TV5Monde Names Patrice Courtaban Executive VP and CEO of TV5 USA

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Exec succeeds Jean-Luc Cronel, who is retiring as head of TV5 USA

Patrice Courtaban TV5Monde
Patrice Courtaban (Image credit: TV6Monde)

Patrice Courtaban has been promoted to executive VP, global growth & business development of TV5Monde, the French entertainment network, and CEO of TV5 USA.

Courtaban, who had been COO of TV5 USA, succeeds Jean-Luc Cronel, who is retiring as CEO of TV5 USA.

In his new global role, Courtaban will identify growth and revenue opportunities worldwide for all TV5Monde linear and streaming offerings. He will also be in charge of TV5 USA’s premium linear and streaming channels, which include the recently launched TV5Monde Cinema on Demand, TV5Monde Style and the TiVi5 Monde network for children.    

“I am deeply honored to take on this exciting and challenging new role for TV5Monde globally and to be named CEO of TV5 USA,” Courtaban said. “In these roles, I look forward to continuing to provide our loyal and passionate existing viewership with the best in entertainment, news and cultural content while working to build TV5Monde’s global audience by implementing the means to entice and engage a new and even larger base of subscribers and viewers worldwide.”  ■ 

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.