A media proprietor, also called a media executive, media mogul or media tycoon, is an entrepreneur who controls any means of public or commercial mass media, through the personal ownership or holding of a dominant position within a media conglomerate or enterprise. Those with significant control of a large media-based forum may also be called a business magnate. Since the advent of social media, influencers and entertainers who have garnered large followings on platforms have also been considered media proprietors.
Robert Hersant was a French newspaper magnate. He was a leader in the pro-Nazi youth movement during the Vichy wartime years, but after prison time built a major newspaper empire and engaged in conservative politics. At the time of his death he operated 40 publications and employed 8,000 people, but failed in his leap into television.
Rzeczpospolita is a Polish nationwide daily economic and legal newspaper, published by Gremi Media. Established in 1920, Rzeczpospolita was originally founded as a daily newspaper of the conservative Christian National Party during interwar Poland. The paper's title is a translation of the Latin phrase res publica, and is part of the traditional and official name of the Polish state, "Rzeczpospolita Polska."
Jean-Marie Balestre was a French auto racing administrator, who became President of the Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile (FISA) from 1978 to 1991 and President of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) from 1985 to 1993.
TV Magazine was a weekly French television listings magazine owned by Figaro Group. As a supplement for the regional press, it was France's leading television listings magazine from 1987 to 2022. TV Magazine became Le Figaro TV Magazine in early 2023, marketed nationally and still owned by the Figaro Group.
Trybuna Śląska – regional newspaper published in Katowice during the years 1945–2004, one of the largest daily newspaper at that time in Poland. Number of copies of the issue amounted to 120 000 on weekdays and on weekends about 700 000, distributed throughout the three provinces: Katowice Voivodeship, Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship and Częstochowa Voivodeship.
La Cinq was a French free-to-air television channel. Created by politician Jérôme Seydoux and Italian media mogul Silvio Berlusconi, it existed from 1986 to 1992.
La Provence is a French language daily newspaper published in Marseille, France.
France-Guyane is a daily, French-language newspaper headquartered in Cayenne, French Guiana. Founded in 1973, the newspaper is owned by French-Antilles, which is controlled by the Groupe Hersant Média group.
France-Antilles is a daily, French-language newspaper published in Guadeloupe and Martinique. The newspaper is owned by Groupe Hersant Média. France-Antilles. It also publishes a sister publication in French Guiana, France-Guyane.The newspaper was created in 1964 and published its first edition on March 24, 1964. Aude-Jacques Ruettard became owner of the newspaper in June 2017. The Commercial Court of Fort-de-France has announced its liquidation on January 30, 2020.
The Casa de Velázquez is a French school in Spain modelled on the Villa Médicis in Rome, and Villa Abd-el-Tif in Algeria. Like the Prix de Rome bursary for residence at the Villa Médicis and the defunct Prix Abd-el-Tif bursary for residence at the Villa Abd-el-Tif, bursaries are awarded.
Philippe Hersant is a French composer. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris.
Nice-Matin is a regional daily French newspaper. The paper covers Nice and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in south-eastern France.
Monaco-Matin is a daily newspaper in Monaco.
Nord éclair is a French language regional newspaper in Roubaix, France, that has been in circulation since 1944.
Corse-Matin is a French-language daily local newspaper published in Ajaccio, Corsica, France.
Mario Bocaly is a Martiniquais football coach. He managed the Martinique national team for four years, leading them at two CONCACAF Gold Cups, and has led four clubs in the Martinique Championnat National.
Antennes Locales was a French television network established in 2002 and closed in 2011. It aimed to become the country's first private national network by aggregating local stations, either pre-existing or created for the country's then-new digital terrestrial television service (DTT). It eventually succumbed to a combination of low revenue and undercapitalization at parent company Groupe Hersant Média.
Le Courrier du pays de Retz is a French weekly regional information newspaper created in 1844 and distributed on Fridays in the Pays de Retz area, in the department of Loire-Atlantique.
Bruno Bertez, born in September 1944, is a French press CEO specializing in financial information. CEO of a press group specializing in economics and finance, he founded the daily newspaper La Tribune. He writes regularly in the Swiss business daily, L'Agefi. He is a regular blogger for the information sites Blog à Lupus, brunobertez.com, Atlantico and Lesobservers.ch.
