Jones Upped at PorchLight

LOS ANGELES, March 19:
Gary Jones has been promoted to president of PorchLight Home Entertainment
(PHE).

Jones has been integral to
the launch of a home-entertainment label at PorchLight Entertainment since joining
the company as a senior VP in
early 2007. Overseeing acquisitions, sales, marketing and operations, Jones has
helped the PHE division exploit the rights for shows including LeapFrogs: A
Tad of Christmas Cheer, Wheels
on the Bus series, Travel With
Kids and FARMkids.

“Growing our business into
the home-entertainment marketplace was a logical plan of growth, based on a
decade-long history and a successful foundation in providing quality family
fare for feature films and television,” said Bruce
Johnson, the president and CEO of PorchLight. “Gary has done a superb job,
seamlessly introducing our company into that arena, assembling a top-notch team
and releasing a strong slate of programming.”

Jones added, “It has been
an exciting year. PorchLight Entertainment’s standing in the industry allowed
me to assemble a strong slate of product from day one and enabled me to
undertake an aggressive plan of growth immediately. The coming year promises to
be even more exciting as PHE releases stellar titles now appearing on
television, such as Loopdidoo, 64
Zoo Lane and Animalia and acclaimed series such as Adventures from
the Book of Virtues, among other
titles to be announced soon.”

—By Ned Berke