CO.MEDIA helps broadcasters, producers and television/Internet/mobile phone operators to set up their development strategies and to optimize their offers in terms of contents, scheduling, marketing, communication, etc.
CO.MEDIA has a portfolio of international clients and some of its missions consist in adapting foreign contents and offers to the French market.
CO.MEDIA offers a global approach of the market and has developped an expertise in the following areas :
Broadcasters
- Definition of the editorial line
- Analysis of programmes and of programming schedules
- Analysis of on-air promotion and interstitial programming
- Ratings analysis
- Setting up of communications schemes
- Station operations
- Editorial analysis of VOD offers
- Online services
- Complete start up plans
- Adaptation of the offer to the French market
- Industry and market reports
Producers
- Editorial strategy
- Marketing of programmes
- Projects/formats development and analysis
- Search for original formats
- Industry and market reports
Internet operators
- Design and development of websites
- Analysis and optimization of online services
- Search for original contents
- Marketing and communication strategies
- Industry and market reports
Nicolas Lacassagne is the founder and CEO of CO.MEDIA. He got a Master of Law (LLM) at the University of Reading (UK) and a Master of Law specializing in the field of audiovisual communication at the University of Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne.
After a first experience in acquisitions and scheduling, Nicolas joined the production company GRUNDY France (game and entertainment shows), where he stayed between 1994 and 1996. He then became a Consultant for IMCA (International Media Consultants Associates) in Paris and worked for numerous clients, most of which were broadcasters and producers. He also set up NOTA (New On The Air), a service which aims to identify new programme formats in 9 of the major TV markets throughout the world.
Nicolas joined CANAL+ in July 2000 as Head of Research and Analysis. In 2001, he was promoted Head of Programmes, Programming and On-air Operations at KIOSQUE (pay-per-view service of the CANAL+ Group).
Nicolas Lacassagne was hired at PINKTV in September 2005. He worked there as Head of Programmes and Programming until May 2007.