Sony Pictures Television International Promotes Janet Tsai Dargan to Senior Vice President, Business Development

Sony Pictures Television International Promotes Janet Tsai Dargan to Senior Vice President, Business Development

CULVER CITY, Calif., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) announced today that Janet Tsai Dargan has been promoted to senior vice president, business development. The announcement was made today by Christoph Pachler, SPTI's senior vice president and chief financial officer.

"Janet's keen sense to identify and exploit strategic business opportunities has been integral to the rapid growth of Sony Pictures Television International in recent years," said Pachler. "Her contributions to SPTI's channels strategies in India and Russia, as well as our recent offer to acquire 2waytraffic, the European entertainment company, have made her a key player in the expansion of our business."

John Calkins, executive vice president, corporate development, Sony Pictures Entertainment, added, "In her role at SPTI, Janet brings an energy and strategic perspective to the overall Sony Pictures business development team that is highly valued. Over the last three years she has been playing an ever more important role in some of the studio's most important transactions"

Based at SPTI's headquarters in Culver City, California, Dargan is in charge of strategic planning and new business initiatives for SPTI's three business lines: distribution, international networks and international production. Her primary focus is on identifying new opportunities to expand SPTI's international networks portfolio, including the launches of new networks and acquisition of existing channels, as well as the acquisition of local production companies worldwide. She also oversees business development teams in Los Angeles, London and Hong Kong.

Dargan joined SPTI in 2005 from Candle Corporation where she was assistant vice president, financial and strategic planning. Prior to that, she served as vice president, business planning and analysis for Universal Studios' recreation group. She joined Universal from Paramount Pictures where she was vice president, business planning and development, home entertainment, and before that, executive director, corporate planning. All were based in Los Angeles.

Dargan began her career as a product manager in the corporate cash management department at Bank of Boston in Boston. She was also an associate in the venture capital/private equity arm of E.M. Warburg, Pincus & Co., Inc., in New York.

Dargan has an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BA from Brown University.

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 almost 50 networks in more than 130 countries reaching over 300 million households worldwide. SPTI is a Sony Pictures Entertainment company.

Contacts: Ron Sato Gabriella Alaimo Thomas
+1 310 244 4687 +1 310 244 3538
ron_sato@spe.sony.comgabriella_alaimo@spe.sony.com

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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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