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Last Updated: 2026
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Here Media

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Here Media Inc. offers original programming content tailored for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community on a subscription basis. The company publishes magazines and books, as well as operates companion Websites targeting the LGBT community. Its products include the magazines Out, The Advocate, and HIVPlus, as well as books published by Alyson Books, which are distributed through traditional newsstands, other retail outlets, and by subscriptions of print and digital editions of the magazines. It also operates PlanetOut, an online media company serving the LGBT community through its website Gay.com, a social networking Website; and a companion Website, heretv.com that features original shows, podcasts, news, and other entertainment, as well as a library of LGBT-themed streaming video. In addition, the company provides subscription video-on-demand and/or regularly scheduled television channel services through cable, satellite, and fiber-optic television providers serving domestic television households in the United States; and syndicates free-to-the-user content to Websites, including msn.com and aol.com. It serves customers through cable television, direct-to-home satellite television, fiber-optic television, and the Internet under the brand name ?here!?. The company is was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
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Here Media was founded in 2009 by Paul Colichman and Stephen P. Jarchow when Here Networks LLC and Regent Entertainment Media Inc. formed a business combination with PlanetOut Inc.The company was initially established by a different name in December 2000. At that time, Online Partners agreed to acquire PlanetOut Corp., creating PlanetOut Partners Inc. In 2002, privately held Here TV was launched and made available in 50 million homes. On October 14, 2004, PlanetOut joined NASDAQ under the ticker symbol . In November 2005, PlanetOut acquired LPI Media, publisher of The Advocate, OUT, HIV Plus, and Alyson Books.

In 2008, Regent Entertainment Media Inc. bought rights to The Advocate, OUT, HIV Plus, and Alyson Books.In 2017, Here Media sold its publishing operations to Oreva Capital.

Here TV

Here TV is an American premium television network targeting LGBT audiences. The company was launched in 2002, and is available nationwide on all major cable systems, fiber optics systems, and Internet TV providers as either a 24/7 premium subscription channel, a video on demand service, and/or a subscription video on demand service.

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Here Media’s mission is to entertain, connect and advocate for the queer community.
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The company’s vision is to build the most trusted, reliable and entertaining voice for the diverse LGBT community through a variety of platforms and channels.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Media

https://in.investing.com/

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/HRDI/profile?p=HRDI

https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/here-media

https://www.heremedia.com

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Leadership team
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Mr. Paul A. Colichman (CEO, Pres & Director)
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Mr. Tony Shyngle (CFO & Chief Accounting Officer)
Products / Services
Advertising, Internet, LGBT, News, Publishing
Number of Employees
50 - 100
Address
Los Angeles, California, United States
Established
2008-01-01
Company Registration
SEC CIK number: 0001453625
Revenue
20M - 100M
Traded as
OTC Pink:HRDI
Website
https://www.heremedia.com
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Last Updated: 2026
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