Hachette is a large French media group, now a multinational. A media conglomerate describes companies that own large numbers of companies in various mass media such as television, radio, publishing, movies, and the Internet. ... The word multinational can refer to: A Multinational corporation A Multinational State This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...

Originally, Hachette was a bookshop and publishing company set up by Louis Hachette in 1826. Louis Christophe François Hachette (May 5, 1800 - July 31, 1864) was a French publisher. ... 1826 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

As of 2004, Hachette forms part of the Lagardère Media group, and is diversifying. Hachette now cover three companies: 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lagardère Media is the name for the media activities of the Lagardère Group. ...

• Hachette Livre : publishing
• Hachette Filipacchi Médias : magazines
• Hachette Distribution Services : distribution

Hachette Livre the London Hodder Headline book publishing group from W. H. Smith. It also owns the Orion Publishing Group. Hachette Livre is the largest publisher in France. ... Publishing is the activity of putting information into the public arena. ... Hachette Filipacchi Médias, S.A. (HFM) is the largest magazine publisher in the world. ... A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles. ... This article is about the bookshop chain; for the businessman and politician of that name, see William Henry Smith. ... The Orion Publishing Group Ltd. ...

External link

• Hachette encyclopedia