Moustique

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]

Moustique
CategoriesNews magazine
FrequencyWeekly
Founded1924 (1924)
CompanyL’Avenir Hebdo
CountryBelgium
Based inBrussels
LanguageFrench
Websitewww.moustique.be

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

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

References
  1. "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. "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. 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. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  7. Frédéric Brebant (10 October 2013). ""Moustique" bientôt racheté par "Marianne Belgique" ?". Trends (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2017.
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