Speaker Meghan Hooper White

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Meghan Hooper White

EVP, Global Strategy and Co-Productions

TF1 America

Meghan Hooper White is a C-suite global content leader with a track record of building and scaling high-performing businesses within major media organizations. She currently serves as EVP, Global Strategy and Co-Productions at Studio TF1 America, where she leads the strategic expansion of the newly rebranded company, driving growth across international markets and global content partnerships.

Hooper White focuses on originating and structuring new business opportunities in global series and co-productions while overseeing an expanding international slate. She plays a central role in strengthening key partnerships, including the company’s collaboration with TF1 and A+E Global Media, and in building scalable processes to optimize movie output deals—enhancing both creative quality and profitability.

Most recently, Hooper White served as EVP, Head of Original Movies and Limited Series for MTV Entertainment Group at Paramount Global. She launched and led a standalone division from the ground up, focused on IP creation, franchise development, and strategic co-productions across the company’s portfolio. In her first year, she built a development slate from zero to over 30 projects, produced seven films, and secured multiple overall deals with leading talent and production companies, including those led by Idris Elba, Regina Hall, Courtney B. Vance, Angela Bassett, Eva Longoria, John Leguizamo, Jamie Foxx, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Salma Hayek.

Her film credits include A Clüsterfünke Christmas, produced, written by, and starring Rachel Dratch and Ana Gasteyer; The B***h Who Stole Christmas starring RuPaul and talent from RuPaul’s Drag Race; and Dashing in December, which was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award.

Prior to joining Paramount Global, Hooper White was Senior Vice President, Original Movies, Co-Productions and Acquisitions for Lifetime Networks at A+E Global Media. In this role, she oversaw development and production across original movies, co-productions, and acquisitions, building a catalogue of more than 500 films, including the slate for It’s A Wonderful Lifetime, films based on the books by V.C. Andrews, A Deadly Adoption starring Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig, the critically acclaimed series Mary Kills People, named a Top 10 New Series by The New York Times and Variety, and Story of a Girl, marking Kyra Sedgwick’s directorial debut and starring Kevin Bacon. Hooper White also oversaw the acquisitions of films such as Return To Zero, which earned Minnie Driver an Emmy nomination, Custody starring Viola Davis and the Critics’ Choice nominated film, Stockholm, Pennsylvania starring Saoirse Ronan, Cynthia Nixon and Jason Isaacs.

Earlier in her career, Hooper White held roles across creative, strategy and business development at NBCUniversal, Just Singer Entertainment and Disney Channel.

Hooper White has been recognized by Variety as one of “Hollywood’s New Leaders,” among other industry honors. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Speech from Northwestern University and is a proud member of BAFTA and the Television Academy. She is based in NYC with her family.

Speaking on: Speed Meetings: Scripted; Co-Pro Connect

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