Hachette Filipacchi Médias, S.A. (HFM) is a
magazine publisher
Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...
. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lagardère Active
Lagardère Active SAS, also known as Lagardère Media, is the media activities arm of the French Lagardère Group.
Its subsidiaries include Lagardère's radio operations, television networks, and book and magazine publishers.
In 2018, Arnaud Lag ...
, a division of the media conglomerate
Lagardère Group of France.
History
''
Hachette'' was founded by
Louis Hachette Louis may refer to:
* Louis (coin)
* Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name
* Louis (surname)
* Louis (singer), Serbian singer
* HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy
See also
Derived or associated terms
* Lewis ...
(French pronunciation:
.ʃɛt ''Brédif''in 1826 when he purchased the ''Librairie Brédif''; the company later became L. Hachette et Compagnie.
Hachette was purchased by
Matra
Matra (an acronym for Mécanique Aviation Traction) was a French industrial conglomerate. During its years of operation, it was engaged in a wide range of business activities, primarily focused around automobiles, bicycles, aeronautics and wea ...
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,
acquired in 2004.
Publications
Hachette Filipacchi Media publishes ''
Parents'', ''
Paris Match'', and ''
Le Journal du Dimanche''.
From 1985 the company also publishes various titles abroad.
Hachette sold its international titles to
Hearst in 2011.
References
Further reading
*Madjar, Robert (1997).
Daniel Filipacchi
Daniel Filipacchi (born 12 January 1928) is the Chairman Emeritus of Hachette Filipacchi Médias and a French collector of surrealist art.
Career
Filipacchi wrote and worked as a photographer for ''Paris Match'' from its founding in 1949 by ...
. Editions Michel Lafon
External links
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Magazine publishing companies of France
Publishing companies established in 1826
1826 establishments in France
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