Télé 7 Jours

Télé 7 Jours is a French weekly magazine published by Hachette Filipacchi Médias in France. It publishes news and materials relating to French radio and television programming.

History and profile

Originally, the magazine was named "Radio 44" as it started publishing on 29 October 1944. The name would change ("Radio 45", "Radio 46", etc.) as the year of publication changed, until the year 1957, when it was renamed "Radio Télévision 57" and in 1959 was changed to "Télé 59". Its contents are basically coverage of television news and listings, cultural and lifestyle news and entertainment.

In 1960, Sofirad, the original owner, sold the magazine to Jean Prouvost, who named it "7 jours Télé 60" for a short period and then renamed it to the present "Télé 7 Jours" from 7 March 1960.

The magazine is published on a weekly basis. Its circulation jumped to more than a million copies weekly in 1962 and 2 million by 1965 becoming the biggest circulation weekly in France.

In 1976, Hachette purchased the magazine. The magazine remained the most read French magazine in the 1980s and 1990s reaching a circulation of 3.2 million weekly.