Voici
 Voici magazine cover, from the week of 1 May 2007. | |
| Editor | Hedi Dahmani |
|---|---|
| Categories | Celebrity and Women's magazine |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Circulation | 408,120 (2010) |
| Publisher | Prisma Presse |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Company | Louis Hachette Group |
| Country | France |
| Based in | Paris |
| Language | French |
| Website | Voici |
| ISSN | 0245-5803 |
Voici is a French language weekly celebrity and gossip magazine[1][2] published in Paris, France.
History and profile
[edit]Voici was founded in 1987.[3][4] The magazine is published on a weekly basis[5] and is based in Paris.[4] The weekly was formerly owned by the German media company, Bertelsmann/Gruner + Jahr.[6] The publisher is the Prisma Presse,[5] formerly a subsidiary of Gruner + Jahr.[7]
Vivendi acquired Prisma Media from Bertelsmann in 2020 and later the company spun-out its publishing operation (including Prisma Media and Voici) into Louis Hachette Group in 2024.[8][9]
Voici claims the title of best selling French celebrity magazine, and second or third most widely read French women's magazine.[10] It includes beauty, fashion, health, society and entertainment sections.
Circulation
[edit]Voici had a circulation of 602,000 copies in 1991.[3] Its circulation was 576,000 copies in 1998.[11] In 2000 the circulation of the magazine was 514,180 copies and it was 522,042 copies in 2001.[4]
The circulation of Voici was 493,000 copies during the 2007–2008 period.[12] The weekly was the third best-selling celebrity magazine in France with a circulation of 408,000 copies in 2009.[13] Its circulation was 408,120 copies in 2010.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Sophie Marnette (2005). Speech and Thought Presentation in French: Concepts and Strategies. John Benjamins Publishing. p. 288. ISBN 978-90-272-5376-7.
- ^ Jamil Dakhlia; Jocelyne Dakhlia (2008). Politique people (in French). Editions Bréal. p. 37. ISBN 978-2-7495-0521-3.
- ^ a b Helena Hafstrand (1995). "Consumer Magazines in Transition". The Journal of Media Economics. 8 (1). doi:10.1207/s15327736me0801_1.
- ^ a b c "Monday November 18 2002: the weekly magazine Voici at 15!". G+J. Hamburg. 17 November 2002. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ a b c "World Magazine Trends 2010/2011" (PDF). FIPP. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ Anthony Weymouth; Bernard Lamizet (3 June 2014). Markets and Myths: Forces For Change In the European Media. Routledge. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-317-88970-0.
- ^ "Interview with Rolf Heinz, Président of Prisma Media". Bertelsmann. Paris. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ "Vivendi annonce avoir signé " une promesse d'achat " pour acquérir 100 % de Prisma Media". Le Monde.fr. 23 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ Nostro, Gianluca Lo; Marchandon, Leo; Loève, Florence (16 December 2024). Nissi, Milla (ed.). "Canal+ falls, Havas and Louis Hachette up on market debut post Vivendi split". Reuters. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Voici: N°1 people magazine & The women's sweet spot" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. (734 KB), readership profile, Prisma Presse. Retrieved 1 May 2007.
- ^ François Dalbard-Martin (2001). "RPC, Buying Habits and the Time Factor in Media Planning" (Conference paper). World Wide Readership Symposia. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ Anne Austin; et al. (2008). "Western Europe Market & Media Fact" (PDF). Zenith Optimedia. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ Raymond Kuhn (1 March 2011). The Media In Contemporary France. McGraw-Hill Education (UK). p. 9. ISBN 978-0-335-23622-0.