Webedia is a global company specializing in

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, a subsidiary of the

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group. Based in

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, its head office is at located 2 rue Paul Vaillant-Couturier in

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. Its founders are Cédric Siré and Guillaume Multrier. Present in more than twenty countries, Webedia gathers more than 276 million unique monthly visitors in the world (according to Comscore in December 2019). The company operates the following websites: * in France: AlloCiné, Jeuxvideo.com, MGG, Puremédias, Purepeople, Pureshopping, Purebreak, Terrafemina, 750g, easyVoyage, etc. * in Brazil: Adorocinema, Tudo Gostoso and Minhavida * in Germany: Filmstarts,

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and

GameStar ''GameStar'' is a monthly-released PC gaming magazine in Germany. It is the best-selling German-language magazine focused on PC gaming and it also hosts the largest video gaming-related portal in the German-speaking internet. Content The pri ...

* in Spain and Latin America: Xataka, SensaCine and Raiser Games * in Poland:

Gry-Online ''Gry-Online'' is a group of Polish websites devoted to computer games and electronic entertainment. Founded by Mariusz Klamra, Wojciech Antonowicz and Rafał Swaczyna, the group has grown to include Gry-Online, TVGry.pl, Gameplay.pl, and Gamepres ...

and GetHero. In 2019, the Webedia group estimated its workforce at 2,400 employees.

History

Webedia was created in France in 2007,. following the successive launches of the Purepeople, Puretrend and Purefans websites. In December 2008, Webedia bought the

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Shopoon (which was launched in May 2006 by

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.) The Shopoon site was subsequently renamed as Pureshopping. In January 2011, Webedia bought the website Ozap from

M6 group Metropole Télévision SA, commonly known as Groupe M6 ( en, M6 Group), is a French media holding company. It was formed around the Public television channel M6, launched in March 1987 by the CLT ( RTL Télévision) and La Lyonnaise des Eaux. ...

which was a site specializing in media news. Following this acquisition Ozap was renamed Puremédias. Webedia was acquired by

in May 2013. Following this takeover, it became

's subsidiary specializing in Internet media. In July 2013, Fimalac acquired AlloCiné for 67 million euros.. The websites Newsring and Youmag websites were then purchased by

in November 2013. In December 2013, the cooking website 750g and the cultural platform Exponaute became the property of the group. The company made several further acquisitions in 2014.

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was acquired in April 2014 by Webedia for an unknown amount. In June, the company became the owner of Jeuxvideo.com through L'Odyssée Interactive, for 90 million euros in cash. In July that year, Webedia bought the German company

for 13 million euros,.. In November, Webedia acquired the French company Gameo Consulting, owner of Millenium, a site specializing in electronic sports. In December 2014, Webedia announced a license agreement with

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to launch sites under the IGN franchise in Brazil and France at the beginning of 2015. The French version of IGN was launched on 2, it targets the general public and casual gamers. At the end of January 2015, it was announced that Webedia wanted to move the Jeuxvideo.com office to

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in the building which brings together its other thematic websites, by offering the 47 employees to leave the head office of

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against a compensation. According to site management, 17 to 18 employees declined the offer and were made redundant. In February 2015, Webedia acquired Côté Ciné Group. The company provides

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s with technological solutions, and publishes specialized press magazines for the

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professionals (

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in the

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, Côté Ciné in

). On June 4, 2015, Webedia announced the acquisition of the Easyvoyage group, specializing in online travel comparators (Easyvol, Alibabuy) for a 57% capital acquisition by the end of summer 2015. In September 2015, the group acquires Mixicom, a company which operates the website JeuxActu, as well as a

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to which the youtubers

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, Cyprien,

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, Hugo Dessioux, Natoo and Wankil Studio (Laink and Terracid) are notably affiliated. Webedia also acquires 50% of the Brazilian network Paramaker. In December 2015, Webedia announced the acquisition of West World Media, an American digital marketing company specializing in the film industry.. In January 2016, Webedia bought the mobile video game studio Scimob, based in

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, which notably developed the game 94%. On May 19, 2016, Webedia announced the acquisition of Surprizemi, a company specializing in the manufacture of home-delivered surprise boxes, founded in 2013 by Julien Radic and Maxime Lemarchand. On June 6, the group also acquired Eklablog, a site specializing in blogging. On October 4, 2016, Webedia announced the acquisition of Oxent, the company that organizes the

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(notably on the occasion of Paris Games Week) and also of Bang Bang Management, a company that manages the image and communication of several figures of electronic sport (Domingo, Bruce Grannec ...). In addition, an agreement is made with

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for Webedia to recruit and manage e-sports players on behalf of

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. On November 15, 2016, the LFP announced that it had reached an agreement with

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and Webedia for the broadcasting of the first edition of the e-League 1. The competition is renewed for two additional seasons on July 26, 2017, the broadcasting agreements are renewed. On December 8, 2016, Webedia joined forces with

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to launch Pourdebon, a home delivery service that connects Internet users and labeled producers (

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, organic AB, etc.). Webedia has a slight majority (53%) in this new platform. On January 19, 2017, Webedia announced the acquisition of the English company Peach Digital, specializing in

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and

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for

s. In February 2017,

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announced that Webedia had invested 10 million euros in Illico Fresco, a home delivery service for baskets of recipes. The same month, FDJ and Webedia announced a partnership for the creation of eSports competitions : a professional one (FDJ Masters League) and another one for amateur gamers (FDJ Open Series) starting in March 2017. They are broadcast on Webedia's

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. At the end of February 2017, the media group finalized the acquisition of MyPoseo, a

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publisher specialized on

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analytics. On March 8, 2017, Webedia launched LeStream, a

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dedicated to video games, the result of two years of development, in the company of several

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including Cyprien and

,. On March 29, 2017, Webedia bought the Brazilian

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Minha Vida, a website devoted to

health Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiza ...

nutrition Nutrition is the biochemical and physiological process by which an organism uses food to support its life. It provides organisms with nutrients, which can be metabolized to create energy and chemical structures. Failure to obtain sufficient n ...

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and fitness, which attracts 14.3 million unique monthly visitors. Webedia reaches 44 million

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in Brazil, and thus becomes the leading publisher on entertainment themes. In June 2017, the company made its largest international acquisition, with the American agency 3BlackDot, specializing in

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for

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s. The agency, based in

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, manages 36

followed by millions of subscribers on their channels which total 700 million videos viewed per month. In July 2017, Webedia bought IDZ, an audiovisual production company, and thus strengthened its production activities and its leadership on the YouTube channel networks in France. That year, Webedia was the first French

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to use the measurement of their global audiences by Comscore. It represents deduplicated coverage on desktops, laptops, smartphones and tablets, and includes audiences for websites, mobile applications and videos. This new measure allows Webedia to establish a deduplicated global audience of 177 million

in April 2017. In October 2017, Webedia announced its intention to launch a

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dedicated to

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, called ES1. It remains subject to the approval of the

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. The channel, which will offer magazines, game play sessions with esports champions, live or rebroadcast competitions, exclusive documentaries etc. is initially scheduled for December 1, 2017 but the CSA is delaying the launch of the channel due in particular to the non- official recognition of

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as a

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. The channel was finally officially launched on January 10, 2018, on

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TV. and on February 6, 2018, on Free and

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. In November 2017, Webedia, with the support of CDC International Capital, entered into exclusive negotiations with the Saudi company Uturn Entertainment, specializing in online entertainment, particularly on YouTube, and the production of digital content for the region's youth, with a view to merging it with Diwanee, a Webedia subsidiary in the Middle East, for an amount close to $100 million.. In December 2017, Webedia acquired a majority stake in the

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-based company called Creators Media, which brings together social and video production platforms specializing in popular culture and entertainment. That same month, Webedia joined forces with Elephant, Emmanuel Chain's audiovisual production company, to create a new content production label aimed at

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. In January 2018, Webedia launched a sports marketing agency: Only Sports & Passions. That same month, Illico Fresco, specialist in the delivery of kit meals belonging to Webedia, joined forces with Weight Watchers, the world leader in slimming products. In April 2018, Webedia published new audience figures in partnership with Comscore, 188 million unique monthly visitors in December 2017, an increase of 6.2% compared to the previous measure dating from April 2017. The same month, Webedia unveils its ambitions concerning content production, as a partnership with the

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Focus Home Interactive Focus Entertainment (formerly Focus Home Interactive) is a French video game developer and publisher based in Paris, France. Founded in 1996, Focus has published and distributed original titles such as ''Sherlock Holmes'', ''TrackMania'', ''Runa ...

is signed with a title " Fear the Wolves" already planned for 2018, co-production projects of films, cartoons or series are announced. In July 2018, Webedia bought the American authors company Full Fathom Five, a company that helps authors produce books, TV series, films and video games.. In October 2018, Webedia announced that it was focusing on both esports clubs

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and LeStream Esport. The first one being geared towards international competitions and the second devoted mainly to the French esports scene. The "Millenium" brand is thus refocusing around its media activities and esports merchandising products, and the "Millenium esport club" being gradually closed. The same month, the company announced the acquisition of Weblogs, a Spanish-speaking website publisher, thereby strengthening its activity in

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and

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.. On October 22, 2018, Webedia announced the merger of

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with

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. On November 13, 2018, Groupe SEB announced the acquisition from Webedia of 750g International, the international branch of the French recipe site 750g (the original French website 750g.com being retained by Webedia). The group is thus separating from Gourmandize (United States and United Kingdom), HeimGourmet (Germany), Rebañando (Spain), Receitas Sem Fronteiras (Brazil / Portugal) and Tribù Golosa (Italy). The same month, Webedia joined forces with

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to launch the ''French League of League of Legends (LFL)'', the first French professional league on the ''

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'' game, which will bring together the 8 best teams on the French scene. In March 2019, Webedia bought 51% of the audiovisual production company Elephant. The desire of the two groups is to create content - series, documentaries, magazines - for paid streaming platforms, television and social networks. Despite this takeover, Elephant's editorial independence is guaranteed. The new set will weigh 500 million euros, a quarter of which will be made outside France. The same month, Webedia takes a majority stake in the company Partoo, which publishes a

platform specializing in local marketing for brands and merchants (referencing of points of sale, their opening hours and pictures on all social networks, management of customers ratings and comments...). On March 14, 2019, a new measurement of the international audience of Webedia sites was produced by Comscore, posting 250 million

in December 2018, up 9.2% compared to December 2017. In May 2019,

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announced that Webedia's objective is to double its turnover over the next five years.. In June 2019, the group joined forces with Michel Cymes, a famous doctor and French TV host by taking a majority stake in his company Club Santé Débat, in order to develop a health platform around the ''Dr. Good!'' Brand. In September 2019, Webedia regrouped its cinematographic activities under the brand ''The Boxoffice Company''. This new subsidiary then consisted of AlloCiné and its various international versions (Spain, Germany, Brazil, Turkey), as well as Côté Ciné Group (including the

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publications in the United States and its variation in France), WestWorldMedia (USA) and Peach Digital (United Kingdom) for marketing, database and business intelligence services for film professionals. In November 2019, the French YouTuber Michou joined the network of talents and influencers managed by Webedia. On November 14, 2019, the movie Queen and Slim starring

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and

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, co-produced by Webedia through its subsidiary 3BlackDot and distributed by

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, was released in the

. It grossed a total $47 million revenue worldwide. In December 2019, Webedia announced the distribution of its ES1 channel dedicated to esport in

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in partnership with Thema (

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group), then in January 2020 the distribution in France of the ES1 channel within the

offers. On April 20, 2020, Webedia published a new measurement of the international audiences of its sites with Comscore, with 276 million unique monthly visitors measured in December 2019, an increase of + 10.4% over one year.. In July 2020, Webedia announced that its ES1 TV channel brought together more than 1.3 million viewers in France. On July 28, 2020, the French League of

(LFL) produced by Webedia resumes service in a format adapted to the health crisis, with a final happening in

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on October 26, 2020. In September 2020, the international

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and Paralympic swimmer Théo Curin join the portfolio of esports and sports talents managed by Webedia for their digital communication. In October 2020, the 750g and Millenium sites announced an overhaul of their positioning and graphic identities. Millenium becomes MGG and develops in 5 international versions. On October 4, 2020, Webedia and Banijay Iberia launched "Top Gamers Academy" in

, the first TV reality show in the world of video games. This program, which brings together the greatest Spanish YouTubers (

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, The Grefg ...) is broadcast on the Spanish channel

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and on social and video networks, in particular on

and

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. On November 16, 2020, Webedia joined forces with Jamy Gourmaud to create a new editorial brand around knowledge, called ''Epicurieux''. The brand is available on social and video networks (

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) and contributes to a television program broadcast on

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, produced by Elephant (Webedia group) and presented by Jamy Gourmaud, "C Jamy",. In December 2020, ES1 announces its arrival in France on Amazon's

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service. On January 19, 2021, the French League of

(LFL) produced by Webedia resumed for a third season. In March 2021, Webedia brought together all of its new talent management labels under the Webedia Creators umbrella, and announcedthe arrival of the Tiktokers group "La French House" among its creators, as well as the company Smile Conseil (notably representing the influencer Just Riadh). In May 2021, Webedia reinvested 15 million euros in its subsidiary Partoo, of which the group is the majority shareholder, in order to enable it to achieve a new stage in its international development. In June 2021, Jeuxvideo.com becomes "JV". In July 2021, Webedia and

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announced a strategic partnership whereby the easyVoyage site and its variations, owned by Webedia, adopt the identity of the "easy" family of brands.

Activities

Webedia is present in around twenty countries:

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

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Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

is the group's leading country in terms of audience, with 60 million unique monthly visitors in December 2018, followed by France (48 million) and Spain (24 million). Since 2020, Webedia has organized its activities around a "media-talents-production" triptych.

France

Webedia's activities in

, which reach a total of 48 million unique monthly visitors, include: * AlloCiné, a digital platform dedicated to cinema and series with more than 13 million unique monthly visitors * FilmsActu, a YouTube channel dedicated to movie and series trailers with more than 4 million subscribers * The Boxoffice Company, a subsidiary offering services, technologies and magazines for cinema professionals ** Boxoffice France and Le Plus, publications intended for distribution and cinematographic exhibition * JV (ex-jeuxvideo.com), a

news website with 6.7 million unique monthly visitors * MGG, a website specializing in

with 2 million unique monthly visitors * ES1, the first French-speaking television channel 100% dedicated to

* JeuxActu, a website site dedicated to pop gaming culture, with 762,000 unique monthly visitors * LeStream, a

broadcast on

with nearly 1 million subscribers * ESWC, organizer of esports competitions * 750g, a website offering cooking recipes with 10.3 million unique monthly visitors * L'Académie du Goût, a culinary website offering tips from top chefs with 1.2 million unique monthly visitors *

Alain Ducasse Alain Ducasse (; born 13 September 1956) is a French-born Monégasque chef. He operates a number of restaurants including Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester which holds three stars (the top rating) in the Michelin Guide. Early life and career ...

Edition, a publishing collection of Webedia Books specializing in the culinary field * Purepeople, a website about celebrity news with 8 million unique monthly visitors * Purebreak, a news platform for

with 3.5 million unique monthly visitors * Puremédias, a media news website with 2.2 million unique monthly visitors * Purecharts, a music news website with 1.3 million unique monthly visitors * Terrafemina, a

feminist Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...

and committed news website, with 1.6 million unique monthly visitors * Puretrend, a fashion news website with 170,000 unique monthly visitors * Pureshopping, a fashion and decoration buying web guide * easyVoyage, a travel comparison portal (also present in Italy, Spain, United Kingdom and Germany) * L'officiel des vacances, a travel bargains website * Blog creation platforms:

, CanalBlog and Eklablog * 94%, a mobile game with more than thirty million downloads * Talent Web, label to which the videographers Cyprien,

, Michou, Inoxtag, Bilal Hassani, Guillaume Pley, Mamytwink Aziatomik, Sora, Dooms are affiliated * Bang Bang Management, a label bringing together personalities from the world of sport and competitive video games such as Domingo,

Gaël Monfils Gaël Sébastien Monfils (; born 1 September 1986) is a French professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 6 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved in November 2016. H ...

, or Théo Curin * Smile Conseil, label representing in particular the personalities Just Riadh and Fatou Guinea * Talent Web Academy, the label for micro-influencers * Sampleo, the nano-influence activity * Elephant, which produces the programs Sept à Huit ( TF1), Invitation au voyage (

Arte Arte (; (), sometimes stylized in lowercase or uppercase in its logo) is a European public service channel dedicated to culture. It is made up of three separate companies: the Strasbourg-based European Economic Interest Grouping ARTE, plus ...

), C Jamy (

), or the series Weekend Family (

Disney + Disney+ is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned and operated by the Media and Entertainment Distribution division of The Walt Disney Company. The service primarily distributes films and television se ...

), Le Tueur du Lac ( TF1), La Stagiaire (

France 3 France 3 () is a French free-to-air public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5 and France Info. It is made up of a network of regional television services providing ...

Fais pas ci, Fais pas ça ''Fais pas ci, fais pas ça'' (English translation: ''Don't do this, don't do that'') is a French television series created by Anne Giafferi and Thierry Bizot. The series debuted on September 8, 2007, on France 2. Cast Main characters Su ...

(

France 2 France 2 () is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4 and France 5. France Télévisions also participates in Arte and Euronews. Since 3:20 CET on 7 ...

WorkinGirls Workingirls is a French television series, broadcast since April 19, 2012 on Canal +. Premise WorkinGirls describes the daily life of a company which employs six girls and which records their behaviour: Karine, the sadistic director, Nathalie, the ...

(

). ** Nolita, who joined Elephant in 2021, and who produces feature films ( Les Souvenirs,

Il a déjà tes yeux ''Il a déjà tes yeux'' ( en, He Even Has Your Eyes) is a 2016 Belgian-French comedy film directed by Lucien Jean-Baptiste. Plot Paul and Sali are a married black couple who are unable to have biological children, and have been struggling to ad ...

, Brillantissime ...), fictions (Balle perdue on

Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...

) and documentaries ( Orelsan, never show this to anyone on

). ** Kiosco, which produces the shows Spectaculaire (

), Le Grand Oral (

) ... * IDZ, studio specializing in the creation of fictions, clips, advertising and promotional films. He notably ensures the executive production of the French series True Story (

Germany

Webedia's activities in Germany (10 million unique monthly visitors) include: * Filmstarts, German version of Allociné *

, news platform on cinema and series *

, the leading video game news site in Germany (from the magazine of the same name) * GamePro * Mein MMO *Allyance Network, a talent label specializing in video games and pop culture, which notably represents the PietSmiet collective * Flow: fwd, a talent label representing influencers in the themes of video games, lifestyle, humor, fitness... * Flimmer, an event production agency specializing in the movie and entertainment industries

Brazil

Webedia's activities in Brazil reach 60 million unique monthly visitors on the following activities:. * AdoroCinema (Brazilian version of Allociné), with 12 million unique monthly visitors *

IGN ''IGN'' (formerly ''Imagine Games Network'') is an American video game and entertainment media website operated by IGN Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Ziff Davis, Inc. The company's headquarters is located in San Francisco's SoMa distri ...

Brasil, with 3.4 million unique monthly users * MGG Brasil, site specializing in

with 1 million unique monthly visitors * TudoGostoso, with 15 unique monthly visitors * Purepeople, with 4 million unique monthly visitors * Purebreak, with 1.8 million unique monthly visitors * Hypeness, site dedicated to innovation and creativity * Parafernalha, a humorous channel with 12.5 million subscribers on YouTube and 5.5 million on Facebook * Minhavida, the largest Brazilian health and wellness portal with 19 million unique monthly visitors

Spain

Webedia España has different assets that collect 24 million unique monthly visitors: * SensaCine (Spanish version of Allociné) * Espinof * 3DJuegos, a video game news website *

Spain * MGG Spain * Director al paladar * Poprosa * Vitonica * Trendencias * Decoesfera * Compradiccion * Motorpasion * Xataka, the leading high-tech news website in Spain * Applesfera * Genbeta * Magnet * Vizz, a talent agency which notably represents

Willyrex Guillermo Díaz Ibáñez, better known as Willyrex (born 9 May 1993), is a Spanish YouTube personality and author. He has two YouTube channels: Willyrex and TheWillyrex. , his YouTube channel TheWillyrex has over 12 million subscribers and 4.35& ...

, and Vegetta777. * Raiser Games, a video game studio which notably publishes

YouTubers Life ''Youtubers Life'' is a Life simulation game, life and Business simulation game, business simulation video game in development by Spain-based independent company U-Play online. The game was released into Steam Early Access in May 2016. Gameplay ...

Mexico and Latin America

Webedia gathers 40 million unique monthly visitors in Mexico and Latin America, on the following activities: * SensaCine Mexico (Mexican version of Allociné) with 10 million unique monthly visitors in the area * 3DJuegos Mexico, the Mexican version of the Spanish video game news website, with 6 million unique monthly visitors in the area * Director al paladar Mexico, with 3 million unique monthly visitors in the area * Motorpasion Mexico, with more than 3 million unique monthly visitors in the area * Xataka Mexico, the leading Spanish-speaking high-tech news site with more than 20 million unique monthly visitors in the area * Vizz Latam, a talent agency which notably represents Anna Sarelly, Azttek Wolf and Isa Salas.

USA

Webedia is present in the United States through the following activities:. * The Boxoffice Company, a subsidiary offering services, technologies and magazines for film professionals, resulting from the acquisitions of Côté Ciné Group, West World Media, Peach Digital and Film Journal International. It publishes in particular: **

, professional film magazine created in 1920 * 3BlackDot, a talent agency and influencers on YouTube and Twitch, notably representing

VanossGaming Evan Fong (born 31 May 1992), known online as VanossGaming (or simply Vanoss), is a Canadian internet personality, video game commentator, music producer, and DJ. He posts montage-style videos on YouTube of him and other creators playing variou ...

* 3BlackDot, with the production of the movie Queen and Slim, and the game

Dead Realm ''Dead Realm'' was a horror-style game for the PC. The main gameplay consists of one player taking control of a ghost while the remaining players are humans who must avoid being haunted by the ghost. On August 27, 2020, 3BLACKDOT ended support ...

Turkey

Webedia is present in Turkey around a single activity: * Beyazperde (Turkish version of Allociné)

Middle-East

Webedia co-owns with Five Capital ( CDC International Capital) the subsidiary Webedia Arabia, a merger of its previous subsidiary Diwanee and the company Uturn Entertainment, with establishments in the

and

. * Saudi Gamer * MGG MENA * Atyabtabkha * Yasmina * 3a2ilati * Uturn Entertainment * Full Stop Creatives * Made in Saudi Films

Organization

Cédric Siré is CEO of Webedia and Véronique Morali President of the Board. On September 17, 2015, the group inaugurated its new headquarters in

in presence of

Axelle Lemaire Axelle Lemaire (born 18 October 1974) is a French former Socialist politician who served as a Deputy for the Third constituency for French overseas residents in the National Assembly of the French Parliament, for which she was elected in 2012. ...

, Véronique Morali, the president of the group's management board,

, founder and CEO of

(parent company of Webedia) and Cédric Siré, CEO of Webedia, and its new flagship YouTubers and creators..

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.webedia.group Companies established in 2007 Mass media companies of France Digital media