New EVP of Content at TF1

PARIS: Gilles Pélisson, the chairman and CEO of TF1, has outlined a new organizational structure that sees Ara Aprikian assuming the post of executive VP of content.

Aprikian is responsible for all freeview television programs, acquisitions, production and broadcasting. The objective of this business line is to encourage the creation of new content, and its distribution on the group’s TV channels and the MYTF1 platform and across all digital media.

Catherine Nayl becomes executive VP of news, while Régis Ravanas assumes the role of executive VP of advertising and diversification.

Olivier Abecassis, the VP of innovation and digital, is tasked with the digitalization of the group and with rolling out its digital strategy. Christine Bellin, the VP of group strategy, development and transformation, is in charge of strategy and planning, external growth opportunities, and overseeing delivery of the transformation plan. Frédéric Ivernel, the VP of communication and brands, is responsible for managing the portfolio of brands and their identity, and for conducting corporate communication and media relations.

Pélisson said: “I would like to thank Nonce Paolini for the exceptionally smooth handover, and for the trust and transparency that characterized the process.

I am convinced we have put in place an organizational structure which builds on the TF1 group’s existing know-how, and which will help us accelerate the shift in the business towards content development and production, and the digitalization of our activities. We must always be ahead of the game in anticipating trends in media use, while playing to the full our role in unearthing talent and devising new formats. This ambition, supported by all our teams across the TF1 group, will be critical to delivering growth and creating value.”