Heavy

Heavy is a New York-based digital media company that owns and operates Heavy.com and Ahoramismo.com. Heavy.com is a real-time news and information portal reaching 35 million unique visitors per month. Ahoramismo.com is Heavy's Spanish language real-time news and information portal reaching 2 million unique visitors per month. A Recent History of Heavy In 2012 Heavy.com pivoted from original video entertainment to real-time news and information. From 2012 to 2016, led by Editor-in-Chief Aaron Nobel, the site’s audience has grown from 3 million to 35 million organic unique visitors per month. In 2015 we expanded with the launch of AhoraMismo.com. Heavy is focused on growing audience and enabling writers to become successful entrepreneurs. The Heavy platform provides technology, monetization and a unique partnership with contributors. We're always looking to partner with new journalists, bloggers and media entrepreneurs. Feel free to contact us. A Brief History of Heavy Heavy was established in 1999 by Simon Assaad and David Carson. In 1997 they worked on the team behind the IBM eBusiness campaign, which won the Interactive Grand Prix and two Gold Lions at Cannes. In 1999 Assaad and Carson launched Heavy.com as one of the first broadband video entertainment platforms. Its programming attracted millions of viewers online and was licensed to television platforms worldwide. In 2001 Assaad and Carson formed TeamHeavy, a professional services group, which launched Fuse, LIFE and AOL Music. In 2005 Heavy experienced strong growth resulting in annual top line revenue increases, financing, and expansion to Asia and Europe. In 2009 Heavy went through a period of consolidation. In 2012 Aaron Nobel joined Assaad and relaunched Heavy.com as a news and information portal. With rapid reporting and user-friendly formats, Heavy provides timely coverage of breaking news, sports, entertainment, technology, gaming and social media trends.