[1] In the early 1990s he worked as an author and a journalist preparing in collaboration with Léon Zitrone a collection of documentary videos about the most important events of the 20th century.
In 1996, he also co-wrote with Albert Cohen a biographical book La légende du 100m: Un siècle pour une seconde a biography of runner Carl Lewis.
He held high administrative positions as General Director of the main French television station TF1's international operations, and later as president of Tekelec Europe, provider of electronic products.
Dove Attia then moved on to cowrite with Lambert Vincent the scenario for the Didier Delaître feature television film Passion assasine.
In 2000, he produced Les Dix Commandements in collaboration with friend and associate Albert Cohen and Elie Chouraqui.