Driss Sekkat
- Producer
- Writer
- Executive
Driss Sekkat is an international award-winning executive producer and programming launch expert.
Sekkat has won some of the industry's most prestigious awards, producing original content in over 15 countries in multiple languages.
An award-winning OTT trailblazer, Sekkat knew corporations would adapt innovative strategies to produce their own unique content, and engage directly with their customers. In 2015, he capitalized on his experiences at ESPN, CNN, and in the field making award-winning documentaries around the world to building emerging media platforms from concept through full network development.
In 2023, Sekkat led the rebrand and relaunch of the Hill TV's flagship show "Rising" hosted by Robby Soave & Briahna Joy Gray. The Hill is the #1 digital-first political news brand in the U.S., reaching 47 million lawmakers, policymakers, business leaders, and influential digital consumers from Capitol Hill to Main Street.
In 2022, Sekkat was hired by former ABC News President James Goldston to live produce the Congressional Hearings investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The first Jan 6 hearing with its primetime exposure, generated the greatest interest with viewers, reporting an average audience of about 20 million viewers. The sixth hearing in June was headlined by the surprise testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson and averaged 13.2 million viewers, the second most watched and a 23% increase from the average of the four previous daytime hearings. Nielsen reported about 55 million viewers tuned in to watch some part of the hearings. The eight hearings averaged about 13.1 million viewers, with the daytime sessions drawing between 10.16 million and 13.23 million.
In 2017, Sekkat created and launched the first financial Over-The-Top (OTT) network of its kind, TD Ameritrade Network. As Executive Producer, Sekkat led the network's launch of 8 hours of original live programming, which includes the latest addition "Market Overtime" and "The Watch list with Nicole Petallides" live from Times Square in New York City. Sekkat oversaw TDA Network's creative projects, including strategic partnerships with Bloomberg's 24 hour Twitter channel, Tic Toc and the network's special programming at the Nasdaq.
Sekkat most recently created and launched a hard-hitting international talk show, The Investigative Journal, from studios in Times Square New York anchored by broadcast journalist Tal Heinrich.
In 2016, Sekkat executive produced a 3 part hard-hitting documentary series on violent extremism, filmed in Morocco.
Sekkat created and executive produced 4 seasons of the award winning investigative documentary Street Pulse . The flagship series won the 2015 Bronze Award at the New York festivals for its series on Cemetery Residents and was awarded The 2014 CINE Special Jury Award and The 2013 CINE Golden Eagle Award for its exclusive one hour documentary on El Minya quarry labor workers. The hit docu-series was nominated in 2013 by the International Broadcasting Awards in London for best documentary in the Middle-East.
In 2014 - 2015, Sekkat created and executive produced 2 seasons of Our Neighborhood - an 8 part docu-series on life inside Cairo's neighborhoods.
Driss was presented with the 2016 Ohio Wesleyan University Young Alumni Award, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism.
Sekkat has won some of the industry's most prestigious awards, producing original content in over 15 countries in multiple languages.
An award-winning OTT trailblazer, Sekkat knew corporations would adapt innovative strategies to produce their own unique content, and engage directly with their customers. In 2015, he capitalized on his experiences at ESPN, CNN, and in the field making award-winning documentaries around the world to building emerging media platforms from concept through full network development.
In 2023, Sekkat led the rebrand and relaunch of the Hill TV's flagship show "Rising" hosted by Robby Soave & Briahna Joy Gray. The Hill is the #1 digital-first political news brand in the U.S., reaching 47 million lawmakers, policymakers, business leaders, and influential digital consumers from Capitol Hill to Main Street.
In 2022, Sekkat was hired by former ABC News President James Goldston to live produce the Congressional Hearings investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The first Jan 6 hearing with its primetime exposure, generated the greatest interest with viewers, reporting an average audience of about 20 million viewers. The sixth hearing in June was headlined by the surprise testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson and averaged 13.2 million viewers, the second most watched and a 23% increase from the average of the four previous daytime hearings. Nielsen reported about 55 million viewers tuned in to watch some part of the hearings. The eight hearings averaged about 13.1 million viewers, with the daytime sessions drawing between 10.16 million and 13.23 million.
In 2017, Sekkat created and launched the first financial Over-The-Top (OTT) network of its kind, TD Ameritrade Network. As Executive Producer, Sekkat led the network's launch of 8 hours of original live programming, which includes the latest addition "Market Overtime" and "The Watch list with Nicole Petallides" live from Times Square in New York City. Sekkat oversaw TDA Network's creative projects, including strategic partnerships with Bloomberg's 24 hour Twitter channel, Tic Toc and the network's special programming at the Nasdaq.
Sekkat most recently created and launched a hard-hitting international talk show, The Investigative Journal, from studios in Times Square New York anchored by broadcast journalist Tal Heinrich.
In 2016, Sekkat executive produced a 3 part hard-hitting documentary series on violent extremism, filmed in Morocco.
Sekkat created and executive produced 4 seasons of the award winning investigative documentary Street Pulse . The flagship series won the 2015 Bronze Award at the New York festivals for its series on Cemetery Residents and was awarded The 2014 CINE Special Jury Award and The 2013 CINE Golden Eagle Award for its exclusive one hour documentary on El Minya quarry labor workers. The hit docu-series was nominated in 2013 by the International Broadcasting Awards in London for best documentary in the Middle-East.
In 2014 - 2015, Sekkat created and executive produced 2 seasons of Our Neighborhood - an 8 part docu-series on life inside Cairo's neighborhoods.
Driss was presented with the 2016 Ohio Wesleyan University Young Alumni Award, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism.