Pierre-Antoine Capton’s sizeable international team at Mediawan
The production company founded in 2015 by the trio of Niel-Capton-Pigasse has been expanding its footprint in Africa for several years. Mediawan, present in Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire, remains discreet about its development details.
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▪ Pierre-Antoine Capton’s sizeable international team at Mediawan
▪ The production company founded in 2015 by the trio of Niel-Capton-Pigasse has been expanding its footprint in Africa for several years. Mediawan, present in Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire, remains discreet about its development details.
▪ https://www.africabusinessplus.com/en/813581/pierre-antoine-capton-heads-mediawans-sizeable-international-team/
Alongside CEO Pierre-Antoine Capton and the two non-operating shareholders – French businessmen Xavier Niel and Matthieu Pigasse – a large executive committee based in Paris steers the 500-employee group. The committee comprises members of EndemolShine, the production company which Banijay acquired in 2020, and the Lagardère group, from which Mediawan took over the Studios entity in 2020.
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