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| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Media |
| Founders | |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Aurore Amaury (CEO) |
| Owner | Amaury Family (privately held) |
| Website | amaury |
Éditions Philippe Amaury (EPA), also known asGroupe EPA or theGroupe Amaury, is a Frenchprivatemedia group founded byPhilippe Amaury (1940–2006) whose widow,Marie-Odile Amaury, owns a majority of the company. The CEO of the company isAurore Amaury [fr], daughter of Philippe and Marie-Odile Amaury.[1]
In partnership with SNC L'Équipe, the group publishes the sports journalsl'Équipe,l'Équipe Magazine,France Football andVélo Magazine.[2] EPA owns the television channell'Équipe 21, which airs French and international sports competitions like road cycling, rally, motocross, basketball, ice hockey, volleyball, judo, biathlon and theEuropean Games. In 1998, the group launched theL'Équipe television channel as an extension to the newspaperL'Équipe.[3]
Its wholly owned subsidiary,Amaury Sport Organisation, is one of the largest promoters of sports events in France, including theTour de France andParis–Roubaix bicycle races, theParis–Dakar Rally, theParis Marathon and theOpen de France golf tournament; as well as 250 days of competition per year, with 90 events in 30 countries.[4]
EPA formerly ownedle Parisien,a local newspaper in greaterParis, as well as its national edition,Aujourd'hui en France.LVMH acquired the papers in 2015.[5]