▁of ▁sale . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁Lag ard ère ▁and ▁Canal + ▁got ▁into ▁digital ▁television . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Lag ard ère ▁acquired ▁the ▁Virgin ▁St ores ▁brand ▁and ▁Virgin ▁Meg ast ore ▁in ▁France . ▁H ach ette ▁Filip ac chi ▁Méd ias ▁has ▁continued ▁its ▁growth ▁by ▁taking ▁a ▁ 4 2 % ▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁Marie - Cla ire ▁Group . ▁ ▁From ▁a ▁con gl omer ate ▁to ▁a ▁media - d ivers ified ▁group ▁▁ ▁With ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Jean - L uc ▁Lag ard ère ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Ar na ud ▁Lag ard ère ▁was ▁appointed ▁General ▁Part ner ▁of ▁Lag ard ère ▁S CA . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁Lag ard ère ▁sold ▁off ▁its ▁interest ▁in ▁Ren ault ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁its ▁autom ot ive ▁engineering ▁business . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁Group ▁acquired ▁Viv endi ▁Universal ▁Publishing . ▁After ▁ant it rust ▁review , ▁ ▁Lag ard ère ▁kept ▁ 4 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁company , ▁including ▁the ▁im print s ▁Lar ous se , ▁Dal lo z , ▁Dun od , ▁Nathan , ▁Arm and ▁Col in , ▁and ▁S edes , ▁and ▁the ▁Spanish ▁division ▁Gru po ▁An aya . ▁The ▁remainder ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Edit is . ▁Lag ard ère ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁T NT ▁to ▁launch ▁the