newspapers, including the New York Journal in 1895 and the Los Angeles Examiner in 1903.

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3.

In 1903, Hearst Magazines created Motor magazine, the first title in his company's magazine division.

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4.

Hearst Magazines acquired Cosmopolitan in 1905, and Good Housekeeping in 1911.

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5.

Hearst Magazines entered the book publishing business in 1913 with the formation of Hearst's International Library.

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6.

Hearst Magazines began producing film features in the mid-1910s, creating one of the earliest animation studios: the International Film Service, turning characters from Hearst Magazines newspaper strips into film characters.

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7.

Hearst Magazines bought the Atlanta Georgian in 1912, the San Francisco Call and the San Francisco Post in 1913, the Boston Advertiser and the Washington Times in 1917, and the Chicago Herald in 1918.

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8.

In 1919, Hearst Magazines's book publishing division was renamed Cosmopolitan Book.

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9.

Hearst Magazines saw financial challenges in the early 1920s, when he was using company funds to build Hearst Magazines Castle in San Simeon and support movie production at Cosmopolitan Productions.

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10.

Hearst Magazines then added the Los Angeles Herald and Washington Herald, as well as the Oakland Post-Enquirer, the Syracuse Telegram and the Rochester Journal-American in 1922.

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11.

Hearst Magazines continued his buying spree into the mid-1920s, purchasing the Baltimore News, the San Antonio Light, the Albany Times Union, and The Milwaukee Sentinel.

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12.

In 1924, Hearst Magazines entered the tabloid market in New York City with New York Daily Mirror, meant to compete with the New York Daily News.

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13.

Hearst Magazines sold the latter paper in 1956 to the Chicago Tribunes owners, who changed it to the tabloid-size Chicago Today in 1969 and ceased publication in 1974.

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14.

In 1960, Hearst Magazines sold the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Detroit Times to The Detroit News.

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15.

In 1953 Hearst Magazines bought Sports Afield magazine, which it published until 1999 when it sold the journal to Robert E Petersen.

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16.

In 1965, the Hearst Magazines Corporation began pursuing joint operating agreements.

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17.

Hearst Magazines moved into hardcover publishing by acquiring Arbor House in 1978 and William Morrow and Company in 1981.

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18.

In 1993, Hearst Magazines closed the San Antonio Light after it purchased the rival San Antonio Express-News from Murdoch.

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19.

On March 27,1997, Hearst Magazines Broadcasting announced that it would merge with Argyle Television Holdings II for $525 million, the merger was completed in August to form Hearst Magazines-Argyle Television.

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20.

In 1999, Hearst Magazines sold its Avon and Morrow book publishing activities to HarperCollins.

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21.

In December 2003, Marvel Entertainment acquired Cover Concepts from Hearst Magazines, to extend Marvel's demographic reach among public school children.

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22.

In 2011, Hearst Magazines absorbed more than 100 magazine titles from the Lagardere Group for more than $700 million and became a challenger of Time Inc ahead of Conde Nast.

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23.

In December 2012, Hearst Magazines Corporation partnered again with NBCUniversal to launch Esquire Network.

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24.

On February 20,2014, Hearst Magazines International appointed Gary Ellis to the new position, Chief Digital Officer.

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25.

In January 2017, Hearst Magazines announced that it had acquired a majority stake in Litton Entertainment.

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26.

On January 23,2017, Hearst Magazines announced that it had acquired the business operations of The Pioneer Group from fourth-generation family owners Jack and John Batdorff.

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27.

In October 2017, Hearst Magazines announced it would acquire the magazine and book businesses of Rodale in Emmaus, Pennsylvania with some sources reporting the purchase price as about $225 million.

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