Sony Pictures Television International Promotes Kim Hatamiya to Executive Vice President, Marketing

Sony Pictures Television International Promotes Kim Hatamiya to Executive Vice President, Marketing

CULVER CITY, Calif., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) announced today that Kim Hatamiya has been promoted to executive vice president, marketing. Based at SPTI's headquarters in Culver City, California, Hatamiya heads marketing for the division of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) that oversees all television and on-demand businesses outside the United States. The announcement was made today by Michael Grindon, SPTI's president, to whom she reports.

"Since joining SPTI, Kim has overseen the marketing team brilliantly and become an integral part of my senior group of direct reports, whose counsel and management expertise have helped lead SPTI to continued record revenues, profitability and new business ventures," said Grindon. "With such a varied background that includes launching and managing international TV channels, programming, production and new media, as well as marketing and her business acumen, she not only understands the marketing needs of her constituencies within SPTI and SPE, but the needs of our clients around the world."

As head of marketing for SPTI, Hatamiya oversees all marketing activities outside of the U.S. for all SPTI business lines, including the distribution of feature film and television product to broadcasters, digital content providers and mobile carriers; international networks; and local language production. Hatamiya's oversight includes all strategic marketing, advertising, publicity, talent relations, promotions, on-air and off-air creative services, interactive and Internet marketing, and research.

Hatamiya joined SPTI in April 2003 as senior vice president, marketing. Prior to joining SPTI, she served as senior vice president and general manager of television and film for Los Angeles-based Mindrocket Media/JP Kids, Inc., an independent multi-platform children's and family media company. Previously, Hatamiya was senior vice president of marketing at Passport New Media, Inc. in Los Angeles, where she oversaw the launch and branding of the company's flagship product Your Own World (TM), a safe Internet-based service for children. Prior to joining Passport, Hatamiya served as senior vice president of Fox Kids Worldwide, where she was responsible for launching Fox Kids U.K. and Fox Kids Latin America. Hatamiya had also been senior vice president and general manager of Canal Fox, Fox Television's cable network in Latin America, which, under her leadership, became the number one most-viewed cable and satellite channel in Latin America and launched the first foreign language version of a Fox Kids programming block.

Hatamiya's extensive background also includes stints as director of international operations for Home Box Office, and as vice president of film and television business affairs at Brian Grazer and Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment. A graduate of Stanford University, Hatamiya began her career as a financial analyst on Wall Street for Morgan Stanley.

About Sony Pictures Television International

Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) is the division of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) responsible for all television business outside of the United States. SPTI operates three complementary lines of business: 1) distribution of SPE's feature films and television programming to television, mobile and digital content delivery outlets around the world, 2) local television production in key international markets, and 3) international television networks. In addition to being a leader in the distribution of current and classic U.S. and international films and television product worldwide, SPTI produces high profile, locally produced television in local languages. With dedicated offices in France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Miami (Latin America), the People's Republic of China, Russia, Spain and the United Kingdom, SPTI currently oversees production in nine regions of the world and is the leader in international television production among all major Hollywood studios. SPTI's worldwide television networks portfolio is a key strategy in the SPE's long-range commitment to the global marketplace, with over 40 networks in more than 100 countries reaching over 240 million viewers worldwide. SPTI is a Sony Pictures Entertainment company.

Contact: Ron Sato
Sony Pictures Television International
+1 310 244 4687
ron_sato@spe.sony.com

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FCMN Contact: Ron_Sato@spe.sony.com

Source: Sony Pictures Television International

CONTACT: Ron Sato of Sony Pictures Television International,
+1-310-244 4687, ron_sato@spe.sony.com

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