The group owned by Czech tycoon Daniel Kretinsky announced Thursday that it intends to keep the magazine.
Published on 19/12/2024 17:17
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Change of direction at the magazine Marianne. The CMI France group, owned by Czech magnate Daniel Kretinsky, announced on Thursday December 19 that it was giving up selling the weekly and appointed Frédéric Taddeï as its head, replacing Natacha Polony, according to a press release. The group “commits to maintaining with Marianne a weekly which defends republican, social and secular values”he assures. In July, CMI France ceased discussions for a takeover by the conservative billionaire Pierre-Edouard Stérin, then in November those initiated with the entrepreneur Jean-Martial Lefranc.
“Taking note of the difficulties in finding an external takeover solution for Marianne, and particularly concerned with guaranteeing the sustainability of the title, Natacha Polony indicated that she was not part of the future management of the newspaper”explains CMI France. The journalist and essayist, who has been in office since 2018, will maintain a weekly editorial. As for Frédéric Taddeï, he will take office on March 1, 2025.
“Frédéric Taddeï, recognized cultural agitator, heir of Jean-François Bizot, and whose appointment is approved by Jean-François Kahn”co-founder of Marianne in 1997, “will bring his originality, his taste for pluralism and his love of debate”, according to Denis Olivennes, chairman of the supervisory board of CMI France. Daniel Kretinsky holds the press titles Elle, Télé 7 Jours, Franc-Tireur, Ici Parisand again France Sundayas well as the French number two in publishing, Editis.
