Studio magazine was founded in 1987 by part of the former editorial team of Première led by Marc Esposito and Jean-Pierre Lavoignat.
[1] The magazine was owned by Emap, Canal+ and UGC until 2004 when it was acquired by Roularta, a Belgian press group.
[2] On the occasion of its twentieth anniversary in 2007 Studio magazine launched its internet site.
In December 2006, the publisher of Studio magazine, Roularta, purchased Ciné Live.
The two magazines fused to create Studio ciné live.