Hachette Filipacchi Médias, S.A. (HFM) is a
magazine
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publisher
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. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lagardère Active, a division of the media conglomerate
Lagardère Group of France.
History
''
Hachette'' was founded by
Louis Hachette (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 major French industrial Conglomerate (company), conglomerate. Its business activities covered a wide range of industries, notably aerospace manufacturer, aerospace, defence industry, def ...
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
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'', and ''
Le Journal du Dimanche''. It also published ''
Paris Match'' until October 2024, when it was sold by
Lagardère to
LVMH.
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 b ...
. Editions Michel Lafon
External links
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Lagardère Active
Magazine publishing companies of France
Publishing companies established in 1826
1826 establishments in France
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