Hearst Media Production Group - HEARST
Media Production Group Description
Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG), a business unit of Hearst Television, is an independent producer and distributor of original programming for TV stations, broadcast and cable networks and streaming services. HMPG produces hundreds of hours of Emmy® Award-winning programming annually across linear, streaming, digital and social media platforms for domestic and international distribution in 100 countries. Its popular weekly educational/informational (E/I) programming blocks air weekends nationwide including “Weekend Adventure,” on ABC stations; “CBS WKND,” on the CBS Network; “The More You Know,” on the NBC Network; “One Magnificent Morning,” on the CW Network; “Mi Telemundo” on the Telemundo Network and “Go Time” on independent stations. HMPG also produces and/or distributes a diverse slate of other programming and content including the company’s dedicated FAST channels Xplore, The Jack Hanna Channel, Rovr Pets and Lucky Dog Channel, available on some of the most popular smart TVs and streaming platforms. HMPG has offices in New York, Los Angeles and Charlotte. HMPG is represented by United Talent Agency.
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HMPG reaches more than 17 million weekly viewers, with a library of 85 original series distributed across leading broadcast and cable networks, local stations, connected TV and streaming platforms.
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Bryan Curb is president of Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG). He was promoted to the position effective July 2026 after having served for five years as the company’s executive vice president and general manager, educational/informational (E/I) programming.
HMPG reaches more than 17 million weekly viewers, with a library of 85 original series distributed across leading broadcast and cable networks, local stations, connected TV and streaming platforms. Its content is available in more than 100 countries.
A four-time Emmy® award winner and 20-time Emmy® nominee, Curb has served as executive producer on more than 40 network television series. He was appointed HMPG’s executive vice president and general manager, E/I in 2022 after serving as chief creative officer for Litton Entertainment. As executive vice president, Curb oversaw all aspects of E/I programming, including program development and production, business standards and practices, sales and marketing.
Under Curb’s leadership, HMPG brought back to broadcast television such iconic brands as the Harlem Globetrotters and Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, introduced new multi-season programming, extended HMPG content onto digital platforms and oversaw new records for HMPG shows in terms of audience ratings and awards.
Before joining Litton in 2018, Curb was founder and CEO of MTO Productions, a Burbank-based independent television and video production company. He created network programming and content for a variety of platforms including ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and Comedy Central, as well as for brands such as Kraft, Quaker, Frito-Lay and
the UFC.
Curb began his career as a director and editor with credits on more than 100 episodes of television, as well as national commercials and series main titles.
A member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Curb holds a bachelor’s degree in broadcast media communication from Oregon State University and participates in the Hearst Management Institute, an executive leadership training program.