Tanaka Promoted at BVITV Japan

TOKYO, March 2: Harry Tanaka has been promoted to VP of
sales at Buena Vista International Television Japan (BVITV-J), reporting to
Paul Candland, the SVP and MD of Walt Disney Television International Japan.

In his new role, based in Tokyo, Tanaka will manage the
day-to-day sales operations of BVITV-J to maximize opportunities for the
business, particularly the transformation to direct free-television
distribution in the Japanese market.

Prior to his promotion, Tanaka was executive director of
business development at The Walt Disney Company, where he was responsible for
extending distribution of Disney’s content to both new and existing platforms.
He joined The Walt Disney Company in November 2002 as a lead legal counsel,
supporting both the Disney Channel and BVITV businesses in Japan. Before that,
he worked for the Washington D.C. and Brussels offices of Covington &
Burling, mainly in the areas of intellectual property and litigation.