Télérama

What Télérama does

Télérama is a French weekly cultural and entertainment magazine founded in 1947, headquartered in Paris and operated under the Le Monde groupe media conglomerate. The company publishes critical coverage of cinema, television, series, books, music, theater, arts, radio, and lifestyle topics to French-speaking cultural enthusiasts. Its core offerings are subscription-based: a Digital-only subscription (€2.49/month promotional, €9.99/month thereafter) and a Paper + Digital bundle (€8.25/month promotional, €14.10/month thereafter, with annual variants), both sold without commitment through telerama.fr and iOS/Android apps.

The platform is built around a digital magazine and content management system, with subscriber-only modules including the digital magazine, reserved newsletters, T élérama Sorties (event discounts and invitations), T élérama Boutique (merchandise), Billetterie ticket reservation (partnered with Fnac Spectacles), Guide Plateformes (cross-platform streaming comparison), Programme TV, Mots Croisés games, and a JustWatch integration for streaming availability. On the commercial side, T élérama is increasingly bundling subscriptions with strategic partners — most notably the April 3, 2025 launch of a joint Le Monde + T élérama + Max (Warner Bros. Discovery) bundle in France — to address what the company itself describes as a saturated subscription market. Owned by Le Monde groupe alongside Le Monde, Le Nouvel Obs, Courrier International, Le Huffington Post, Le Monde diplomatique, and La Vie, the company has 51-100 employees and is privately held.

Name

Télérama

Legal name

Télérama

Website

https://telerama.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

T élérama is a 78-year-old French weekly cultural magazine and digital subscription platform covering cinema, TV, books, music, theater, and arts, serving French-speaking cultural enthusiasts through digital, print, and bundled streaming partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Media and Entertainment Journalism

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Magazine & Newspaper Subscription Platforms (Paywalls, Membership) (MPAJAMAD)

Keywords

• Cultural media subscriptions
• Entertainment journalism
• Weekly cultural magazine
• Streaming platform guides
• Event ticket booking

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Digital Subscription: Monthly or annual digital-only subscription providing access to all website content, reviews, digital magazine, and reserved newsletters
2. Print + Digital Subscription: Combined paper magazine and digital access subscription with additional benefits like Télérama Sorties discounts and invitations
3. Gift Subscriptions: Subscription gifts offered to friends and family
4. Partnership Bundles: Bundled subscription offerings with partners like Le Monde and Max streaming service to create combined value propositions

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Télérama is a French weekly cultural magazine and digital media platform selling subscriptions that grant access to comprehensive editorial coverage and reviews of cinema, television, series, books, music, theater, arts, radio, and society. Its offering spans a digital magazine delivered Monday evenings, a print weekly, reserved subscriber newsletters, cultural event discounts and invitations (Télérama Sorties), ticket booking via Fnac Spectacles, a streaming platform guide, TV programming, and crossword games. The company also distributes gift subscriptions and a bundled offering with Le Monde and the Max streaming service.

Product overview

Télérama is a comprehensive French cultural media platform offering both digital and print magazine subscriptions. The core offering consists of the weekly Télérama magazine (available in digital and paper formats) covering cinema, series, television, music, theater, books, arts, and society. The subscription-based service includes multiple interconnected modules: digital access to all website content and ratings, the digital magazine, reserved newsletters, Télérama Sorties (discounts and event invitations), the Boutique (cultural merchandise), TV program guides, streaming platform recommendations via Guide Plateformes, ticket booking through Billetterie, and games including Mots Croisés. The platform also integrates with JustWatch for cross-platform content discovery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Télérama Magazine (Digital) Digital version of the weekly French cultural magazine providing access to all content and ratings on the website and application, including the digital magazine available from Monday evening, covering cinema, series, television, music, theater, books, arts, and society.
• Télérama Magazine (Print + Digital) Weekly paper magazine covering cinema, series, television, music, theater, books, arts, and society, with paper delivery included in the print subscription alongside full digital access and Télérama Sorties discounts.
• Télérama Sorties

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Le MondecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 April 2025Le Monde and Télérama, French news and entertainment magazines, are partnering with streaming service Max to launch a bundled subscription in France. This initiative aims to attract new subscribers and improve retention amid a saturated subscription market. The partnership brings together two major French media brands with a streaming platform.
• Max (Warner Bros. Discovery)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 3 April 2025Le Monde and Télérama partnered with streaming service Max to launch a bundled subscription in France. The initiative aims to attract new subscribers and improve retention amid a saturated subscription market by combining editorial content with streaming entertainment.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Les Échos: France's leading financial daily with paid digital subscriptions and cultural lifestyle supplements (Le Parisien); operates the same French-language subscription model at larger scale.
• The New Yorker: Iconic English-language weekly magazine featuring long-form cultural criticism, film/book/theatre reviews, and a paid digital subscription model. Strong international analogue for the cultural-magazine subscription concept.
• Le Figaro: One of France's largest established general-interest newspaper brands with paid digital subscriptions, lifestyle supplements (Le Figaro Culture, Madame Figaro), and broad cultural coverage comparable to Télérama's verticals.

Emerging players

• Slate.fr: French-language digital magazine covering news, culture, and entertainment with subscription-based offerings. Comparable as a digitally-native French cultural content subscription brand competing for similar readers.

Direct peers

• L'Express: French weekly news and culture magazine offering digital subscription access; directly comparable format (weekly print+digital) targeting French readers interested in culture, politics, and society.
• Le Nouvel Obs: French weekly news and cultural magazine within Le Monde groupe. Operates the same digital subscription model covering news, culture, and opinion with comparable French cultural consumer targeting.
• Le Monde: France's leading daily newspaper and digital subscription brand; sister company within Le Monde groupe and active partner in the April 2025 Max bundle. Directly comparable as a French subscription-based editorial media company transitioning from print to digital.
• Courrier International: French weekly magazine focused on international press and cultural coverage; also part of Le Monde groupe. Uses the same digital subscription infrastructure and reader base as Télérama.
• Le Point: French weekly news magazine with paid digital subscriptions; competes with Télérama for the French engaged, educated reader audience interested in culture, politics, and reviews.
• Libération: Major French daily newspaper with cultural coverage and digital subscriptions. Comparable as a French subscription-based news and culture editorial brand competing for the same cultural-curious reader demographic.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Telerama
• Facebookfacebook.com/Telerama
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/telerama

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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