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.
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Type of site  | News, entertainment | 
|---|---|
| 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.
 
