Hearst Media Production Group

Name

Hearst Media Production Group

Legal name

Hearst Media Production Group, LLC

Website

https://hearstmediaproductiongroup.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Programming Production and Licensing: HMPG produces original programming and licenses/distributes it to TV stations, broadcast networks, cable networks, and streaming services. The company earns revenue through licensing fees for content distribution across multiple platforms including linear TV, streaming, digital, and social media.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hearst Media Production Group is an independent producer and distributor of original television programming for broadcast networks, cable networks, streaming services, and TV stations. The company produces hundreds of hours of programming annually across linear, streaming, digital, and social media platforms, with a library of more than 85 series and 6,000 episodes reaching nearly 100 countries. Its revenue comes from licensing original educational, informational, wildlife, STEM, travel, rescue, health, and history series to network and platform partners.

Product overview

Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG) operates as an independent producer and distributor of original programming for TV stations, broadcast and cable networks, and streaming services. The portfolio includes 85+ series (6,000+ episodes) spanning wildlife/conservation (Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild, Wildlife Nation with Jeff Corwin, Lucky Dog: Down Under), STEM/education (Mission Unstoppable, The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation, The Visioneers with Zay Harding), adventure/travel (Earth Odyssey with Dylan Dreyer, Jack Hanna's Passport, The Great American Journey), rescue/docuseries (Hearts of Heroes, The Champion's Edge with Bonnie Bernstein), lifestyle (Wild Child, Naturally Danny Seo, Journey with Dylan Dreyer), history/documentary (Modern Marvels® WWII, Ocean Mysteries), and health/wellness (Forever Young with Dr. Pablo Prichard). Content reaches 100 countries, delivers 17 million weekly viewers on U.S. broadcast television, and generates approximately 17 billion monthly views across digital platforms. Distribution partners include ABC, CBS, CW, NBC, Telemundo, Paramount, Peacock, Cozi, TeleXitos, Dabl, and Start TV.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Modern Marvels: WWII Three-part limited series on The HISTORY Channel exploring the greatest machines, most impactful weapons, and groundbreaking innovations of WWII, celebrating engineering and technological advances. Aimed at HISTORY Channel viewers.
• Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild Wildlife conservation series hosted by Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant and Peter Gros, showcasing incredible animal encounters and preservation efforts for general broadcast audiences.
• Lucky Dog: Down Under Animal training series hosted by Brandon McMillan following the journey of shelter dogs being rehabilitated and adopted in Australia. Aimed at family broadcast audiences.
• Wildlife Nation with Jeff Corwin Wildlife preservation series featuring Jeff Corwin, including Expedition Florida segment, empowering viewers to preserve and protect wildlife and natural habitats.
• Mission Unstoppable STEM-focused series hosted by Miranda Cosgrove showcasing women making history in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Targeted at educational and family audiences.
• Hearts of Heroes Rescue story series featuring heroic rescues from across the country, co-hosted by Sheldon Yellen; Season 8 hosted by Brooke Shields. Distributed on ABC stations.
• Earth Odyssey with Dylan Dreyer Global travel and nature series hosted by Dylan Dreyer taking viewers on journeys across the globe. Aimed at NBC broadcast audiences.
• Jack Hanna's Passport Adventure travel series hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro featuring wild adventures around the world, drawing on the Jack Hanna library for HMPG.
• The Visioneers with Zay Harding Series celebrating visionary engineers, scientists, and everyday people creating innovative environmental solutions, covering U.S. states and international destinations. Co-produced with VoLo Foundation for CBS WKND.
• The Champion's Edge with Bonnie Bernstein Series hosted by Bonnie Bernstein showcasing women thriving in their professions who harness life lessons from sports excellence. Distributed on ABC stations.
• The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation Series celebrating the inventor's spirit, exploring the how's and why's behind innovations and inventions. Aimed at family and educational audiences.
• Wild Child Children's series hosted by Sheinelle Jones featuring adventures to meet the most fascinating baby animals around the world. Aimed at family and children's audiences.
• Ocean Mysteries Marine life and ocean exploration series from the HMPG programming library, optimized for digital expansion via the Merzigo partnership across YouTube and Facebook.
• Forever Young with Dr. Pablo Prichard Health and wellness series exploring longevity topics through expert insights and personal narratives, empowering viewers with science-based health strategies. Premiered on NBC, Peacock, and NBC.com in partnership with Evoke Entertainment.
• The Great American Journey New series hosted by Kelsey Grammer on NBC celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
• HMPG Programming Library Catalog of 85 series with 6,000 episodes distributed across U.S. broadcast television (ABC, CBS, CW, NBC, Telemundo, Paramount), streaming services (Peacock), and multicast networks (Cozi, TeleXitos, Dabl, Start TV); reaches 17 million weekly U.S. broadcast viewers and 100 countries globally.

Quantifiable outcome

• 85 series with 6,000 episodes reaching 100 countries
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MerzigocoreTechnology or Integration · 8 April 2026Strategic partnership where Merzigo will optimize and scale HMPG's programming portfolio (including titles from the Jack Hanna library, Ocean Mysteries, and Hearts of Heroes) across YouTube and Facebook platforms. Merzigo leverages its proprietary technology platform managing 6,000+ digital channels in 30+ languages generating ~17 billion monthly views to accelerate HMPG's international growth and audience engagement.
• TeleXitoscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 October 2025HMPG provides a three-hour educational and informational programming block on TeleXitos, a national Spanish-language multicast network, featuring Lucky Dog, The Visioneers, Naturally Danny Seo, and Journey with Dylan Dreyer, all dubbed in Spanish. The partnership expands HMPG's reach to Hispanic audiences and adds culturally resonant content to TeleXitos's weekend lineup, with the network available in over 40 U.S. markets reaching more than four million viewers monthly.
• VoLo FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 September 2025Co-production partner for 'The Visioneers With Zay Harding,' a CBS series focused on international environmental solutions. The series was renewed for a full season on CBS as part of the CBS WKND educational programming block.
• Evoke EntertainmentminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 August 2025Partnership with Evoke Entertainment to produce 'Forever Young with Dr. Pablo Prichard,' a new 30-minute weekly health and wellness series debuting on NBC. The series explores longevity topics through expert insights and personal narratives.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• All3Media: Independent global television production and distribution company producing drama, entertainment, and factual content. Directly comparable to HMPG as an independent, multi-territory producer-distributor selling to major broadcast and streaming partners.
• Fremantle: Global production and distribution company owned by RTL Group, producing entertainment, drama, and factual programming sold to broadcasters and streamers. HMPG is directly comparable in business model: independent producer that licenses content to major networks and platforms internationally.
• ITV Studios: Global content producer and distributor producing thousands of hours annually across drama, entertainment, and factual programming, distributed to broadcasters and streamers worldwide. Directly comparable to HMPG as an independent, non-broadcaster-owned production and distribution business with multi-territory reach.
• Banijay: Largest independent global content producer and distributor (includes Endemol Shine), operating across entertainment, factual, and scripted formats worldwide. Comparable to HMPG as a content production/distribution group with similar B2B licensing dynamics and broad international catalog.
• Cineflix: Independent Canadian-based production and distribution company with a large international catalog sold to broadcasters and streamers. Comparable to HMPG in scale and approach — independent factual and unscripted producer with significant library rights licensed globally.

Broad incumbents

• BBC Studios: Commercial production and distribution arm of the BBC, producing and licensing factual, drama, and natural history content globally. Comparable to HMPG as a large production-distributor with deep library and global broadcaster reach, but operates as a broadcaster-owned incumbent rather than an independent.
• Warner Bros. Television: Television production and distribution arm of Warner Bros. Discovery, producing and licensing scripted and unscripted content globally. Comparable to HMPG as a TV content producer-distributor selling to networks and streamers, though at much larger scale and with broader genre coverage.
• Sony Pictures Television: Major studio's television production and distribution arm producing and licensing content to U.S. and international networks and streamers. Comparable to HMPG as a content licensor to broadcast and streaming partners, but materially larger and part of a vertically integrated incumbent.
• Lionsgate Television: Television production and distribution arm of Lionsgate, producing scripted and unscripted content for broadcast, cable, and streaming platforms. Comparable to HMPG in B2B distribution model and library monetization approach, though with broader genre and theatrical footprint.

Emerging players

• Boat Rocker Media: Independent global entertainment company producing and distributing scripted and unscripted content, including factual and lifestyle programming. Comparable to HMPG as a smaller-scale independent producer-distributor with a similar catalog-licensing model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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