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Sydney Suissa
Executive Vice President, Content
National Geographic Channels International
As the Executive Vice President, Content for National Geographic Channels International (NGCI), Sydney Suissa oversees all of NGC, A1 and NGC HD's programming, production and development. Working closely with his team in Washington and all regional directors, Suissa's focus is to develop and supply new programming including series and specials, acquisitions, co-productions and commissions.
Suissa joined NGCI from Barna-Alper Productions, one of Canada's leading independent producers, where he was the VP of Documentary Development and Production with over 80 hours of prime time drama and documentaries in production. Prior to that, he was the Senior Vice President of Factual Programming for Alliance Atlantis where he oversaw all programming for History Television and launched National Geographic Channel Canada in the fall of 2000.
Suissa has over 20 years experience in documentary and journalistic production. He is a member of the Hot Docs Advisory Board and a past member of the Steering Committee of the World Congress of History Producers.
National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) invites viewers to live curious through its smart, innovative programming that questions what we know, how we view the world and what drives us forward. A business enterprise owned by National Geographic Television (NGT) and FOX Entertainment Group, NGCI contributes to the National Geographic Society's commitment to exploration, conservation and education through its six channels: National Geographic Channel, National Geographic Channel HD, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Wild HD, Nat Geo Adventure and Nat Geo Music. Globally, National Geographic Channel (including NGC U.S., which is a joint venture of NGT and Fox Cable Networks Group) is available in more than 320 million homes in 166 countries and 34 languages.
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