Herald Media Holdings, Inc.
Publishing
Moderate confidence (75%)
Updated Oct 17, 2026, 12:06 AM
What is happening
Derived by rule set status-rules-2026.09.7
The court entered a final decree, so the bankruptcy case is over. The decree does not say how it ended or what became of the business. This supersedes the earlier bankruptcy signal.
Latest material event: bankruptcy case closed (docket entry 653) (Aug 31, 2020)
Bankruptcy information
Court records associated with this company's legal entities.
- Court
- D. Delaware
- District
- Delaware
- Chapter
- Other
- Case status
- UNKNOWN
- Filed
- Dec 8, 2017
- Judge
- Laurie Selber Silverstein
- Trustee
- —
- Reported assets
- —
- Reported liabilities
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Timeline
Every material event, newest first. History is never overwritten.
bankruptcy case closed (docket entry 653)
Aug 31, 2020
Bankruptcy case closed
Final Decree (I) Closing The Chapter 11 Case, (II) Establishing The Amount Of The Wind-Down And Disputed D&O Claim Reserves, (III) Authorizing The Final Distribution, (IV) Authorizing The Donation Of Remaining Funds To Charity In Accordance With The Plan, (V) Terminating The Services Of Epiq LLC As Claims, Notice And Balloting Agent Order Signed on 8/31/2020. (CMB)
- Epiq — claims agent docket · case 17-12881, entry 653 — “Final Decree”
bankruptcy case closed (docket entry 466)
Aug 2, 2018
Bankruptcy case closed
Order Closing the Debtors Chapter 11 Case (17-12882)
- Epiq — claims agent docket · case 17-12881, entry 466 — “Closing the Debtors Chapter 11 Case”
bankruptcy case closed (docket entry 468)
Aug 2, 2018
Bankruptcy case closed
Order Closing the Debtors Chapter 11 Case (17-12884)
- Epiq — claims agent docket · case 17-12881, entry 468 — “Closing the Debtors Chapter 11 Case”
bankruptcy case closed (docket entry 467)
Aug 2, 2018
Bankruptcy case closed
Order Closing the Debtors Chapter 11 Case (17-12883)
- Epiq — claims agent docket · case 17-12881, entry 467 — “Closing the Debtors Chapter 11 Case”
bankruptcy case closed (one order, docketed in 3 member cases)
Aug 2, 2018
Bankruptcy case closed
Order Closing the Debtors Chapter 11 Case Signed on 8/2/2018. (CMB)
- Epiq — claims agent docket · case 17-12882, entry 7 — “Closing the Debtors Chapter 11 Case”
- Epiq — claims agent docket · case 17-12883, entry 7 — “Closing the Debtors Chapter 11 Case”
- Epiq — claims agent docket · case 17-12884, entry 7 — “Closing the Debtors Chapter 11 Case”
plan effective (docket entry 465)
Aug 1, 2018
Plan effective
Notice of Effective Date
- Epiq — claims agent docket · case 17-12881, entry 465 — “Notice of Effective Date”
Approving Motion Of Debtors And Debtors In Possession To Administer Defined…
May 14, 2018
Wind down approved
Order Approving Motion Of Debtors And Debtors In Possession To Administer Defined Benefit Plans And Wind Down Employee Benefits Programs
- Epiq — claims agent docket · case 17-12881, entry 362 — “Order Approving Motion Of Debtors And Debtors In Possession To Administer Defined Benefit Plans And Wind Down Employee Benefits Programs (Related Doc # [344]) Order Signed on 5/14/2018. (LJJ)”
plan effective (docket entry 296)
Mar 19, 2018
Plan effective
Notice of Effective Date Notice of Sale Closing and Effective Date of Amendment of Case Caption
- Epiq — claims agent docket · case 17-12881, entry 296 — “Notice of Effective Date”
Creditors of Herald Media Holdings, Inc. reached the deadline to file claims
Mar 2, 2018
Claims deadline
HMH Media, Inc., f/k/a Herald Media Holdings, Inc.: General Bar Date. Published by Epiq, the claims and noticing agent appointed in the case.
- Epiq — claims agent case · case 17-12881 — “HMH Media, Inc., f/k/a Herald Media Holdings, Inc. — case 17-12881 — Delaware — before Laurie Selber Silverstein — filed Dec 08 2017 — 4 affiliated debtors”
A) Authorizing the Sale of Substantially all of the Debtors Assets Free…
Feb 16, 2018
Asset sale approved
Order (A) Authorizing the Sale of Substantially all of the Debtors Assets Free and Clear of Liens, Claims, Encumbrances, and Other Interests, (B) Authorizing and Approving the Debtors Performance under the Asset Purchase Agreement, (C) Approving the Assumption and Assignment of Certain of the Debtors Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases Related Thereto, and (D) Granting Related Relief
- Epiq — claims agent docket · case 17-12881, entry 253 — “Order (A) Authorizing the Sale of Substantially all of the Debtors Assets Free and Clear of Liens, Claims, Encumbrances, and Other Interests, (B) Authorizing and Approving the Debtors Performance under the Asset Purchase Agreement, (C) Approving the Assumption and Assignment of Certain of the Debtors Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases Related Thereto, and (D) Granting Related Relief (related document(s)[13], [146]) Order Signed on 2/16/2018. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit 1 (Part 1) # (2) Exhibit 1 (Part 2) # (3) Exhibit 1 (Part 3) # (4) Exhibit 1 (Part 4) # (5) Exhibit 1 (Part 5) # (6) Exhibit 1 (Part 6) # (7) Exhibit 1 (Part 7) # (8) Exhibit 2 # (9) Exhibit 3 # (10) Exhibit 4) (CMB)”
Authorizing Rejection of Collective Bargaining Agreements
Feb 16, 2018
Lease rejection approved
Order (I) Authorizing Rejection of Collective Bargaining Agreements and (II) Modifying Retiree Benefit Obligations
- Epiq — claims agent docket · case 17-12881, entry 252 — “Order (I) Authorizing Rejection of Collective Bargaining Agreements and (II) Modifying Retiree Benefit Obligations (related document(s)[99]) Order Signed on 2/16/2018. (LJJ)”
Authorizing the Debtors to Obtain Post-Petition Financing
Jan 5, 2018
Dip financing approved
Order [FINAL] (I) Authorizing the Debtors to Obtain Post-Petition Financing, (II) Granting Liens and Providing Super-Priority Administrative Expense Status, (III) Granting Adequate Protection, and (IV) Granting Related Relief.
- Epiq — claims agent docket · case 17-12881, entry 143 — “Order [FINAL] (I) Authorizing the Debtors to Obtain Post-Petition Financing, (II) Granting Liens and Providing Super-Priority Administrative Expense Status, (III) Granting Adequate Protection, and (IV) Granting Related Relief. (Related Doc # [15]) Order Signed on 1/5/2018. (NAB)”
Herald Media Holdings, Inc. had its first day hearing
Dec 13, 2017
First day hearing
HMH Media, Inc., f/k/a Herald Media Holdings, Inc.: First Day Hearing. Published by Epiq, the claims and noticing agent appointed in the case.
- Epiq — claims agent case · case 17-12881 — “HMH Media, Inc., f/k/a Herald Media Holdings, Inc. — case 17-12881 — Delaware — before Laurie Selber Silverstein — filed Dec 08 2017 — 4 affiliated debtors”
Herald Media Holdings, Inc. filed for bankruptcy
Dec 8, 2017
Bankruptcy filed
HMH Media, Inc., f/k/a Herald Media Holdings, Inc. filed for bankruptcy in D. Delaware as case 17-12881 on Dec 08 2017.
- Epiq — claims agent case · case 17-12881 — “HMH Media, Inc., f/k/a Herald Media Holdings, Inc. — case 17-12881 — Delaware — before Laurie Selber Silverstein — filed Dec 08 2017 — 4 affiliated debtors”
Company information
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- Industry
- Publishing
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- Website
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- Headquarters
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- Also known as
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- Legal entities
- Herald Media Holdings, Inc.
Sources
Every material source used to build this profile.
Epiq Bankruptcy Case Administration (TIER 1 · UNVERIFIED)
Order Approving Motion Of Debtors And Debtors In Possession To Administer Defined Benefit Plans And Wind Down Employee Benefits Programs (Related Doc # [344]) Order Signed on 5/14/2018. (LJJ)
Epiq Bankruptcy Case Administration (TIER 1 · UNVERIFIED)
HMH Media, Inc., f/k/a Herald Media Holdings, Inc. — case 17-12881 — Delaware — before Laurie Selber Silverstein — filed Dec 08 2017 — 4 affiliated debtors
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Status history
Every derived status, with the rule that produced it.
- BANKRUPTCY_CONCLUDED → BANKRUPTCY_CONCLUDEDCASE_CONCLUDED_BY_FINAL_DECREE · Sep 18, 2026, 01:30 AM
The court entered a final decree, so the bankruptcy case is over. The decree does not say how it ended or what became of the business. This supersedes the earlier bankruptcy signal.
- BANKRUPTCY_CONCLUDED → BANKRUPTCY_CONCLUDEDCASE_CONCLUDED_BY_FINAL_DECREE · Sep 18, 2026, 01:13 AM
The court entered a final decree, so the bankruptcy case is over. The decree does not say how it ended or what became of the business. This supersedes the earlier bankruptcy signal.
- BANKRUPTCY → BANKRUPTCY_CONCLUDEDCASE_CONCLUDED_BY_FINAL_DECREE · Sep 15, 2026, 12:22 PM
The court entered a final decree, so the bankruptcy case is over. The decree does not say how it ended or what became of the business. This supersedes the earlier bankruptcy signal.
- BANKRUPTCY → BANKRUPTCYCHAPTER_11_BANKRUPTCY · Sep 14, 2026, 04:46 PM
A bankruptcy case is open. A filing is a legal proceeding, not a confirmation that the company is closed.
- UNKNOWN → BANKRUPTCYCHAPTER_11_BANKRUPTCY · Sep 9, 2026, 09:32 PM
A bankruptcy case is open. A filing is a legal proceeding, not a confirmation that the company is closed.