Frédéric Taddeï Appointed Head of Marianne, Replacing Natacha Polony
Marianne Finds New Direction Under Taddeï After Sale Falls Through
Paris, France - In a surprising turn of events, the French weekly magazine Marianne will remain under the ownership of CMI France, the media group controlled by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky. This comes after the group announced Thursday it was abandoning plans to sell the publication.
CMI France also revealed that Frédéric Taddeï, a prominent French journalist and television personality, will take the helm as Marianne’s new editor-in-chief, replacing Natacha Polony.”The group is committed to maintaining Marianne as a weekly publication that defends republican, social, and secular values,” CMI France stated in a press release.The decision to retain Marianne follows the collapse of two separate sale attempts.In July, negotiations with conservative billionaire Pierre-Edouard Stérin fell through. Later, in November, talks with entrepreneur Jean-Martial lefranc also ended without a deal.
The future direction of Marianne under Taddeï’s leadership remains to be seen.
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Marianne Finds New Direction Under Taddeï After Sale Falls Through
Paris, france - In a surprising turn of events, the French weekly magazine Marianne will remain under the ownership of CMI France, the media group controlled by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky. This comes after the group announced Thursday it was abandoning plans to sell the publication.
CMI France also revealed that Frédéric Taddeï, a prominent French journalist and television personality, will take the helm as Marianne’s new editor-in-chief, replacing natacha Polony. “The group is committed to maintaining Marianne as a weekly publication that defends republican, social, and secular values,” CMI France stated in a press release.
The decision to retain Marianne follows the collapse of two separate sale attempts. In July, negotiations with conservative billionaire Pierre-Edouard Stérin fell through. Later, in November, talks with entrepreneur Jean-Martial lefranc also ended without a deal.
The future direction of Marianne under Taddeï’s leadership remains to be seen.