John Stanley Zieser

Meredith Corp. engaged in television broadcasting and magazine advertising business. It operated through the Local Media and National Media business segments. The Local Media segment included television stations and offers websites, mobile-optimized websites, and mobile applications. The National Media segment consists of national consumer media brands delivered via multiple media platforms including print magazines and digital and mobile media, brand licensing activities, database-related activities, and business-to-business marketing products and services. The company was founded by Edwin Thomas Meredith in 1902 and was headquartered in Des Moines, IA.

First Data Merchant Services Corp. provides electronic payment solutions. It provides services to businesses and financial institutions. The company enables merchants to accept various forms of payments, such as credit cards, electronic benefits transfers, online debits, offline debits, wireless transactions, smart/chip, stored-value and private label cards. First Data Merchant Services was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.

The Real Girls Media Network includes DivineCaroline.com-it's owned and operated marquee site-as well as a premium network of branded sites for women, is a San Francisco-based, privately held company backed by Meredith Corporation, 3i Group and Walden Venture Capital. DivineCaroline™ is a trademark of Real Girls Media Network, Inc.

Next Issue Media LLC develops software application that allows users to access online magazines. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Part of Gray Television, Inc., The Hyperfactory is a New Zealander company that provides mobile marketing technology. The company is based in Auckland, New Zealand. The company was founded by Derek Graham Handley. The Hyperfactory was acquired by Meredith Corp. on July 13, 2010 for $16.20 million.

iris Nation Worldwide Ltd. provides advertising services. It offers brand consultancy, communications planning, public relations, sponsorship, digital and promotions services. The company was founded by Sean Reynolds, Ian Millner, Steve Bell, Sam Noble, Matthew McRoberts, and Stewart Shanley in May 1999 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

United Way of Central Iowa provides educational and health services. The firm convenes and unites action in three areas: education, income and health. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Des Moines, IA.

New Media Strategies, Inc. provides online brand promotion and protection services. Its clients include American Airlines, Dreamworks, HBO, McDonald's, The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and the USA Network. The company was founded by Peter Snyder and Aaron G. Earls in 1999 and is headquartered in Des Moines, IA.

Part of Warner Bros. The company is based in London, UK. Discovery, Inc., Time Magazines Europe Ltd. publishes journals and periodicals.