Hearst Joins Forces With, Buys Big Piece of 'Survivor' Producer

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Hearst Corporation CEO Frank A. Bennack, Jr. announced on Monday that his company has entered into a joint venture with reality TV producer Mark Burnett. The deal will give Hearst a 50 percent share in Mark Burnett Productions and all of its future programming, and Hearst will get a piece of several current Burnett programs including The Voice on NBC and Shark Tank on NBC. (Not included in the deal: CBS’s Survivor or NBC’s The Apprentice, Burnett’s most popular series.)

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