Moustique Explained

Frequency:Weekly
Company:L’Avenir Hebdo
Based:Brussels
Country:Belgium
Language:French
Issn:2034-6816
Oclc:900968294

Moustique (French: The Mosquito) is a weekly news magazine with a special reference to current affairs, culture and television. It has been in circulation since 1924 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

History and profile

The magazine was started in 1924 with the name Le Moustique and became Télémoustique at the end of the 1960s.[1] It is published on a weekly basis.[2] In March 2011 it was relaunched under the name Moustique.[3] It covers news, cultural events and television-related articles.[3]

Moustique was started by the Dupuis company.[4] The magazine was owned by the Sanoma Magazines.[3] In November 2015 L’Avenir Hebdo, a subsidiary of, which is a Liège-based media company, acquired the magazine.[5] [6]

In 2013 Moustique sold 70,000 copies.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Europa World Year. 2004. 752. Europa Publications. 978-1-85743-254-1. London; New York.
  2. Web site: Moustique. febelmag. 20 April 2017. fr. https://web.archive.org/web/20180718205410/http://www.theppress.be/febelmag/fr/Magazines-membres-52/Moustique-113/. 18 July 2018. dead.
  3. News: Télé Moustique to become Moustique on March, 16!. Adnative. 28 January 2011. 20 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170422074120/http://www.adnative.net/en/home/media-news-events/news-detail/?newsid=44790&title=belgium-tl-moustique-to-become-moustique-on-march-16#.WPjX0FPyj6Y. 22 April 2017. dead.
  4. Book: 72. Clarissa Colangelo. The Belgian Photonovel, 1954-1985: An Introduction. 2023. Leuven University Press. Leuven. 978-94-6166-511-9.
  5. News: Jean-François Munster. Nethys rachète Moustique: 12 emplois passent à la trappe. Le Soir. 9 November 2015. fr. 21 April 2017.
  6. News: Le groupe de médias Sanoma vend les titres "Moustique" et "Télé Pocket" à L'Avenir Hebdo, filiale de Nethys. SudInfo. 9 November 2015. fr. 21 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160716084336/http://www.sudinfo.be/1419388/article/2015-11-09/le-groupe-de-medias-sanoma-vend-les-titres-moustique-et-tele-pocket-a-l-avenir-h. dead. 16 July 2016.
  7. News: Frédéric Brebant. "Moustique" bientôt racheté par "Marianne Belgique" ?. 21 April 2017. Trends. 10 October 2013. fr.