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.

For the TV series, see Hollyoaks: In the City.
HITC
HITC Logo
Type of site
News, entertainment
Available inEnglish
Headquarters
England
Area servedWorldwide
OwnerGRV Media[1]
Key peopleVic Daniels (co-founder and Executive Chairman)
Graham Morris (co-founder and CEO)
URLhitc.com
AdvertisingNative
RegistrationNo
Launched2000
Current statusActive

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.

The current HITC logo

The HITC logo has retained the same font across its history, but utilises variations of the colour and shape to distinguish its sub-brands. For example, the HITC Football logo is on a green background, as opposed to the standard red/pink logo.

The logo for HITC Football

References
  1. Waldon, Daniel (13 August 2021). "HITC Sport YouTube Hits 500,000 subscribers". GRV Media. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  2. "Hitc Company Profile | Management and Employees List". Datanyze. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  3. Hawthorne, Mark (5 February 2010). "Global email campaign to 'save Dave'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  4. Daniels, Vic (4 February 2010). "'Save Dave' Campaign Goes Global As Macquarie Investigates 'Set-Up'". HITC.
  5. "Internet campaign to save Aussie banker's job". Reuters. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  6. "Campaigners rally to save 'racy pics' banker Dave's job". CNN. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  7. https://www.linkedin.com/company/here-is-the-city
  8. "Ep8: HITC Sport's "Irish Guy" Michael Ramsay | The Greenwood & Mulliner Show on Newcastle Fans TV" – via shows.acast.com.
  9. Ryan, Owen (14 August 2021). "Clare's YouTube sensation scoring big with footie fans". The Clare Champion. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
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