Ex-Sony Asia Chief Joins Celestial Tiger Entertainment

HONG KONG: Celestial Tiger Entertainment has hired Todd Miller, who spent 17 years working at Sony Pictures Television in Asia, to serve as its president and COO.

Celestial Tiger Entertainment was launched last month by Celestial Pictures, Saban Capital Group and Lionsgate. Million has been tapped to lead the company and drive its core businesses of pay-TV channels, content creation and distribution. Miller was most recently the executive VP of networks for the Asia Pacific at Sony Pictures Television. He also previously led Sony’s licensing and local production businesses in the region as managing director for Asia.

Based in the Hong Kong headquarters, Miller will lead a senior management team that includes Ed Stansfield, the chief financial officer and senior VP of business development; Ofanny Choi, who has been promoted to executive VP of TV networks; Wendy Reeds, executive VP of content sales and distribution; Andy Chang, the senior VP of marketing; and Jef Lim, the head of programming and production.

“Todd’s experience, achievements and relationships in Asia and beyond is exactly the leadership we are looking for to help realize our goals for Celestial Tiger Entertainment,” said Adam Chesnoff, the president and chief operating officer of Saban Capital Group and chairman of the board of directors of CTE. “We have great confidence that the management team we assembled will build a high-growth business with Celestial Tiger Entertainment’s complementary and vertically integrated businesses of branded pay-TV channels, content creation and content distribution across Asia.”

Miller said, “Celestial Tiger Entertainment is uniquely positioned as Asia’s largest regional pay-TV broadcaster dedicated to Asian entertainment. I am honored to work with this highly capable team in creating and distributing distinctive channels and content for audiences in the world’s largest pay-TV market."