Edipresse is a media corporation in western Switzerland looking back onto more than 100 years of history. The company publishes newspapers like 24 heures, Le Matin, Le Matin Dimanche and Tribune de Genève as well as magazines like Fémina.
Early beginnings of Edipresse date back to the 1907 founded company Société de la Feuille d’Avis de Lausanne et des Imprimeries Réunies SA. It published the two daily newspapers Feuille d’Avis de Lausanne, founded 1762, as well as the Tribune de Lausanne, first published 1893. The company also operated a printing facility. 1925, the company was taken over by Lousonna SA, this company itself founded by Charles Patru, Jaques Lamunière and Samuel Payot. Lousonna SA integrated its graphical, its distribution and its book editing services into the new company. Lousonna SA was split into several entities in 1982. The former Société de la Feuille d’Avis de Lausanne et des Imprimeries Réunies SA was renamed 24 heures-Imprimeries Réunies SA and focussed on the editing and publishing of newspapers and magazines. The holding company Edipresse SA was established in 1988, and was set to invest in foreign markets in the following years.
In March 2009, Tamedia and Edipresse Switzerland announced their plan to merge their activities step by step. Since 1 January 2011, Tamedia holds with 50.1 per cent a majority participation of Presse Publications SR SA, which incorporates all Swiss activities of Edipresse. Since 1 May 2011, Edipresse Switzerland is headed by Serge Reymond and managed as one of Tamedia’s divisions.
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