Le Vif/L'Express is a weekly news magazine published in Brussels, Belgium. It has been in circulation since 1963.
| Editor-in-chief | Thierry Fiorilli |
|---|---|
| Categories | News magazine |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Circulation | 76,000 (March 2014) |
| Publisher | Roularta Printing |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Company | Roularta Media Group |
| Country | Belgium |
| Based in | Brussels |
| Language | French |
| Website | Le Vif/L'Express |
| ISSN | 0774-2711 |
| OCLC | 1031321905 |
History and profile
editThe magazine was established under the name of Le Vif in 1983.[1][2] Its name was changed to Le Vif/L'Express when an agreement was made with the French magazine L'Express.[1] Both magazines have had a cooperation since then[3] and are both owned by Roularta Media Group.[4][5]
Le Vif/L'Express has its headquarters in Brussels.[2][5] As of 2010 Thierry Fiorilli was the editor-in-chief of the magazine,[2] which is published weekly on Fridays[5][6] and offers news on politics, economics, investigations, society and culture in relation to both Belgium and international events.[4] It also covers news on literature and sports.[6] During the period of 2011-2012 55.3% of its readers were men.[7]
Le Vif/L'Express magazine is the equivalent of Flemish weekly news magazine Knack, which is also owned by the Roularta Media Group.[5][2] Both magazines are published by Roularta Printing, a subsidiary of the Roularta Media Group.[8]
Le Vif/L'Express adopts a neutral political stance.[5] The weekly has several supplements: Focus Vif, a culture publication, Le Vif Weekend, a lifestyle magazine[4][9] and Vacature Emploi.[10] In 2010 Le Vif/L'Express began to offer T'chin, a health supplement, together with its sister magazine Knack.[11]
Circulation
editLe Vif/L'Express sold 82,362 copies in 1998 and 85,772 copies in 1998.[12] The magazine had a circulation of 97,000 copies in the period of 2006–2007.[13] Next year the magazine sold 97,605 copies.[2]
The circulation of the magazine was 72,040 copies in 2010 and 68,781 copies in 2011.[14] It was 65,274 copies in 2012[14] and 65,689 copies in 2013.[15] In March 2014 its circulation grew to 76,000 copies.[4]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b c d e "Communicating Europe Manual: Belgium" (PDF). European Stability Initiative. July 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ "Le Vif/L'Express". VoxEurop. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Products". Roularta Media. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Le Vif/L'Express". Euro Topics. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Le Vif L'Express". K. Media. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Magazines membres". The Ppress. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Annual Report 2010" (PDF). Roularta Media Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Media Partners". K. Media. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "News". Affinity-Primemedia. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "T'chin a new health supplement to Le Vif and Knack magazines". Publicitas. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Annual Report" (PDF). Roularta Media Group. 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ Anne Austin; et al. (2008). "Western Europe Market & Media Fact" (PDF). ZenithOptimedia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Top 50 Magazines". IFABC. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "Flemish language weekly magazines" (PDF). Corelio Connect. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.