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CULVER CITY, CA (May 8, 2012) - Jeffrey Reyna has been promoted to senior vice president, business affairs, U.S. distribution at Sony Pictures Television (SPT), it was announced today by Chris Elwell, executive vice president, U.S. distribution, to whom he reports.

In this role, Reyna will lead the U.S. distribution business affairs team across all lines of domestic distribution, including basic cable, subscription pay television, broadcast syndication and over-the-top subscription and free video-on-demand. He will also support SPT's advertiser sales group.

"Jeff has excelled at strategizing in an evolving and increasingly complex distribution landscape," said Elwell. "His forward-thinking approach has helped him become the effective leader he is today."

Reyna joined SPT in 2009 as vice president, business affairs, digital distribution, where he supported the company's rapidly expanding distribution activities, particularly as they engaged in new media. He also negotiated deals related to the acquisition and distribution of feature films, television properties, digital channels and other products across all platforms, and the production and distribution of mobile games and personalization products. Previously, Reyna served as senior counsel of legal, corporate and distribution for Sony Pictures Entertainment, where he handled distribution legal affairs. In that position, he negotiated a breadth of distribution deals with broadcast, cable and pay TV clients, with a focus on distribution across emerging digital platforms. Reyna first joined Sony Pictures in 2004 as a director of business and legal affairs for Sony Pictures Digital. Prior to joining the company, Reyna served as senior counsel for MSC Software Corporation.

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