La Dernière Heure Explained

La Dernière Heure
Type:Daily newspaper
Foundation:19 April 1906
Language:French
Headquarters:Brussels
Political:Liberal
Editor:Michel Marteau
Publisher:IPM Publishing Group
Website:http://www.dhnet.be/

La Dernière Heure and Les Sports, currently sold under the name La DH Les Sports+, is a French-language daily newspaper published in Brussels, Belgium. The paper is known for news and sports.

History and profile

La DH was established on 19 April [1] 1906.[2] The paper has its headquarters in Brussels and has a liberal stance without any political affiliation.[2] Its publisher is IPM.[3] It has seven regional versions: Namur / Luxembourg, Liège, Tournai / Ath / Mouscron, Mons Center, Charleroi Center, Brabant, and Brussels.

In 1990 La DH sold 445,000 copies.[4] The 2002 circulation of the paper was 112,000 copies with a market share of 17.5%.[5]

According to CIM, in 2018–2019, La DH-Les Sports+ recorded 404,720 readers, combining the digital and paper versions.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: De la première à La Dernière Heure. DH.be. www.dhnet.be.
  2. Book: Horst Cirullies. Günter Marquard. Dictionnaire de Politique Et D'économie. 19 February 2015. January 1967. Walter de Gruyter. 978-3-11-000892-0. 482.
  3. Book: Georgios Terzis. European Media Governance: National and Regional Dimensions. 21 February 2015. 2007. Intellect Books. 978-1-84150-192-5. 74.
  4. Book: Pierre Musso. Philippe Souêtre. Lionel Levasseur. The Printed Press and Television in the Regions of Europe. 19 February 2015. 1995. Council of Europe. 978-92-871-2807-2. 133.
  5. Web site: David Ward. A Mapping Study of Media Concentration and Ownership in Ten European Countries. Dutch Media Authority. 12 August 2014. 2004. 12 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140812203318/http://77.87.161.246/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/A-Mapping-Study-of-Media-Concentration-and-Ownership-in-Ten-European-Countries.pdf. dead.
  6. Web site: Press audience. 14 July 2020. CIM. fr.