SATISFACTION - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Alef One Co - Founder & Producer
ALEF ONE is an independent production company founded in 2018 by Nora Melhli and Arthur Essebag. ALEF ONE develops and produces series and films for French and international markets.
After a Masters in finance and business administration at Paris-Dauphine University, Anne began her career in 1997 at Canal+ Group in their new media business unit as head of programme acquisitions for the innovative digital TV channel C:. She moved in 2000 to Game One, the video game television channel, to drive its expansion as manager of French and international development. Four years later she joined Endemol France Group as General Secretary to oversee business and M&A activities and to manage its operational activities and subsidiaries.
In 2018 she turned to scripted content when she joined independent producer Make It Happen Studio to work alongside founder Sydney Gallonde on the development and structuring of the firm's international activities.
Anne, whose entrepreneurial spirit and international experience has enhanced her career in every job she has held, joined Satisfaction in April 2020 as COO. She thrives in fast-moving environments.
Job Titles:
- Associate of Arthur
- PRODUCTION Founder
Antoine founded Ah! Production and has been at its helm since 2009. He has created original formats such as Tahiti Quest (broadcast on Gulli), La Villa des Cœurs Brisés, Mamans et Célèbres (TFX), and the documentary series Les Folles Histoires (C8).
After graduating from the American School of Paris and taking a degree at the Sorbonne, he began his career in the industry along with Pascale Breugnot when Ego Production was set up in 2000.
Antoine is now an associate of Arthur at Satisfaction. He also chairs the production company La Grosse Equipe.
Frédéric FRANCÈS is a game show and entertainment specialist, and was Development Director at Reservoir Prod from 2004 until 2008. He was also head of game shows at TF1 from 2000 to 2004.
ENIBAS PRODUCTIONS was created in 2008 by Nicolas HÉLIAS and Frédéric FRANCÈS.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director and Head of Productions
Jacqueline JOBLIN joined Satisfaction at its creation in August 2010. She holds the position of Managing Director and Director of Productions of the group.
She previously worked as Deputy Managing Director at Starling (Sony Group), where she spent 10 years.
Jacqueline has worked on a wide variety of productions throughout her career, notching up credits in game and variety shows, reality TV, and documentaries such as Qui Veut Gagner des Millions, Le Maillon Faible, Qui Veut Epouser Mon Fils, Le Grand Concours, Les Grands Tests, Les Minikeums, Double Jeu, Frou-Frou, Faut pas Rêver, and Fort Boyard.
Job Titles:
- ESSEBAG SATISFACTION GROUP Founder
Jacques ESSEBAG began his career on a local radio station, Radio Massy Palaiseau, in the Paris suburbs, before switching to Radio Nord Essonne, where he hosted a programme called Tonus. He quickly came to the attention of the boss of Radio RFM and, in 1987, was invited to take part in a radio presenters contest, which he won. He was then hired to host a nighttime show on RFM, which he did for just a month before being catapulted into presenting the station's primetime 6 to 9 am slot.
It was at this point that he adopted the pseudonym Arthur. In 1988 he continued his career at Kiss FM. A year later he jumped ship for Skyrock radio, and in 1991 went to join the team at Fun Radio. He then spent four years at Europe 1, and three at Europe 2, before finally returning in 2000 to Fun Radio, where he stayed for four years and set up Planetarthur.com, the company that produces the radio shows he hosted. Then came a two-year stint back at Europe 2.
In 2010, Arthur bought OÜI FM and the following year purchased Radio de la Mer, which was sold in 2019 to GROUPEMENT 81.
Judith ABOULHEIR has been at Arthur's side since the AWPG Group was founded and is currently Chief Executive Officer of Satisfaction.
She started her career as a production assistant at Alexandre Films, the company run by Alexandre Arcady and Diane Kurys. She most notably worked on the production of feature films including Pour Sacha, Le Grand Pardon 2, Après l'amour, La Baule les Pins.
After working with them for three years, she began co-hosting, along with Stéphane Tapie, a television show for young people on TF1 called Y a pas d'lézard. She also co-presented Ça me dit…et Vous? with Stéphane on TF1, and coordinated production for the show.
She joined Endemol France in 2000 as a PA to Arthur. She followed him in his new adventure within AWPG, of which she is today the director and manager.
Nicolas is a specialist in documentaries and magazine programmes. He ran the Union Libre programme for five years on France 2 channel and was also in charge of 20h10 Pétantes on Canal+. He was Magazine and Documentary Director at TF1 for four years until 2008.
ENIBAS PRODUCTIONS was created in 2008 by Nicolas HÉLIAS and Frédéric FRANCÈS.
Job Titles:
- Alef One Co - Founder & Producer
- Altice Group in 2016 As Creative Director
- One Co - Founder & Producer
Nora MELHLI built her career as a producer both in France and abroad. She is a former high-performance athlete (1,500m athletics) and speaks French, English, Spanish, and Moroccan Arabic. She joined the international co-production department of Dune Productions in 1998. She moved to the Lagardère group in 2002, and partnered with Jérôme Minet at Studio International before selling it to Telfrance five years later. During this period Nora produced films and mini-series, in collaboration with several European countries, which were shot in France and abroad. They include Pepe Carvalho, Colette, Bel Ami and L'Affaire Villemin.
In France she created the original drama divisions for two of the largest international groups in Europe: for Endemol in 2007 and then for Shine in 2012. Her production credits for them include Yann Piat, Chronique d'un Assassinat for Canal+, the series The Tunnel in co-production with Canal+ and Sky UK, and Malaterra for FranceTV, which was adapted from the British series Broadchurch.
Nora joined Altice Group in 2016 as Creative Director of Original Programmes and developed the group's international cinema and series strategy. She co-produced the series The Medici, Riviera, Britannia and Tin Star for SVOD and for the group's various channels.
In 2018 she joined forces with Jacques Arthur Essebag to co-found ALEF ONE. Since then she has been developing and producing content for French and international markets, notably films and series such as Flight MH370 and Water Wars.
From September 2011 to December 2013, Nora was Vice-President of the Innovation Support Fund at the CNC (National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image). She is currently a member of the Advisory Board of the "Festival Séries Mania".
Nora was elected president of the SPI audiovisual board (Independent Producers Union) in May of 2021.