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MIAMI, FLORIDA - 29 October 2009 - Sony Pictures Television (SPT) announced today that Russell Kline has been promoted to senior vice president, channel operations, Latin America. The announcement was made by Klaudia Bermudez-Key, senior vice president and general manager, SPE Networks Latin America. Reporting to Bermudez-Key, Kline will continue to be based at SPT's Latin American headquarters in Miami.

"Russell's financial expertise and guidance were important factors in making SPT's networks advertising sales business in Latin America successful and profitable for our company," said Bermudez-Key. "His experience in the administration and financial management of the channels, plus serving on the HBO Latin America board on our behalf, makes him a valuable business partner as we try to achieve our overall strategy for our growing networks portfolio."

In his new position, Kline works directly with Bermudez-Key in the management of SPT's networks throughout Latin America. Kline oversees affiliate revenues and manages business development as SPT looks to grow the company's existing channels throughout the region.

Most recently, Kline was vice president, finance and operations, Latin America overseeing financial management and reporting for SPT's distribution, local language production and international networks businesses in the region.

Prior to his promotion, Kline was SPT's executive director, finance, since 2003. Before moving to Miami in 2003, he was based in Culver City where he was SPT's director, finance, since 2001. He joined SPT in 1998 as manager, financial reporting, after working in Corporate Audit at Sony Corporation of America in Los Angeles from 1996 to 1998. He previously served as in charge auditor at Arthur Andersen LLP in Grand Rapids, Michigan, from 1993 to 1996.

Kline graduated from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan with a BBA in Accounting. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.

About Sony Pictures Television

Sony Pictures Television is one of the television industry's leading content providers. It produces and distributes programming in every genre, including series, telefilms, theatrical releases and family entertainment around the world and for every platform: broadcast and cable television, first-run and off-network syndication and digital distribution. In addition to one of the industry's largest libraries of feature films and television shows, SPT boasts a current program slate that includes the top-rated daytime dramas and game shows, landmark off-network series, original animated series and critically acclaimed primetime dramas, comedies and telefilms. Internationally, SPT is a leader in local language productions around the world, some of which are co-produced with local partners and sells SPE-owned formats in approximately 70 countries. To better serve its clients and partners worldwide, SPT maintains offices throughout the world, including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, the People's Republic of China, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Venezuela and the United Kingdom. SPT's worldwide television networks portfolio, which includes branded networks AXN, Sony Entertainment Television, and Animax, is a key strategy in SPE's long-range commitment to the global marketplace, with 119 channel feeds, which are available in more than 130 countries reaching almost 400 million households worldwide. SPT also creates original content for and manages SPE's premium video website, Crackle. Additionally, SPT is a part owner of cable channel GSN, FEARnet, the premier horror/thriller website and VOD service, and national media sales company ITN Networks, Inc. SPT advertiser sales is one of the premiere national advertising sales companies, handling the commercial inventory in SPT's syndicated series as well as in all of SPE's digital businesses in the United States, and for Sony Music Entertainment. SPT (www.sonypicturestelevision.com) is a Sony Pictures Entertainment company.

For more information:

Ron Sato
Sony Pictures Television
(p) 310.244.4687
ron_sato@spe.sony.com