Hachette Filipacchi Médias, S.A. (HFM) is the largest magazine publisher in the world. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lagardere Media of France.
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History
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.
Publications in France
In France, Hachette Filipacchi Media publishes 47 magazines, including Action Auto Moto, Elle France, Entrevue, France Dimanche, Ici Paris, Joystick, Le Journal de Mickey, Onze Mondial, Parents, Paris Match, Jeune & Jolie, Pariscope, Photo, Première, Télé 7 Jours, Top Famille Magazine and TV Hebdo. It also publishes dailies La Provence, Nice-Matin or Corse Presse. HFM also owns 25% of Éditions Philippe Amaury, which publishes Le Parisien, L'Equipe and other sport magazines.
Global publishing
Hachette Filipacchi has subsidiaries in:
- Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. (USA)
- Hachette Filipacchi S.A. (Spain)
- Rusconi Editore (Italy)
- Hachette Filipacchi Shkulev (Russia) http://www.hfs.ru
- Hachette Fujingaho (Japan) http://www.hfm.co.jp
- Hachette Filipacchi Hong Kong Ltd (Hong Kong SAR)
- Hachette Filipacchi Media (Netherlands) http://hachette.nl
See also
Further reading
- Madjar, Robert (1997). Daniel Filipacchi. Editions Michel Lafon
External links
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