Francois Deplanck Email & Phone Number

Paris, Fr

France And Africa

Producing Content in Africa for TV, digital, mobile, SVOD platformsCurrently postproducing "CACAO" 12 x 50 minutes in Ivory Coast and "LA SCIENTIFIQUE" (pilot for a crime series)

France, Africa, Europe, South East Asia

Consulting for companies and investors interested in developing projects in Africa : TV channels, SVOD platforms, Content production and distribution

Paris France, Africa, Europe, South East Asia

Invested $1Billion in programmes and channels over last 6 years @CANAL+ INTERNATIONAL.Launched and developped 30 channels on all continents.Packaged offers and negotiated distribution with 300+ channels. Negotiated with US Majors (DISNEY, NBC UNIVERSAL, WARNER, SONY, FOX, PARAMOUNT), MGM, HBO, CBS, LIONSGATE and International Sports Federations (FIFA, UEFA, LIGA, EPL, CAF/LAGARDERE sports ATP, DIAMOND LEAGUE.Procuced TV Series, Sports Magazines, Business Show, Live Music Events… Show more Invested $1Billion in programmes and channels over last 6 years @CANAL+ INTERNATIONAL.Launched and developped 30 channels on all continents.Packaged offers and negotiated distribution with 300+ channels. Negotiated with US Majors (DISNEY, NBC UNIVERSAL, WARNER, SONY, FOX, PARAMOUNT), MGM, HBO, CBS, LIONSGATE and International Sports Federations (FIFA, UEFA, LIGA, EPL, CAF/LAGARDERE sports ATP, DIAMOND LEAGUE.Procuced TV Series, Sports Magazines, Business Show, Live Music Events in Africa.Managed and developped team of 100. Show less

Paris France, Warsaw Poland

Set up new relationship between CANAL+ and SKY UK to coproduce high end TV series.Developed a project of a new free-to-air TV channel in France for CANAL+ Group (CANAL 20) at a time when it had none.Worked with local team on the re-positioning of CANAL+ channels in Poland.

Paris, France

Managed the transfer then devlopment of TPS's children channels and teams within Group CANAL+.Launched new channels CANAL+ Family, PLANETE JUNIORS, and English language TeleTOON Africa for MyTV in Nigeria

Paris Area, France

Conception,launch, and development of children and teens channels TeleTOON (1996), Piwi (2003), EUREKA TV (2003)

Paris France

Developed projects for new specialized channels to be launched on future DBS platform by TF1.Conceived a line-up and content offer for a futuristic concept of linear and non-linear TV service named "HYPER TV" which happened to beacome reality with linear + non-linear/SVOD TV.

Paris France, London Uk

Managed network development of MTV EUROPE in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain and Portugal.Initiated steady revenue stream from cable operators despite non-encrypted signal on satellite.Managed Marketing and communication for the channel in the same countries.

Paris Area, France

In charge of communication in France for one of the top 3 cable operators in the country.Coordinated strategy and implementation with local cable companies.

Avignon Area, France

Conception and implementation of communication strategy for the 2nd local cable operator/system launched by COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT.

Master Of Science, Television-Radio-Film

Activities and Societies: Launched FROGS (FRench OrGanization Of Syracuse) to organize public showing of French movies with wine (then.

Master'S Degree ("Dess"), Broadcast Television

Semiology, Psychology of Image, TV and Cinema history, TV production, Post-production

Master'S In Business Administration, Project Management - Marketing

Activities and Societies: VP Students' Office/Association Publisher of local city guide book LE PETIT FUTE à Lille (1981 and 1982)