Sony Pictures Television International Promotes Donna Grandy Cunningham to Executive Vice President, Operations, International Production

Sony Pictures Television International Promotes Donna Grandy Cunningham to Executive Vice President, Operations, International Production

CULVER CITY, Calif., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) announced today that Donna Grandy Cunningham has been promoted to executive vice president, operations, international production. The announcement was made by Steve Kent, SPTI's senior executive vice president, international production, to whom Cunningham reports.

"Donna has proven herself to be an invaluable member of the international production group and has played a key role in our success," said Kent. "Donna's promotion recognizes her keen business acumen and her ability to work across diverse business cultures and close complex international transactions. She has been a key member of our team and we're thrilled she's agreed to expand her responsibilities."

Based at SPTI's world headquarters in Culver City, California, she adds oversight of operations, finance and strategic planning, and continues to oversee business affairs for SPTI's international production group. The group has produced over 9,000 hours of high profile, local language television programming for various television networks outside the United States.

Cunningham joined SPTI in 2004 as senior vice president, business affairs, international production. Previously, she served as general counsel and chief privacy officer for Radical Communication, Inc. a software licensing company in Marina Del Rey, California; as general counsel and executive vice president, business and legal affairs for Fox Family Worldwide in Los Angeles; as vice president, business and legal affairs, at Hanna-Barbera, Inc.; and as vice president, business and legal affairs at DIC Entertainment, Inc. Additionally, she worked at several law firms in the Los Angeles area including, McCambridge, Deixler, Marmaro & Goldberg, Swerdlow & Florence and Parkinson, Wolf, Lazar & Leo.

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 130 countries reaching over 298 million viewers worldwide. SPTI is a Sony Pictures Entertainment company.

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

Gabriella Alaimo Thomas
Sony Pictures Television International
+1 310 244-3538
Gabriella_alaimo@spe.sony.com

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Source: Sony Pictures Television International

CONTACT: Ron Sato, +1-310-244-4687, ron_sato@spe.sony.com, or Gabriella
Alaimo Thomas +1-310-244-3538, Gabriella_alaimo@spe.sony.com, both of Sony
Pictures Television International

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