Made in Marseille

What Made in Marseille does

Made in Marseille is a French independent online news media outlet founded in 2014, headquartered in Marseille. It operates the website madeinmarseille.net, publishing local and regional news across politics, economy, environment, urban planning, society, culture, lifestyle, and sports for the Marseille and Provence area. The platform is multi-format, combining written articles, a Web TV video journalism section (featuring reportage, live broadcasts, interviews, and themed content), a free email newsletter, and active social media distribution across Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram. The editorial scope was extended beyond Marseille through the 'Made in Sud' sub-brand, covering broader Southern France including Avignon, Aix-en-Provence, Aubagne, Cassis, La Ciotat, Côte Bleue, and Étang de Berre.

The company generates revenue through two primary streams: advertising (display and promoted content sold to local and regional advertisers via a dedicated 'annonceurs' page on the site) and legal notice publishing. It is authorized by prefectoral order to publish legal and judicial announcements, public procurement notices, and auction sales in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, operating a dedicated portal at annonces-legales.madeinmarseille.net. This regulated B2B service diversifies the revenue base beyond advertising. The underlying technology is a standard web publishing platform with Google Analytics, Google reCAPTCHA, and Google Tag Manager integrations. The company has 24 employees, no disclosed external funding, and operates as a privately held, independently owned local media business.

Name

Made in Marseille

Legal name

Made in Marseille

Website

https://madeinmarseille.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Made in Marseille is an independent French online news media outlet founded in 2014, publishing local and regional news, video journalism (Web TV), and a newsletter for readers in Marseille and Provence. It also earns B2B revenue from a regulated legal-notice publishing service for the Bouches-du-Rhône department.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Marseille

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Advertising: The media outlet generates revenue through advertising, with dedicated pages for 'annonceurs' (advertisers) on its platform. The site displays ad placements throughout its content pages.
2. Legal Notices Publishing: Made in Marseille is an authorized online press platform habilitated to publish legal notices and judicial announcements, public procurement notices, and auction sales in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, by prefectoral order. This represents a separate revenue stream from their news operations.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Made in Marseille operates an online news media platform (madeinmarseille.net) that publishes local and regional news, video journalism (Web TV), and newsletters covering politics, economy, environment, urban planning, society, culture, and lifestyle in the Marseille and Provence region. The company also runs a dedicated portal (annonces-legales.madeinmarseille.net) authorized by prefectural decree to publish legal notices and judicial announcements for the Bouches-du-Rhône department.

Product overview

Made in Marseille operates as a comprehensive online news media platform offering a unified digital news experience. The core platform at madeinmarseille.net delivers local and regional news content across multiple channels including Web TV (video journalism with Reportage, Interviews, and Live broadcasts), regional coverage through Made in Sud, and a dedicated Annonces Légales portal for legal notices. Additional services include newsletter subscription and thematic content sections covering Politics, Economy, Environment, Urban planning, Society, Culture, Lifestyle, Sports, and Tourism. The platform functions as the leading online information source for Marseille and Provence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Made in Sud: Regional news section covering southern France beyond Marseille
• Web TV

Products and services

• Made in Marseille Website The primary online news platform serving as the #1 online information media in Marseille and Provence, delivering local news, regional coverage, and multimedia content across multiple categories.
• Web TV

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• 20 Minutes: National free-press outlet with a strong local-news engine and video content. Comparable digital-news business model with advertising and diversified local coverage.
• La Provence: Historic regional daily newspaper covering Marseille and Provence with a large online audience. Broader incumbent in the same news category, competing for local advertising and reader attention.
• France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: Public regional TV broadcaster covering the same Marseille/Provence territory with news, video, and live content. Comparable as a multi-format regional news provider, particularly relevant given MiM's Web TV push.

Regional players

• Var-Matin / Nice-Matin: Regional daily covering the broader PACA region including Marseille's periphery. Comparable regional news/publishing business, adjacent geography, and similar advertiser mix.
• France Bleu Provence: Public regional radio station with strong digital content serving Marseille/Provence. Comparable multi-format local news provider competing for audience time and ad budgets in the same geography.

Direct peers

• Actu.fr (Publihebdos): Network of hyperlocal digital news sites across French regions. Direct peer in the local/regional online news category with advertising-supported revenue and a multi-territory footprint (analogous to Made in Sud).
• Gomet': Independent Marseille-based online news outlet focused on local politics, economy, and society. Direct peer in the same hyperlocal Marseille digital news niche.
• Marsactu: Marseille-focused independent online news outlet covering local politics, economy, and culture. Direct peer in the same hyperlocal digital news category targeting the same Marseille audience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MadeMarseille
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCp2IJN17NMXfw0PLvoHdujQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/mademarseillenet
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/made-in-marseille
• Instagraminstagram.com/madeinmarseille_officiel/?hl=fr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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