HITC
HITC (formerly Here Is the City)[2] is a British news and entertainment website owned by GRV Media.[1] As well as multiple social profiles it also has two popular football-themed YouTube channels, HITC Football (previously HITC Sport) and HITC Sevens, launched in October 2014 and June 2017 respectively.
Type of site | News, entertainment |
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Available in | English |
Headquarters | England |
Area served | Worldwide |
Owner | GRV Media[1] |
Key people | Vic Daniels (co-founder and Executive Chairman) Graham Morris (co-founder and CEO) Robi Buckley (co-founder) |
URL | hitc |
Advertising | Native |
Registration | No |
Launched | 2000 |
Current status | Active |
History
At its launch in 2000, HITC was focused on financial news.
In February 2010 it set up a "Save Dave" campaign[3] to save a banker from losing their job after they were caught on live television viewing images of a model in the office.[4] The campaign garnered much publicity within the finance industry.[5][6]
The company dropped the name Here Is the City in 2015.[7]
The HITC Football (previously HITC Sport) and HITC Sevens YouTube channels were launched in October 2014 and June 2017 respectively. As of the end of 2021, the channels have a combined subscriber base of over 1 million. HITC Football was previously run by Michael Ramsay,[8][9] who left in 2022 to launch his own channel, The Irish Guy.
References
- Waldon, Daniel (13 August 2021). "HITC Sport YouTube Hits 500,000 subscribers". GRV Media. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- "Hitc Company Profile | Management and Employees List". Datanyze. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- Hawthorne, Mark (5 February 2010). "Global email campaign to 'save Dave'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- Daniels, Vic (4 February 2010). "'Save Dave' Campaign Goes Global As Macquarie Investigates 'Set-Up'". HITC.
- "Internet campaign to save Aussie banker's job". Reuters. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- "Campaigners rally to save 'racy pics' banker Dave's job". CNN. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/here-is-the-city
- "Ep8: HITC Sport's "Irish Guy" Michael Ramsay | The Greenwood & Mulliner Show on Newcastle Fans TV" – via shows.acast.com.
- Ryan, Owen (14 August 2021). "Clare's YouTube sensation scoring big with footie fans". The Clare Champion. Retrieved 15 June 2022.