LA QUINTA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Demand Media, Inc. (NYSE: DMD), a leading content and social media company, and lifestyle expert and television personality Rachael Ray today announced a multi-year exclusive partnership to create co-branded content and develop new talent in the Food category. Rachael will become the lead creative force of the eHow Food channel and identify and develop up-and-coming culinary talent that will create and be featured in high-quality, original programming produced by Demand Media and distributed through its web properties.
Demand Media’s model begins with an intense focus on satisfying consumer demand for relevant, valuable information that makes their lives better and ultimately more enjoyable. One of the company’s key properties, eHow.com, is a trusted and valued source to help people accomplish life’s daily tasks, with over 80 million monthly visitors worldwide, according to comScore. The eHow Food channel is a destination within eHow where people can get accessible, practical information ranging from chopping an onion to cooking “Italian.” Demand Media will work with Rachael to bring her knowledge and perspective to the eHow Food channel as she becomes its creative voice and talent mentor. With millions of fans who enjoy her television programs, magazine, books, merchandise and websites, Rachael will bring to eHow Food her proven ability to cultivate, mentor and engage large audiences.
“People love Rachael because she delivers helpful and entertaining advice in a style that they appreciate and easily understand. She represents the kind of warm, approachable and knowledgeable voice we want to have across eHow,” said Richard Rosenblatt, Chairman and CEO of Demand Media. “Rachael’s career was launched by being discovered on local TV, and we are excited to work with her to discover and nurture a new class of culinary talent online.”
“I’m thrilled to partner with Demand Media at such an exciting time in the media business,” said Rachael. “Believe it or not, so much goes on behind the scenes of my public life that I don’t always have time to share all of my passions with my audience. This partnership will help me do that by extending my approach to making the most out of every day to one of the fastest growing properties on the web. In addition, this partnership provides a new outlet for my network of friends and experts to create rich and engaging content and share that with a large audience."
About Rachael Ray
Rachael Ray is best known as the host of the hit syndicated Emmy Award winning daytime television show “Rachael Ray” produced by CBS Television Distribution in association with Harpo Productions, Scripps Networks and Watch Entertainment. Rachael's warmth, energy, and boundless curiosity also reaches scores of fans through her popular Food Network shows, bestselling cookbooks, her own line of cookware created by Meyer, knives by Furitechnics, signature food ingredients by Colavita and lifestyle magazine Everyday with Rachael Ray. In 2007, Rachael launched the Yum-o! organization, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering kids and their families to develop healthy relationships with food and cooking and in 2008 she partnered with Ainsworth Pet Nutrition to create a line of pet food of which all her proceeds are donated to organizations that help animals in need. For more information, visit www.rachaelray.com.
About Demand Media
Demand Media, Inc. (NYSE: DMD) is a leading online media company that informs, entertains and connects millions of people every day. Through a portfolio of vertical web properties that reaches more than 100 million monthly visitors, a global network of digital partners, and an innovative content studio, Demand Media publishes what the world wants to know and share. Founded in 2006, Demand Media is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA with offices in Bellevue, WA, Austin, TX, Chicago, IL, New York, NY and London, UK. For more information about Demand Media, visit: http://www.demandmedia.com.
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