VSD Magazine

What VSD Magazine does

VSD Magazine (Voir Savoir Découvrir) is a French weekly people and entertainment publication founded in 1985 and headquartered in Paris. It serves French-speaking consumers interested in celebrity news, television programming, society stories, culture, and leisure content, distributing that editorial output across a dedicated website (vsd.fr), native mobile applications on iOS and Android, a digital radio station (VSD Radio) launched in 2026, and a weekly print edition. The technology footprint is a conventional digital media publishing stack: a CMS-driven website, mobile apps, and a streaming radio product, with editorial archives indexed and dated back to 2003. VSD operates as part of Groupe Heroes, a French media conglomerate that also owns Public.fr and Heroëstyle.com, and uses the group's Heroes Kiosk platform for subscription fulfillment.

Name

VSD Magazine

Legal name

VSD Magazine

Website

https://vsd.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

VSD Magazine is a French weekly celebrity and entertainment publication serving French-speaking audiences through its website, mobile apps, VSD Radio, and print magazine. It covers people, television, society, culture, and leisure, operating as part of Groupe Heroes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Celebrity and Entertainment News Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (5162), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Services-Advertising (7310)

akta.pro primary industry

Entertainment & Celebrity Magazines (MPAJAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Arts, Culture & Literary Magazines (MPAJAEAN), News Magazine & Investigative Journalism Channels (MPABAIAG)

Keywords

• Celebrity news
• Entertainment media
• French magazine
• Digital publishing
• Lifestyle journalism

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Magazine Subscriptions: Weekly print and digital magazine subscription model sold through heroeskiosk.fr platform
2. Digital Advertising: Banner advertising and promotional content on the vsd.fr website and mobile applications
3. Content Licensing: Exclusive stories and celebrity coverage syndicated to partner publications within Groupe Heroes network

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

VSD Magazine (Voir Savoir Découvrir) is a French weekly celebrity and people-news publication offering original editorial content across People, Television, Society, Culture, and Leisure verticals. It distributes a print magazine, the vsd.fr website, VSD Radio digital audio streaming, and iOS/Android mobile applications, monetized via subscriptions sold through the Heroes Kiosk platform and digital advertising.

Product overview

VSD Magazine is a French celebrity and people news media brand operated by Groupe Héros. The portfolio consists of the core VSD.fr website delivering celebrity news, television coverage, society, culture, and leisure content; VSD Radio, a digital radio station streaming music and celebrity news audio content; mobile applications for iOS and Android; and physical magazine subscriptions distributed through the Heroes Kiosk platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• VSD Magazine Website French celebrity and people-news website (vsd.fr) delivering daily editorial content across People, Television, Society, Culture, and Leisure categories, targeted at French-speaking entertainment enthusiasts.
• VSD Radio Digital audio streaming station accessible via the vsd.fr website and iOS/Android mobile apps, featuring music, celebrity interviews, podcasts, and entertainment news updates.
• VSD Mobile Applications Native iOS and Android applications that stream VSD Radio and provide mobile access to VSD editorial content for end consumers.
• VSD Print Magazine Subscription Weekly print edition of VSD covering celebrity and people news, distributed via annual subscription through the Heroes Kiosk third-party subscription platform operated by Groupe Heroes.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Groupe HeroescoreOthersVSD is part of the Groupe Heroes media group, which includes sister publications Public.fr and Heroes Style magazine, as well as Heroes Kiosk digital platform. This affiliation provides cross-promotional opportunities and shared audience reach within the French media landscape.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Télé Loisirs: Lagardère-owned French TV and entertainment magazine. Comparable to VSD on the television programming and celebrity-TV coverage axis, with a larger digital audience.
• Public.fr: Sister publication within Groupe Heroes covering people, TV, and entertainment. Most directly comparable peer due to shared ownership, shared subscription platform (Heroes Kiosk), and near-identical editorial positioning.
• Paris Match: Lagardère-owned French weekly covering celebrity news, society, and high-profile features. A larger, more established direct peer with overlapping verticals (people, society, culture) and similar print/digital hybrid model.
• Voici: Weekly French celebrity and people-news magazine published by Prisma Media. Closest direct competitor to VSD in the French people-press segment, with a similar print-plus-digital model targeting celebrity and entertainment audiences.
• Closer: Prisma Media's flagship French people/celebrity weekly. Directly comparable to VSD in editorial scope (celebrity news, TV, society) and distribution (print + digital + apps).
• Gala: French weekly people and society magazine with a strong digital presence. Competes directly with VSD for celebrity scoops, society coverage, and premium female readership.
• Télé Star: French weekly focused on television programming and celebrity TV news. Comparable to VSD's 'Télé' vertical and competes for the same television-enthusiast audience segment.
• Purepeople: Digital-first French celebrity news site owned by Webedia. Competes with VSD for the same audience with a free, high-volume model — putting direct pressure on VSD's subscription and advertising economics.

Broad incumbents

• Femme Actuelle: Larger French mass-market women's magazine covering lifestyle, culture, entertainment, and celebrity. Overlaps with VSD on celebrity and culture verticals but is significantly broader in scope and scale.

Emerging players

• Point de Vue: French society and celebrity weekly with a more premium positioning. Comparable to VSD's society/celebrity verticals but serves a higher-end audience niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/VSDMag
• Instagraminstagram.com/vsdmag
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vsd-magazine

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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