Moustique

Moustique
CategoriesNews magazine
FrequencyWeekly
Founded1924; 101 years ago (1924)
CompanyL’Avenir Hebdo
CountryBelgium
Based inBrussels
LanguageFrench
Websitewww.moustique.be
ISSN2034-6816
OCLC900968294

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.[1]

History and profile

The magazine was started in 1924 with the name Le Moustique and became Télémoustique at the end of the 1960s.[1][2] It is published on a weekly basis.[1] 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][5] In November 2015 L’Avenir Hebdo, a subsidiary of Nethys [fr], which is a Liège-based media company, acquired the magazine.[5][6]

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

References

  1. ^ a b c "Moustique". febelmag (in French). Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. ^ Europa World Year. London; New York: Europa Publications. 2004. p. 752. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1.
  3. ^ a b c "Télé Moustique to become Moustique on March, 16!". Adnative. 28 January 2011. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  4. ^ Clarissa Colangelo (2023). The Belgian Photonovel, 1954-1985: An Introduction. Leuven: Leuven University Press. p. 72. ISBN 978-94-6166-511-9.
  5. ^ a b Jean-François Munster (9 November 2015). "Nethys rachète Moustique: 12 emplois passent à la trappe". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Le groupe de médias Sanoma vend les titres "Moustique" et "Télé Pocket" à L'Avenir Hebdo, filiale de Nethys". SudInfo (in French). 9 November 2015. Archived from the original on 16 July 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  7. ^ Frédéric Brebant (10 October 2013). ""Moustique" bientôt racheté par "Marianne Belgique" ?". Trends (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2017.