Hearst Media Production Group

HMPG has been the long-time distributor of the Hanna franchise.  In addition to its current ownership of Jack Hanna’s Animal Adventures, HMPG has acquired nearly 400 episodes of the series Jack Hanna’s Wild Countdown and Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild for global distribution.

New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a digital director, general sales manager and news director.

The current Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien EP is now the group’s executive producer, news and documentary development.

New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for a sales manager in Philadelphia. Other existing openings in include a VP of sales, a director of studio and production operations, two executive producers, assistant news director, three local TV reporters, a senior digital content producer, and an account executive.

New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include these openings: vice president of sales; business partnerships and development executive; news executive producer; duopoly executive producer evening; assistant news director; reporter (AFTRA); senior digital content producer; account executive; and TV reporter.

New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a meteorologist, an assistant controller and staff accountant, both of which are remote. Other existing jobs include openings for a director of sales, assistant chief engineer, weather anchor, general manager, account executive, WGA line producer, WGA producer and executive producer for national show.

New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for an associate producer, general manager, weather anchor, director of sales, account executive, assistant chief engineer and general sales manager.

Hearst Media Production Group and Mutual of Omaha are bringing the iconic series back this fall, 60 years after its original debut.

Tiffany Haddish is expanding into unscripted series after inking a development deal with the Hearst Media Production Group. The Emmy-winning actress, comedian and author will initially executive produce two original unscripted series. The first is a documentary about successful women who had long romantic relationships with homeless men.

The Charlotte-based operation names Erin Finnegan and Ken Baldwin creative services director and research director, respectively.

Her background includes experience in entertainment law, working with Netflix, Peacock, Discovery+, Freeform,CNN, Sony Pictures Television and the Sundance Institute. In addition, she was a filmmaker and holds credits as an independent producer, unit production manager and casting associate, among other roles.

Success with Globetrotters series leads to a partnership to develop “inspiring” educational and informational programming.

Keith Dawkins, president of the Harlem Globetrotters, talks with TVNewsCheck’s Michael Depp about the team’s return to TV with Play It Forward and how the beloved, near-century-old franchise is connecting with new generations across multiple media. A full transcript of the conversation is included.

New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a director of creative services, several sales managers, a digital content manager, executive news producers, a weekend anchor, an MMJ and a business affairs VP.

New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a part-time administrative assistant in New York City and a partnership marketing specialist in Charlotte, N.C.

New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a standards & practices specialist, a meteorologist, news producer, digital content producer and a digital content manager.

New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a commercial producer/director, a creative services director, a research director and a senior producer.

The media sales and marketing veteran is tapped to be a business partnerships and development executive.

TVNewsCheck’s Michael Depp talks with Ginger Zee, chief meteorologist for ABC and co-host of Hearst Media Production Group’s Hearts of Heroes, along with fellow host Sheldon Yellen, about broadcast’s role in disaster preparedness and the frontline workers whose stories they tell in the show. A full transcript of the conversation is included.

New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for an affiliate relations director, general sales manager, creative services writer/editor/producer, news producer, national sales manager, creative services director and account executive.

New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings in Virginia and North Carolina for a meteorologist, a general sales manager and a sales director.

She will focus on unscripted program development for television stations, broadcast and cable networks and streaming services. She’ll also supervise creative production on series pilots as well as the first season of new unscripted series.

New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for an engineering director, IT administrator, digital sales manager, assistant news director, two executive producers, two business development executives, a news producer, social media producer, anchor/producer, general sales manager and broadcast engineer.

The company promotes Biancuzzo from EVP and group head to lead the new business unit that will develop and produce original programming for distribution to television stations, broadcast and cable networks and streaming services.