L'Illustré is a weekly consumer magazine published in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is one of the earliest magazines published in the country and has been in circulation since 1921.
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| Categories | Consumer magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Publisher | Ringier Médias Suisse |
| Founded | 1921 |
| First issue | 10 September 1921 |
| Company | Ringier AG |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Based in | Lausanne |
| Language | French |
| Website | L'Illustré |
| ISSN | 1420-5165 |
| OCLC | 637740923 |
History and profile edit
L'Illustré was first published in Romandie on 10 September 1921.[1][2] The magazine was printed and published in Zofingen. During its initial phase, it covered French translations of the articles published in the Swiss German magazine SIZ.[2] Over time it had its own editorial profile, leaving its German focus.[2]
L'Illustré is part of the Ringier AG and is based in Lausanne.[1][3] The magazine was published on a weekly basis by L'illustré publishing.[3] As of 2012 Michel Jeanneret was the editor-in-chief.[3] In December 2014 Ringier AG and Axel Springer SE reported that they would establish a new joint venture under the name of Ringier Axel Springer Medien Schweiz and that L'Illustré would be part of this company among the other publications.[4] The partnership of the companies ended in late 2020, and Ringier took over Axel Springer's stake.[5] Following the transaction the Ringier Médias Suisse (French: Ringier Media Switzerland) became the publisher of L'Illustré.[5][6]
L'Illustré is a popular magazine, and covers both celebrity portraits and ideas for the families.[3][7] In the 1970s it included a section on radio and television programs which led to increase in its circulation figures.[8] In April 2010 the magazine was redesigned.[9] Its coverage expanded to include sections about travel, fashion, beauty, wellness and food in addition to those on celebrities, current events, cars and decoration among the others.[9]
The weekly TV magazine TV8 was merged into L'Illustré in April 2023.[10] The editor-in-chief of L'Illustré was Stéphane Benoit-Godet between 2020 and January 2023. He was succeeded by Laurence Desbordes in the post.[10]
Circulation edit
Between July 2004 and June 2005 L'Illustré sold 108,798 copies.[11] The circulation of the magazine was 106,144 copies between July 2005 and June 2006 and 104,279 copies between July 2006 and June 2007.[11] Its circulation became 99,547 copies between July 2007 and June 2008.[11] L'Illustré sold 76,697 copies in 2014, and its readership was 338,000 in the second half of 2014.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "L'Illustré". Adnative. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ a b c Thomas Häussler; Peter Meier (2006). "Ringier's expansion to Eastern Europe in the 1990s" (Conference paper). Institute of Communication and Media Studies. Berne. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "L'illustré". Ringier. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Ringier and Axel Springer plan to establish a joint venture in Switzerland". Axel Springer. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ a b "L'éditeur Ringier rachète les parts de son partenaire Axel Springer en Suisse". Le Temps (in French). 27 September 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Ringier Médias Suisse va supprimer environ 75 postes". Tribune de Genève (in French). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Peter Garrett (2010). Attitudes to Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-139-48682-8.
- ^ Ernst Bollinger (February 1977). "The Periodical Press in Switzerland. Changing Outlooks". Gazette. 23 (1): 38. doi:10.1177/001654927702300105. S2CID 144060936.
- ^ a b ""L'Illustré" celebrated its 90th anniversary with a redesign". Mags360. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Le magazine L'Illustré absorbe l'hebdomadaire TV8". rts.ch (in French). 11 January 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "New circulation figures from July 2007 to June 2008". Adnative. 1 October 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
External links edit
- Official website
Media related to L'illustré at Wikimedia Commons
