Mathias Hautefort

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

Formed in 2009 by TVOD services, SEVAD (*) has expanded to SVOD services. By setting itself the mission of establishing the conditions for ambitious development of the video-on-demand market, SEVAD initiates collective action with public authorities, as well as other professional organizations. Mathias Hautefort, 55, is CEO of Netgem Group. Netgem operates VOD platforms in France and Switzerland under the VIDEOFUTUR brand. In July 2023, Netgem finalized the acquisition of Eclair Preservation and Eclair Digital Services, a company of which Mathias Hautefort took over as CEO. Prior to joining Netgem in 2011, Mathias Hautefort spent most of his career in senior management positions in industrial and telecom groups and as an advisor of the French Minister of Economy and Industry. He is a graduate from Ecole Polytechnique and member of the Corps des Mines. 

(*) The SEVAD is made up of the main French publishers of Audiovisual Media Services on demand (SMAD) per act (VàD) and by subscription (VàDA): Allindi, ADN, Arte France Développement, CANAL VOD, Filmoline (FILMO ), Gaumont Classique, LaCinetek, LMC (UniversCiné), Madelen (INA), mk2curiosity, OpsisTV, Orange VOD, PS Mobile Access (Play VOD), Première Media (Première Max), Vitis (VIDEOFUTUR), VOD Factory (Shadowz).