''Télé Poche'' (literally "Pocket TV") is a weekly

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published in France.

History and profile

Created by Franco-Italian editor

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, ''Télé Poche'' was launched on 12 January 1966 by Cora-Révillon's Mondiales subsidiary. The magazine is published on a weekly basis. Eric Pavon is the editor of ''Télé Poche''. The magazine takes its name from its original

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format (13.8 x 20.9 cm, 5.4 x 8.2

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es), half the size of traditional magazines. Mondiales, the owner of the magazine, was purchased by the British group

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in 1994, and the new owner increased its page size by 27%, to 17.5 x 26.5 cm (6.9 x 10.4 inches) in 2005. Its current owner, Italian publisher

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(a subsidiary of

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), acquired ''Télé Poche'' in 2006.

Circulation

In 1974 ''Télé Poche'' sold 1,500,000 copies. The 1989 circulation of the weekly was 1,73 million copies. Ten years later its circulation was 1,666,000 copies in 1999. The circulation of ''Télé Poche'' was 733,898 copies in 2005. Its circulation was 645,000 copies in 2007. It was 580,628 copies in 2010. The weekly had a circulation of 487,466 copies in 2012. Its circulation was 432,100 copies in 2014.

References

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External links

Official website
1966 establishments in France Magazines published in France French-language magazines Weekly magazines published in France Listings magazines Magazines established in 1966 Television magazines