Gioia (magazine)

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Gioia
Fashion magazine
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherHearst Magazines Italia
Founded1937
First issue7 March 1937
Final issue2018
CompanyHearst Magazines
CountryItaly
Based inMilan
LanguageItalian

Gioia (

women's magazine
published in Milan, Italy, between 1937 and 2018.

History and profile

Gioia was first published on 7 March 1937.[1][2] Its owner and publisher was Rusconi Editore S.p.A.[3] The owner of the company was Edilio Rusconi, an Italian journalist, writer, publisher and film producer.[4] The company acquired the magazine in 1954 and first published it under the name Rusconi A Polazzi Editore in December 1956.[3] The company was the founder and owner of news magazine Gente.[4][5]

In February 1999

Lagardère SCA, bought majority stake (90%) of Rusconi Group, the owner of Rusconi Editore S.p.A.[5] Then Gioia began to be published by Hachette Rusconi.[6][7] In 2011 Hearst Magazines acquired it from Hachette Rusconi.[6][8] Following the acquisition Hachette Rusconi changed its name to Hearst Magazines Italia.[6]

Gioia was published weekly by Hearst Magazines Italia.

middle-class women over 30.[12]

From 2002 to 2006 Marina Fausti served as the co-editor-in-chief of Gioia.[13] Maria Elena Viola also served in the post.[12]

The weekly was redesigned in June 2013.[12] The website was relaunched in July 2015.[14] In 2018 Gioia ceased publication.[15]

Circulation

Gioia sold 403,246 copies in 1984.[16] Its circulation was 197,000 copies in 2007.[17]

See also

References

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  3. ^ a b "Administrative panel decision". WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center. 5 October 2001. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Edilio Rusconi". Brand Milano. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Hachette Filipacchi Médias acquiert la majorité du Groupe Rusconi" (Press release). Lagardère Group (in French). Paris. 3 February 1999. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  6. ^ a b c "Hearst completa l'acquisizione di Hachette Rusconi". Franco Abruzzo (in Italian). Milan. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  7. ISBN 978-88-89726-30-3
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  8. ^ Daniele Lepido (6 July 2011). "Il gruppo Hearst fa shopping nei periodici italiani". Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Pubblicita". Hearst Magazines Italia. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  10. ^ a b "The Best Italian Fashion, Beauty and Style Magazines". Made in Italy. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Factsheet". Adnative. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  12. ^ a b c d "New format for Gioia". Adnative. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  13. ^ "Marina Faustina". Who's Who in Italy. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  14. ^ "Hearst Magazines Italia presenta "Gioia, l'evoluzione di un femminile autentico" e lancia il nuovo Gioia.it". mediakey.tv (in Italian). 15 July 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  15. ^ Caterina Varpi (3 September 2018). "Hearst chiude Gioia! e trasforma Elle in settimanale". Engage (in Italian). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  16. ^ Maria Teresa Crisci. "Relationships between numbers of readers per copy and the characteristics of magazines" (PDF). Print and Digital Research Forum. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  17. ^ Anne Austin; et al. (2008). "Western Europe Market and Media Fact" (PDF). Zenith Optimedia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.

External links

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