TV5MONDE Alum Joins Samka Productions Team

Virginie Duquenois, who spent more than 12 years as head of youth programs and programming at France’s TV5MONDE, has joined Samka Productions as a producer.

At TV5MONDE, Duquenois helped launch the digital platform tivi5mondeplus.com in 2009. She also worked on the development of kids’ channel TiVi5 MONDE, which launched in the U.S. in 2012 and French-speaking Africa in 2016.

Samuel Kaminka, founder and president of Samka Productions, said: “At an important turning point of the life of our company, her experience as a broadcaster, along with her proficiency and her versatility, make Virginie a valuable asset to support our growth.”

Duquenois added: “I am extremely proud and happy to join the creative and talented team of Samka Productions, especially in this time of expansion which promises to be exciting. To ‘step through the looking glass’ in Samuel’s company delights me.”