Mathias Hautefort

Mathias Hautefort is President of SEVAD - Syndicat des Editeurs de Vidéo à la Demande. 

Founded in 2009, SEVAD (*) aims to promote the ambitious development of the video-on-demand market through collective action with public authorities and other professional organizations. Mathias Hautefort, 57, is CEO of the Netgem Group, which operates VOD platforms in France and Switzerland under the VIDEOFUTUR brand. Mathias Hautefort is also president of Netgem France, a subsidiary of the group that operates under the EClair brand, providing preservation and promotion services to publishers. Before joining the Netgem Group in 2011, Mathias Hautefort spent most of his career in management positions in media and telecommunications groups, at the Ministry of Industry, and in ministerial offices. He is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and an engineer of the Corps des Mines.

 (*) SEVAD is composed of the main French publishers of on-demand audiovisual media services (SMAD) on a pay-per-view basis (VàD) and by subscription (VàDA): Allindi, ADN, Arte France Développement, CANAL VOD, Filmoline (FILMO), France Channel, Gaumont Vidéo (Gaumont Classique), INA (Madelen), LaCinetek, Le Meilleur du Cinéma (UniversCiné), Netgem (VIDEOFUTUR), OpsisTV, Orange VOD, PS Mobile Access (Play VOD), PATHE Home, Première Media (Première Max), VOD Factory (Shadowz).