| Hachette Filipacchi Médias | |
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| Founded: | 1826 |
| Founder: | Louis Hachette |
| Hq Location City: | Paris |
| Hq Location Country: | France |
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| Parent: | Lagardère Active |
| Website: | https://www.hachette.com/en/ |
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.
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]
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.