Lagardere Exec Joins France 24

PARIS, April 13: Philippe
Rouxel, the deputy managing director of Lagardere Networks International (LNI),
has been named worldwide distribution VP at the French international news
network France 24.

Beginning this month,
Rouxel will manage the global distribution of France 24 on cable, satellite and
IPTV platforms. He will also grow the channel’s out-of-home distribution,
targeting hotel chains and airlines, among others.

Rouxel began his
television career at Canal+ in 1990, before joining Germany’s Premiere as
business development manager. He went on to work for The Walt Disney Company
and MTV Networks in London and then returned to France in 1999 to become head
of international development at Multithematiques. He joined Lagardere in 2002
and became deputy MD in 2004.