Daphné de Beauffort, EVP in Charge of Acquisition of Animation for TF1 Group, heads the negotiations for pre-buy, co-production and acquisition of programs for the channels TF1, TFX, as well as for the SVOD & AVOD platforms, TFOUMAX and MYTF1. She also oversees the development of youth series with TF1 Licensing. She has been at TF1 since 2006, where she was previously Head of Acquisitions and Sales at TF1 Licensing, identifying and negotiating brands for representation, overseeing the sales in France and Europe, and supporting brand owners in developing their brand awareness and business.

Before working in the media, she worked in the FMCG marketing sector as Head of Partnerships and Development at The Marketing Store, where she acquired licenses and developed toys for McDonald's Happy Meal, or negotiated partnerships for Twentieth Century Fox to improve the visibility of films. She also worked at KCreation, a packaging production company, overseeing illustrations for Pepsi-Cola products in Europe.

She began her career in the distribution sector at Turner Broadcasting System in London, where she was responsible for selling the group's channels to cable and satellite operators.

She holds a law degree from the University of Louvain-La-Neuve (Belgium), with a master's degree in law and a specialization in intellectual property rights.

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