Lightworks, Sandra Carter Global to Merge Catalogues

NEW YORK, January 25: Sandra Carter Global (SCG) and Sandra
Carter International (SCI) will merge with Lightworks Program Distribution
(LPD), with SCG’s founder and principal, Sandra Carter, to join Lightworks as
executive VP of business development.

John Cuddihy, LPD’s president and managing director, will
head up the combined operations. In her new role at LPD, Carter will work with
Cuddihy to continue to bring a variety of new programming into the marketplace.
Among the programs debuting at NAPTE from SCG’s catalogue are Red Carpet
Reporter and Café Hollywood En
Espanol Hosted by Carolina Barba.

Throughout the course of its 25 years in production and
distribution, Sandra Carter Global has amassed a roster of multi award-winning
series and specials, including the Emmy-nominated 24 Days of Christmas and films such as Women of the World and Mandela: Man of Vision. Recently, SCG made its foray into digital platforms
like mobile, Internet and iPod distribution with such brands as The
Hollywood Reporter and Shop the
World for Beauty Secrets. Lightworks will
acquire SCG’s entire catalogue of programming as well as the company’s ongoing
productions.

“The acquisition of Sandra Carter Global represents an
exciting opportunity for Lightworks Enterprises, particularly the distribution
division, Lightworks Program Distribution,” said Cuddihy. “Identifying
corporate and library acquisition opportunities has been a priority for our
company, and SCG is a perfect fit for our expansion objectives.”

“Lightworks has established itself as a progressive company
backed by an experienced and focused management team,” said Carter. “I was
immediately impressed by the company’s vision for growth and was drawn to want
to be a part of that ambitious and exciting future.”

“Through our acquisition of Sandra Carter Global, Inc., we
are not only bringing into Lightworks an outstanding roster of high quality
programming and an industry-recognized sales team, but Sandra Carter herself,
who will play a pivotal business development role in the continuing expansion
of our company,” added David A. Dreilinger, the president and CEO of Lightworks
Enterprises.

—By Irene Lew