The discussions mentioned in mid-June materialize: Rossel and IPM, the two main French-speaking Belgian media groups, formalized their union on Monday 23 June. The Le Hodey family will enter the capital of the Rossel group (in the evening, Sud Presse, La Voix du Nord, RTL …) by the contribution of IPM press activities, which it holds (La Libre, La DH, L’Avenir, Paris-Match …) against 10 % of the capital, according to L’Echo, alongside current shareholders, the Harbain, Marchant families, and DEFOURT
To remember. Rossel achieved 647 million euros in turnover in 2023, and IPM 168 million euros, with more difficulties to make its activities profitable. Their press release announces the desire to maintain differentiated editorial offers, and “Pool strategic technological investments (ADTECH, AI, CRM, CMS, DMP, etc.), and launch structuring innovations such as a unique platform for subscription to the whole press, as well as artificial intelligence tools to access all information content and interact with editorial offices”The Régie should probably be unified. The competition authority will decide on the operation in 2026.
