Template:Short description Template:Expand language Template:Infobox company Hachette Filipacchi Médias, S.A. (HFM) is a magazine publisher. 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: [a.ʃɛt]) Brédifin 1826 when he purchased the Librairie Brédif; the company later became L. Hachette et Compagnie.
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. It is a subsidiary of Lagardère Media,[1] acquired in 2004.[2]
Publications
Hachette Filipacchi Media publishes Parents, Paris Match, and Le Journal du Dimanche.
From 1985 the company also publishes various titles abroad.[3] Hachette sold its international titles to Hearst in 2011.
References
Further reading
- Madjar, Robert (1997). Daniel Filipacchi. Editions Michel Lafon