Sony Pictures names Ravi Ahuja as new CEO
Ahuja will replace current head Tony Vinciquerra in January 2025.
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Ahuja will replace current head Tony Vinciquerra in January 2025.
During H1 2024, Evision demonstrated significant growth, surpassing 5.5m subscribers in the first half of 2024
Shearer has been with Sony for nearly 30 years, joining the studio in 1996 as director of internal audit for Sony Corporation of America.
Gaurav Banerjee will succeed NP Singh, who will move into the role of Non-Executive Chairman after a 25-year tenure.
This partnership is set to enhance the entertainment options available to Evision's subscribers.
Prior to joining Sony in 2016, Grant worked at Rubenstein Communications, where she repped New York institutions and clients across film, television and arts.
Ahuja will also continue to oversee the company’s TV business in his elevated role.
Dylan Massin and Adam Moos have assumed their new roles with immediate effect.
Plotkin joined SPT from All In Media, a production company he founded that specialised in packaging IP and developing original ideas.
Prior to Sony, Stein was at Chernin Entertainment, where she served as senior vice president of drama development.
Lammi joined Sony Pictures Television in 1987 as VP in charge of multi-camera videotaped series.
The regional SVOD penetration will remain low, with only 7.7% of African TV households paying for at least one subscription by 2029.
The film made Greta Gerwig the first solo director to surpass the $1bn mark.
A new release date for the movie has been set for August.
Season-ending football showcase complements exclusive access via TOD to beIN Sports and entertainment channels on users’ preferred devices or smart TVs for USD 18.
Tickets are available for purchase on the newly launched conference website.
Bell will be based in CNN’s New York offices and takes over from Atlanta-based Rick Lewchuk.
Since the series launched, OSN+ has seen a 15% increase in viewership, with strong week-over-week growth and high engagement.
Root will leave his post at the end of March ahead of the launch of the merged HBO Max and Discovery+ streaming service.
Based on the video game of the same name, the series is written and executive produced by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann.
Norwood has replaced Christina Jokanovich, who joined Starz.
Registrations are officially open and aspiring entrepreneurs can register on the Innovative Media Productions’ website.
Carretta will report directly to Heather Hust Rivera, Senior Vice President of Communications for Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution.
Sony Pictures Television, FIFA and Final Replay have collaborated with Whisper Productions on a new 10-part series, which will stream exclusively on TOD for MENA viewers.
The streaming platform offers more than 35,000 hours of premium Arabic, Turkish and English entertainment, live and recorded sports, and original content.
He will report to Cheryl Bosnak, EVP and Head of Current for Paramount Television Studios and Paramount+.
TOD's entertainment content includes exclusive access to Arabic and Turkish series, the latest Hollywood movies, and series from Warner Bros, HBO MAX, Miramax, Digiturk, and Sony Pictures Television.
The deadline for all entries is December 13, 2022, at 7:00 AM CST.
Pope will begin her new role on August 22, reporting to Ravi Ahuja, chairman of Global Television Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment Corporate Development.
Frost joined Sony Pictures Television in 2008 as Executive Vice President of US business affairs.
Ferman will lead operational strategy with a focus on analysing and implementing operational processes, procedures, and structure.
Industrial Media CEO Eli Holzman will join SPT as president of nonfiction entertainment, reporting to Ravi Ahuja, Sony chairman of global television studios and SPE corporate development.
At Sony Pictures Television, Finn served as vice president of animation production and director of development and production at American Greetings before joining Disney.
The streaming service will begin competing against Netflix and Disney+ in the region later this year.
The newly merged company will be home to 75 TV channels, two streaming services, two film studios, a digital content studio and an expanded library.
The proposed merged entity will be led by current Zee CEO Punit Goenka.
Under the new agreement, Sinema TV will get first pay-TV window rights to fresh Sony Pictures theatrical titles.
'Little Mom' has been recommissioned for its fifth series in Israel, and has already been adapted for French and Polish television.
Ahuja was previously President of Business Operations and CFO at Walt Disney Television and CFO of Fox Networks Group.
Netflix also landed three times more nominations than any other studio or network in both film and TV categories.
The streaming platform will be releasing a slew of new content, from Original series like 'The Boys' season two to films and docu-series.
This follows last week’s announcement that the series will be airing on Amazon Prime Video in the UK from June 4.
Sony also announced that employees will be able to provide their support through a matching gift programme that is scheduled to be offered to its 110,000 plus employees worldwide.
The Whisper Group produces sports entertainment shows, including coverage of NFL, the Paralympics, Formula One, SailGP, Women’s Super League, International Cricket and W Series, amongst others.
Hopkins will take over the new role from February 24 and will report directly to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
Marc-Antoine d’Halluin, who served as CEO of OSN from 2006-2010, will join MBC Group from January 5, 2020.
Despite the split, Kim Rozenfeld won't be completely separating from Apple but will now work with the technology giant through his company Half Full Productions.
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