L'Ami hebdo

What L'Ami hebdo does

L'Ami hebdo is a privately held regional weekly newspaper covering the Alsace and Moselle regions of northeastern France, operated by L'Ami du Peuple S.A.S. from its Strasbourg headquarters with regional offices in Mulhouse and Metz. The publication is certified as a Service de Presse en Ligne (SPL) under CPPAP N° 1125Y94415, providing political and general news across categories including politics, culture, sports, economy, and society, with hyperlocal coverage down to the arrondissement level (Strasbourg, Colmar, Sarreguemines, Thionville, etc.). Its product portfolio extends beyond the core weekly newspaper into adjacent services: L'Ami Kiosk for digital edition access, Espace AMI for subscriber account management, Annonces légales for legal notice publication across departments 57, 67, and 68, and two cultural heritage sub-brands — Elsadico (French-Alsatian online dictionary) and COPADIAL (Conservatory of Alsatian dialectal heritage).

The business operates on a multi-stream revenue model combining recurring subscriptions (digital and print, with a 1€/month discovery trial), single-copy newsstand and digital sales at €1.99–€4.00, and transaction-based legal notice publication fees for professional clients. The technology stack is intentionally lean: a WordPress-based content platform with Matomo analytics — chosen explicitly for GDPR compliance and the absence of personal data collection — and no public API, no mobile app, and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities. Distribution is omnichannel within the Alsace-Moselle geography, relying on direct subscription, retail newsstand, and the digital kiosk, with a partnership with Agence Multimédia d'Information supporting multimedia content production. The company is owned by its president Bernard Deck, with no disclosed outside investors, parent company, or funding rounds.

Name

L'Ami hebdo

Legal name

L'Ami du Peuple S.A.S.

Website

https://ami-hebdo.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

L'Ami hebdo is a privately held French regional weekly newspaper covering Alsace and Moselle, operated by L'Ami du Peuple S.A.S. from Strasbourg. It delivers local news, legal notice publication, and dialect preservation services to readers and professionals in northeastern France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Alternative/Independent Newsweeklies & Opinion Press (MPAJADAH)

Keywords

• Regional newspaper
• Local news
• Print journalism
• Legal notices
• Digital subscriptions

Headquarters

HQ city

Strasbourg

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscriptions: Recurring subscription revenue from digital and print editions, with introductory pricing of 1 month for 1 euro.
2. Single Copy Sales: One-time purchase of individual print or digital editions.
3. Legal Notices (Annonces légales): Publication of legal notices for Alsace and Moselle regions, including submission deadlines and professional pricing tiers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

L'Ami hebdo is a weekly regional newspaper publishing political and general news coverage for the Alsace and Moselle regions of northeastern France, distributed in print and digital formats. The publication offers supplementary services including legal notice publication (annonces légales), a digital kiosk platform (L'Ami Kiosk), a subscriber portal (Espace AMI), a subscriber paywall, and cultural heritage initiatives such as the Elsadico French-Alsatian dictionary and the COPADIAL dialect conservatory.

Product overview

L'Ami hebdo is a regional news publication serving Alsace and Moselle in northeastern France. The publication offers a single unified news product distributed through multiple channels: weekly print editions (Papier Alsace and Papier Moselle variants), the digital L'Ami Kiosk platform for online and mobile reading, and premium subscriber access through the Espace AMI portal. Supplementary services include legal notice publication (Annonces légales), the Alsatian-French dictionary service (Elsadico), and the dialect heritage preservation initiative (COPADIAL). The company operates as a press publishing entity (SPL) under the parent company L'Ami du Peuple S.A.S.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Elsadico: A French-Alsatian online dictionary service provided by L'Ami hebdo for the preservation of the Alsatian dialect.
• L'Ami Kiosk
• Espace AMI
• Copadial

Products and services

• L'Ami hebdo (Regional News Publication) Weekly regional news publication covering Alsace and Moselle in France, offering news articles across categories including politics, culture, sports, economy, and society. Distributed via print editions (Alsace and Moselle variants) and digital editions.
• L'Ami Kiosk Digital kiosk service providing access to L'Ami hebdo's digital edition and archived issues, accessible via smartphone or computer for subscribers and single-copy purchasers.
• Annonces légales (Legal Notices) Legal notice publication service covering Alsace (departments 67 and 68) and Moselle (department 57), allowing professionals and individuals to publish legal announcements with designated regional pricing tiers.
• Elsadico (French-Alsatian Dictionary) French-Alsatian dictionary service for language preservation, offering bilingual dictionary access and dialect resources to readers and Alsatian language learners.
• COPADIAL (Conservatoire du patrimoine dialectal alsacien) Heritage preservation service for the Alsatian dialect, operated as a partnership with a regional cultural initiative to conserve and promote Alsatian linguistic heritage.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Agence Multimédia d'InformationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for multimedia content production and distribution. The site is published in partnership with Agence Multimédia d'Information.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Groupe EBRA: French regional press group that owns DNA, L'Est Républicain, Le Républicain Lorrain, and other eastern-France titles. Comparable as the dominant incumbent operating at portfolio scale in the same geographic market, with broader editorial and advertising resources than L'Ami hebdo.
• La Voix du Nord: Major regional newspaper in northern France with print, digital subscription, and local-news coverage. Comparable as a regional press outlet running a similar subscription and advertising model across a defined French region.
• Ouest-France: France's largest regional newspaper by circulation, based in western France. Comparable on business model (regional print + digital subscription, classifieds, events), though operating at much greater scale and in a different geography.

Emerging players

• Actu.fr: Network of digital local-news sites across French regions and departments. Comparable as a digital-first local-news competitor, particularly relevant to L'Ami hebdo where digital subscription and kiosk are growth areas.
• France Bleu Alsace: Public regional radio station serving Alsace with local news, culture, and events. Comparable as a regional news and culture outlet competing for the same Alsace audience attention, with an audio-first rather than print-first delivery model.

Direct peers

• Le Républicain Lorrain: Regional daily newspaper based in Metz covering Moselle and Lorraine. Directly comparable as the principal incumbent press outlet in L'Ami hebdo's Moselle segment, competing for the same readers, advertisers, and legal-notice volume.
• L'Est Républicain: Regional daily newspaper covering Lorraine and parts of the Grand Est region. Comparable as a regional press outlet with a similar mix of local news, politics, and culture coverage, and as part of the same competitive set for Moselle readers.
• Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (DNA): Leading daily regional newspaper covering Alsace, headquartered in Strasbourg. Directly comparable to L'Ami hebdo on geography, target readers, content categories, and subscription/print-advertising business model; competes head-to-head for Alsace readers and advertisers.

Others

• Le Monde: National French newspaper with a strong digital subscription business. Comparable on the subscription-publishing model and SPL-classified digital news operations, though operating nationally rather than regionally.
• La Gazette des Communes: Specialized press title covering local government and public-sector news in France. Comparable as a credentialed press outlet serving local professionals and institutions, similar to L'Ami hebdo's legal-notice and professional-client relationships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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