Hachette's Parent: No Talks With Hearst Over Elle

An incendiary story in today’s New York Post has prompted Lagardère Active, the parent company of Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., to issue a staunch denial.

In today’s “Media Ink” column, the Post‘s Keith Kelly said an unnamed source had told him Lagardère was in talks with Hearst Corp. about possibly taking over the U.S. operations of Hachette’s Elle magazine.

“The most likely scenario would be the creation of a joint venture or long-term licensing deal, similar to how Hearst publishes Marie Claire.

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