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Women's magazine Lifestyle magazines |
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Frequency | Monthly |
Circulation | 113,745 (2019) |
Publisher | Unidad Editorial Socieda de Revistas SL |
Founded | 1963 |
Company | RCS Media Group |
Country | Spain |
Based in | Madrid |
Language | Spanish |
Website | Telva |
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Telva is a Spanish language monthly women's magazine published in Madrid, Spain. It is one of the largest and earliest women's magazines in the country. [1]
Telva was started in October 1963. [2] [3] During its initial phase, the magazine was controlled by Opus Dei. [4] More specifically, the publisher of the magazine was owned by Opus Dei [5] and had a conservative political stance. [5]
Pilar Salcedo held the position of director of Telva from its founding in October 1963 to 1970. [6] Covadonga O'Shea became the editor in 1970 who had worked as deputy director after leaving education with a degree. [7] Following the death of Franco in 1975 the Spanish institutions began to take part in democratic transition, but Telva did not change its ultra conservative stance. [5] For instance, it continued to oppose the legalization of abortion which was criticised by a feminist magazine, Vindicación Feminista. [8]
The magazine was part of Recoletos group until February 2007 when the company was acquired by RCS Media Group. [9] [10] [11] It is published by Unidad Editorial Socieda de Revistas SL on a monthly basis and features articles on fashion, beauty, and lifestyle. [2] [10] Its headquarters is in Madrid. [2] The monthly has several annual supplements. [10]
The price of the magazine was 35 Pesetas in the mid-1970s. [12] In 2006 Telva sold 174,436 copies. [13] The circulation of the magazine was 174,750 copies in 2009, making it the second best-selling women's monthly magazine in Spain. [14] It was 181,434 copies in 2010, and it grew to 188,524 copies in 2011. [15] The magazine sold 183,336 copies in 2012. [15] Between July 2012 and June 2013, ita circulation was 162,101 copies. [10] In 2019 Telva sold 113,745 copies. [16]