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Type | Daily newspaper |
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Owner(s) | Xavier Niel through NJJ Holding |
Publisher | Groupe Nice-Matin |
Founded | December 1997 |
Language | French |
Sister newspapers | |
Website | monacomatin |
Monaco-Matin is a Monegasque daily newspaper established in 1997. [1]
Originally published as a special edition of Nice-Matin , Monaco-Matin was established as an independent newspaper through an agreement between Gérard Bavastro, president of Nice-Matin, and Michel Lévêque, Monaco's Minister of State, on 17 December 1997; its first issue was published on 31 December 1997. [2] [3]
Monaco-Matin and its sister newspapers, Nice-Matin and Var-Matin , are published by Groupe Nice-Matin . In August 2007, Groupe Hersant Média acquired the group. [4] However, following financial difficulties, the group was sold to an employee cooperative (SCIC ) in November 2014. [5] [6] In February 2020, Xavier Niel acquired 100% of the group via his NJJ Holding company. [7] [8]