Here Media Inc. Here Media Inc. (HRDI) operates as a publicly traded media and entertainment company focused on producing and distributing niche content for the LGBTQ+ community. The company offers premium video programming through its flagship HereTV service, available nationwide on major cable systems, fiber optics providers, streaming platforms, and OTT devices including iPhone, Android, Apple TV, and Roku; HereTV features hundreds of award-winning LGBT films, original series, and on-demand content delivered via 24/7 subscription channels, video-on-demand, and subscription video-on-demand models. It previously published magazines such as The Advocate, Out, and HIV Plus, along with books from Alyson Books distributed through newsstands, retail outlets, subscriptions, and companion websites, though print operations were sold in 2017; digital and broadband distribution channels continue to support its targeted LGBT audience.
Headquartered in Los Angeles and founded in 2009 through the business combination of Here Networks LLC, Regent Entertainment Media Inc., and PlanetOut Inc., Here Media serves the substantial LGBTQ+ market with estimated U.S. buying power of $1.4 trillion and global influence reaching $3.9 trillion as of 2023. The company maintains partnerships with prominent U.S. charitable LGBT organizations to advance equality, raise awareness, and support youth initiatives. Its operations emphasize premium, branded content across television, online, and streaming platforms tailored to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender consumers.