Victoires Des Médias

What Victoires Des Médias does

Victoires Des Médias is an annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in French B2B professional media, organized by the Syndicat de la Presse Professionnelle (SPPRO), a member trade union of the Fédération Nationale de la Presse d'Information Spécialisée (FNPS). Headquartered at 17 rue Castagnary, Paris, the event has been held annually since 2001, with the 26th edition taking place on April 2, 2026 at La Compagnie 1837. The ceremony operates across 8 competitive categories — editorial content, article, investigative reporting, graphic design, editorial innovation, commercial performance, events, and AI strategy — plus a Grand Prix selected by a peer jury of press professionals.

The underlying business model is a non-profit, federation-backed event: SPPRO provides institutional sponsorship (covering 80+ editors and 300 print and digital publications), FNPS extends the network to 420 publishers and 1,700 titles across 7 syndicates, and monetization is driven by a combination of low per-applicant entry fees (€100 HT per editor regardless of submission volume, capped at 24 dossiers per media brand) and a stable roster of mission-aligned commercial partners including CFC (copyright collective), Audiens (social protection), La Poste (press distribution), Régie PLS (B2B advertising), SWYP (editorial production), and Imprimerie Léonce Deprez (printing). The organization is operated by a small team of 7 employees, with day-to-day communications and event management led by a dedicated chargé de communication et événementiel.

Distribution is event-driven rather than technology-driven: applications are collected annually between September and November, juries select 24 nominees in January–February, and the awards ceremony is held in early April, with replays and winner interviews published on a dedicated YouTube channel and news coverage on the organization's website. The footprint is explicitly regional (France), with no evidence of geographic expansion or external investment.

Name

Victoires Des Médias

Legal name

Syndicat de la presse professionnelle (SPPRO)

Website

https://lesvictoiresdesmedias.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Victoires Des Médias is an annual French awards ceremony organized by the SPPRO trade union (under FNPS) that recognizes excellence across 8 categories in B2B professional media, serving roughly 420 publishers and 1,700 titles through entry fees and partner sponsorships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Awards & Recognition

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional & Association Conferences (MPAGAGAB)

Keywords

• Industry awards program
• Professional media recognition
• B2B journalism awards
• Press industry awards
• Editorial excellence awards

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Victoires Des Médias is an annual French-language awards ceremony organized by SPPRO (Syndicat de la presse professionnelle) that recognizes excellence in professional B2B information media. It manages submission intake, jury selection, and awards across eight competitive categories plus a Grand Prix, culminating in an annual gala event where trophies are presented to professional publishers, editorial teams and media brands.

Product overview

Victoires des Médias is an annual award ceremony and event for professional B2B media in France, organized by the Syndicat de la presse professionnelle (SPPRO), a member of the Fédération Nationale de la Presse d'information Spécialisée (FNPS). The organization manages the award program across 8 competitive categories including editorial, article, investigative reporting, graphic design, editorial innovation, commercial performance, events, and AI strategy. The core product is the event itself—organizing the ceremony, managing jury selection, and awarding prizes to media professionals. It is not a technology product company but rather an industry association event organizer.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Les Victoires des Médias Annual Awards Ceremony Annual French-language awards program recognizing excellence in professional B2B information media, organized by SPPRO and spanning eight competitive categories (Victoire de l'Édito, Victoire de l'Article, Victoire de l'Enquête et reportage, Victoire du Design graphique, Victoire de l'Innovation éditoriale, Victoire de la Performance commerciale, Victoire de l'Évènementiel, Victoire de la Stratégie IA) plus a Grand Prix. Open to professional media publishers and editorial teams in France.

Quantifiable outcome

• Covers 420 publishers and 1700 titles through FNPS membership
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CFC (Centre Français d'exploitation du Droit de Copie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCFC manages collective copyright rights for press and book content for redistribution by companies and the educational sector since 1983. They also fund cultural actions supporting authors and publishers, and support the Victoires des Médias.
• AudienscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParitarian social protection group serving the creative, information and leisure sectors since 2003. Provides health, provident, retirement and social action solutions for media professionals.
• Imprimerie Léonce DeprezcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrinting company inaugurated in 1922, specializing in printing magazines, catalogs, institutional brochures and prospectuses. Family-owned company with rotatives, sheet machines and finishing equipment.
• Régie PLScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvertising agency partner for B2B publishers since 1995. Commercializes advertising spaces for over 500 magazines and 150 professional websites with agencies and advertisers.
• SWYPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEditorial production solution used by nearly 300 publications with over 3,500 daily users for multichannel distribution (Print, web, mobile app, kiosk, newsletter).
• La PostecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor press distribution actor and first distributor for subscriber services. Only operator distributing all forms of press throughout France, 6 days out of 7.
• Zen AbominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubscription management solution designed by publishers for publishers, offering paper subscriptions, digital services, routing and file exports.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Magazine Media Association (MPA): U.S. trade body for magazine publishers that operates industry awards and recognition programs. Comparable as a publisher association, though focused on consumer magazines rather than professional B2B press.
• INMA (International News Media Association): Global news media trade association that runs awards programs and industry recognition for news publishers worldwide. A broader incumbent that intersects with professional media publishers and offers comparable recognition frameworks.
• The Drum Awards for B2B: International awards program from The Drum recognizing excellence in B2B marketing, including B2B media and content. Broader and more marketing-focused than Victoires des Médias, but competes for the same B2B community's recognition mindshare.
• Folio: Eddie & Ozzie Awards: Long-running American magazine awards program that has historically recognized editorial and design excellence across business, consumer, and trade publications. Comparable as an established industry-recognition franchise, though focused on the U.S. market.

Others

• Infopro Digital: Major French B2B professional information and media group (construction, insurance, automotive, industry verticals). Ecosystem participant — a representative large professional publisher whose brands participate in the Victoires des Médias circuit.
• CFC (Centre Français d'exploitation du Droit de Copie): French collective copyright management organization for press and book content, and a core strategic partner/sponsor of Victoires des Médias. Adjacent ecosystem actor supporting the same professional media industry.
• FNPS (Fédération Nationale de la Presse d'Information Spécialisée): Parent federation of SPPRO and the broader organizer of professional press in France, gathering 420 publishers and 1,700 titles. Adjacent ecosystem enabler rather than a direct competitor — the awards program operates under its institutional umbrella.
• Groupe NGPA: French professional media group (Grand Prix 2026 winner) covering agriculture, food industry, and local press. Ecosystem participant — a leading publisher-member of the awards and a representative example of the type of company Victoires des Médias serves.

Direct peers

• European Publishing Awards: Pan-European awards program recognizing excellence in publishing, including business and professional media. Direct competitor to Victoires des Médias at a broader geographic scope, competing for the same French professional publishers' recognition budgets.
• ASBPE (American Society of Business Publication Editors): U.S. professional association running awards programs specifically for B2B and trade publication editors. Direct international analogue to Victoires des Médias, serving the same builder/editor audience with comparable editorial excellence awards.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Victoiresdesmedias
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/victoires-des-medias

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 →

Frequently asked questions about Victoires Des Médias