Paulette Bensussen

About Paulette Bensussen

Accomplished television producer with extensive experience in the development, production, and distribution of international television content. She founded TDO Media dedicated to producing and selling captivating content for a global audience in both television and film. Paulette’s portfolio includes executive producing the hit YA musical drama Rebelde on Netflix, the produced the critically acclaimed Mexican comedy Corazon Contento on Amazon Prime Video, and she is the executive producer of the feature film The Freshly Cut Grass alongside Martin Scorsese and produced by Infinity Hill (Golden Globe winners and Oscar nominees for Argentina 1985). One of her latest project is the US adaptation of Colombian smash-hit The Queen of Flow for Peacock. Originally from Mexico City, Paulette began her television career distributing television content at BBC Worldwide in New York, and later led international development at Scripps Networks, successfully expanding the reach of Food Network and HGTV to over 100 countries. Notably, Paulette played a pivotal role in launching and managing Electus Latino, the Spanish-language content production and distribution arm of Ben Silverman\'s Electus Studios. A native New Yorker, she holds degrees from NYU and Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA).

Experience

1. Business Development

   Stranger & Stranger

   Apr 2025 — Present

Education

• Columbia | SIPA

  Masters, Masters of International Affairs (MIA)

  1998 — 2001

• Columbia | SIPA

  Masters

• New York University

  Bachelor of Arts, International Media & Communications

  1992 — 1996

Skills

• Business Development
• Television
• Digital Media
• Latin America
• New Media
• Entertainment
• Video
• Management
• International Sales
• Film