Moustique
Belgian weekly news magazine
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Moustique (French: The Mosquito) is a weekly news magazine with a special reference to current affairs, culture and television. It has been in circulation since 1924 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.[1]
| Categories | News magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Founded | 1924 |
| Company | L’Avenir Hebdo |
| Country | Belgium |
| Based in | Brussels |
| Language | French |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 2034-6816 |
| OCLC | 900968294 |
History and profile
The magazine was started in 1924 with the name Le Moustique and became Télémoustique at the end of the 1960s.[1][2] It is published on a weekly basis.[1] In March 2011 it was relaunched under the name Moustique.[3] It covers news, cultural events and television-related articles.[3]
Moustique was started by the Dupuis company.[4] The magazine was owned by the Sanoma Magazines.[3][5] In November 2015 L’Avenir Hebdo, a subsidiary of Nethys, which is a Liège-based media company, acquired the magazine.[5][6]
In 2013 Moustique sold 70,000 copies.[7]