Businesses
Presentation
Lagardère is a group in tune with its times. Its strategy : to concentrate on the production and aggregation of content, mainly of an exclusive nature and for which there is clear potential for growth. For this reason, the Group recently clarified its structure. By renaming its books division Lagardère Publishing and its distribution services department Lagardère Services, it has extended the system ushered in with the creation of Lagardère Sports (management and marketing of sports-related rights) and Lagardère Active (press and audiovisual).
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Lagardère Publishing
As the world's third-largest publisher, The Book Publishing subsidiary, which gathers Hachette Livre brands, is active in all the major markets in the French, Spanish and English-speaking worlds. It publishes works for all audiences in the general literature, education and illustrated book segments. Also a range of booklets sold at newsstands.
Lagardère Active
Lagardère Active was established as a new entity in 2006, uniting the Group’s magazine publishing activities and audiovisual and digital divisions. Its aim is to become a leader in the production and aggregation of multimedia content in France and internationally.
Lagardère Services
A world leader in press distribution, Lagardère Services runs the leading international network of communications and cultural & leisure product stores (4,000 outlets), trading under international banners (such as Relay and Virgin) or with a strong local identity (e.g. Payot, Le Furet du Nord and Inmedio).
Lagardère Sports
Over the course of the 2006 financial year, the Lagardère group pursued a strategy of acquiring businesses involved in sports. Two projects in particular – the acquisitions of Sportfive and Newsweb – were completed during the year.
