SPTI Announces New Spanish Sales VP

LONDON,
December 10: Maria Valenzuela has been promoted to VP of sales for Sony
Pictures Television International (SPTI), based in the company's Spanish
distribution office in Madrid.

Reporting to Stuart
Baxter, SPTI's executive VP of distribution, Valenzuela will head up the
company's Spanish sales operation for traditional TV as well as online and
mobile. She has been with the company since 2003, joining from Beta Film, where
she served as the director of distribution for Asia.

Baxter
said: "With Spain undergoing such significant change, it is necessary to
have someone of Maria's caliber and experience to drive our business forward.
Given the size and importance of the market, we remain focused on developing
closer relationships with all the key players locally in order to build our
business further in Spain."

—By
Kristin Brzoznowski