Hachette Filipacchi Médias

Hachette Filipacchi Médias
Founded 1826 in France
Founder Louis Hachette
Parent Lagardère Active

Hachette Filipacchi Médias, S.A. (HFM) is a magazine publisher. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lagardère Active, a division of the media conglomerate Lagardère Group of France.

History

What has become Hachette Filipacchi was founded by Louis Hachette in 1826 when he purchased the Librarie Brédif. Hachette was purchased by Matra in 1980, a firm associated with Ténot & Filipacchi. Hachette Filipacchi was nationalised in 1981 but remained a publicly traded firm. It is a subsidiary of Lagardère Media,[1] acquired in 2004.[2]

Publications in France

Hachette Filipacchi Media publishes 47 titles in France and over 200 worldwide.[3] Its French titles include Action Auto Moto, Elle France, Entrevue, France Dimanche, Ici Paris, Joystick, Le Journal de Mickey, Parents, Paris Match, Jeune & Jolie, Pariscope, Photo, Première, Télé 7 Jours, Top Famille Magazine and TV Hebdo.[3] It also publishes dailies La Provence, Nice-Matin and Corse Presse.[3] HFM also owns 25% of Éditions Philippe Amaury, which publishes Le Parisien, L'Équipe and other sport magazines.

References

  1. ↑ Nicholas Hewitt (11 September 2003). The Cambridge Companion to Modern French Culture. Cambridge University Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-521-79465-7. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Rainer Geissler; Horst Pöttker (2009). Media, Migration, Integration: European and North American Perspectives. transcript Verlag. p. 117. ISBN 978-3-8376-1032-1. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Hartmut Walravens (1 June 2006). International Newspaper Librarianship for the 21st Century. Walter de Gruyter. p. 101. ISBN 978-3-598-44020-5. Retrieved 29 April 2013.

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