Here Media

What Here Media does

Here Media Inc. is a privately held digital media company, incorporated in California and headquartered at 9663 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1409, Beverly Hills. The company focuses exclusively on the LGBTQ+ audience and operates HereTV, an over-the-top (OTT) subscription streaming service launched in 2017 that offers hundreds of award-winning LGBT films and series, including Academy Award and Daytime Emmy Award-winning productions. The HereTV catalog spans scripted drama, documentary, reality, and shorts, and the platform curates a niche library that is largely unavailable on mainstream general-audience streamers.

Operationally, HereTV is delivered through a multi-platform distribution architecture. Direct-to-consumer access is provided via dedicated applications on iPhone (App Store), Android (Google Play), Apple TV, Roku, and the heretv.com website. Branded HereTV channels are also distributed as add-ons through major third-party platforms — Amazon Prime Video Channels, Google Play, YouTube TV, Spectrum, Cablevision, Comcast, Verizon Fios, Frontier, Sling TV, Cox, AT&T U-verse, Samsung Smart TV, and VIZIO SmartCast — giving the service reach across virtually all major U.S. streaming, cable, satellite, and connected-TV surfaces. Content is monetized via recurring consumer subscriptions (monthly billing, free trial offered), and the service is gated to users aged 18+ with a registered account.

The company monetizes a single B2C subscription stream with no disclosed enterprise tier, no advertising business described, and no public revenue figures. Go-to-market relies on brand and community credibility: Here Media maintains a portfolio of partnerships with more than 15 prominent LGBTQ+ advocacy and service organizations, including GLAAD, the Human Rights Campaign, GLSEN, GMHC, the Los Angeles LGBT Center, the NYC LGBT Community Center, Ali Forney Center, Point Foundation, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Out & Equal, and NGLCC. The company was previously a public entity under the ticker HRDI on OTC Pink (now shown as delisted in the firmographics) and is now privately held, with a 51-100 person headcount. No venture funding rounds, institutional investors, or parent company are disclosed in the source material.

Name

Here Media

Legal name

Here Media Inc.

Website

https://heremedia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Here Media operates HereTV, a subscription OTT streaming service launched in 2017 that delivers a curated library of award-winning LGBTQ+ films and series across iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, web, and major cable, streaming, and smart-TV platforms to LGBTQ+ viewers and allies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

LGBTQ+ Subscription Video Streaming

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621)

SIC

Cable & Other Pay Television Services (4841)

akta.pro primary industry

Live TV Streaming (vMVPD/IPTV OTT) (MPACAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Partner Integrations & Distribution (App Stores, Channels, OEM/Carrier Bundles) (MPAHAJAO)

Keywords

• LGBTQ streaming service
• OTT video platform
• Queer cinema subscription
• Inclusive media content
• Video streaming apps

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. HereTV Subscription: Here Media operates HereTV, a premium OTT streaming service offering LGBTQ+ content on a subscription basis. The service is available through direct app downloads (iPhone, Android, Apple TV, Roku) and through cable/satellite partners (Amazon Prime Video Channel, Fios, Comcast, Frontier, Sling, Cox, AT&T, Samsung, VIZIO). Users must be 18+ and create a registered account with subscription fee charged on a recurring basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Here Media operates HereTV, a premium OTT streaming service delivering LGBTQ+ films and series through dedicated apps for iPhone, Android, Apple TV, and Roku, plus web and cable/satellite partners. The service launched in 2017 and is sold on a recurring subscription basis (monthly), either directly or via Amazon Prime Video Channel, Roku, Apple TV, Google Play, smart TVs, and MVPDs including Fios, Comcast, Frontier, Sling, Cox, and AT&T.

Product overview

Here Media operates as a digital media company focused on LGBTQ+ content, operating a platform-plus-distribution model. The core offering is HereTV, an OTT streaming service launched in 2017 featuring hundreds of award-winning LGBT films and series. HereTV is available as dedicated mobile apps for iPhone, Android, and Apple TV, as well as a Roku channel, with branded presence across all leading streaming and cable platforms including Amazon Prime Video, Roku, Apple TV, Samsung, Vizio, Comcast, Cox, AT&T, Frontier, Sling TV, Spectrum, YouTube TV, Verizon Fios, and Cablevision.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HereTV: Premium OTT streaming service for LGBT films and shows, available on all major streaming and cable platforms with award-winning content including Daytime Emmy Award winners and Academy Award winners.

Products and services

• HereTV OTT streaming service Subscription-based OTT streaming service delivering hundreds of award-winning LGBTQ+ films and series to adult consumers (18+) across mobile, web, smart TV, and cable/satellite platforms.
• HereTV iPhone app iOS mobile app that lets individual subscribers stream the HereTV LGBTQ+ content library on iPhone devices.
• HereTV Android app Android mobile app for individual subscribers to stream the HereTV LGBTQ+ content library on Android phones and tablets.
• HereTV Apple TV app Apple TV (tvOS) application that delivers HereTV's LGBTQ+ streaming catalog to consumer televisions via the Apple TV App Store.
• HereTV Roku channel Roku Channel Store application that streams HereTV's LGBTQ+ library to Roku players and Roku-powered TVs for end consumers.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• GLAADcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHere Media has partnered with GLAAD, one of the most prominent LGBTQ+ media advocacy organizations, as part of its commitment to advancing LGBT equality and raising awareness of LGBT issues.
• Human Rights Campaign (HRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHere Media partners with the Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization in the United States, supporting LGBT equality initiatives.
• GLSENmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network) focused on creating safe and inclusive schools for LGBTQ+ students.
• GMHCmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with GMHC (Gay Men's Health Crisis), a leading HIV/AIDS organization, supporting LGBT health initiatives.
• Los Angeles LGBT CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHere Media partners with the Los Angeles LGBT Center, one of the largest LGBTQ+ centers in the world, providing services and advocacy.
• NYC LGBT Community CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the NYC LGBT Community Center, serving the LGBTQ+ community in New York City.
• Ali Forney CentermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Ali Forney Center, an organization providing housing and services for homeless LGBTQ+ youth.
• Point FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Point Foundation, the nation's largest scholarship organization for LGBTQ+ students.
• Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDSmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, supporting charitable programs for those affected by HIV/AIDS.
• Out & EqualmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, focused on LGBTQ+ workplace equality.
• NGLCC (National LGBT Chamber of Commerce)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with NGLCC, the business advocate for LGBT business owners and allies.
• Hetrick-Martin InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Hetrick-Martin Institute, providing services to LGBTQ+ youth.
• GMCLA (Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting the arts and cultural programs of GMCLA.
• LES Film FestivalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the LES (Lower East Side) Film Festival, an LGBTQ+ film festival.
• Jeffrey Fashion CaresminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Jeffrey Fashion Cares, a fashion industry initiative supporting LGBT causes.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Netflix: Netflix is the dominant global SVOD incumbent with an expanding slate of LGBTQ+ originals (Heartstopper, Queer Eye, etc.), competing indirectly with HereTV as the default subscription destination for most viewers.
• Tubi: Tubi is a major ad-supported streaming service carrying LGBTQ+ film and series catalogs, providing a free alternative that can rival paid niche services like HereTV on price-sensitive consumers.
• Hulu: Hulu is a major US SVOD incumbent with a growing library of LGBTQ+-themed originals and library titles, providing mainstream competition to niche services like HereTV for subscription dollars.
• Max (HBO Max): Max is a major premium SVOD incumbent with award-winning LGBTQ+ programming (Euphoria, Our Flag Means Death), competing for the same prize-winning content aesthetic that HereTV leans on for differentiation.
• Pluto TV: Pluto TV is a leading FAST platform that aggregates themed channels including LGBTQ+ content, representing both a potential distribution partner and a competitive free alternative to HereTV.

Direct peers

• Dekkoo: Dekkoo is a subscription streaming service dedicated to LGBTQ+ films and series, operating as a direct DTC competitor to HereTV with a similar niche-curated video positioning and audience.
• Revry: Revry is a queer-owned streaming platform and FAST channel offering LGBTQ+ movies, series, and original programming across CTV and mobile, directly competing with HereTV for the same premium-content niche.
• Logo (MTV/Paramount): Logo is the long-standing cable and digital LGBTQ+ entertainment channel owned by Paramount, competing with HereTV for LGBTQ+ viewer attention through premium content and iconic franchises.
• Tello Films: Tello Films is a subscription streaming service producing and curating LGBTQ+ films and series for women, mirroring HereTV's niche-curated OTT model with a similarly small catalog and festival pedigree.

Others

• Frameline: Frameline is the nonprofit distributor and festival operator for LGBTQ+ cinema, an adjacent ecosystem player that competes for premium queer content rights and is a natural licensing/co-distribution counterpart to HereTV.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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