Global education provider Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) has announced the acquisition of Channel One News, a digital content provider dedicated to encouraging kids to be informed, digitally-savvy global citizens. The acquisition represents HMH's strategic investment in the continued development of high-quality digital content for students, teachers and parents across multiple modalities, and will bring significant video and cross-media production capabilities in-house.
Established in 1989, Channel One News produces Peabody and Telly award-winning daily news programs that are broadcast to nearly five million upper elementary, middle and high school students across the U.S. via satellite and online at ChannelOne.com.
Aligned to Common Core State Standards, Channel One and its supplementary educational resources are designed to spark conversations on current events and foster critical thinking skills. The acquisition will enable HMH to further integrate informative, engaging and standards-aligned nonfiction video content into its core product offerings and beyond.
