{"id":2481,"date":"2012-05-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/2012\/05\/03\/celestial-pictures-appoints-director-of-distribution\/"},"modified":"2012-05-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-03T00:00:00","slug":"celestial-pictures-appoints-director-of-distribution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/celestial-pictures-appoints-director-of-distribution\/","title":{"rendered":"Celestial Pictures Appoints Director of Distribution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">HONG KONG: Annie Yim, a former Sony Pictures Television executive, has been tapped to lead the distribution efforts for Celestial Pictures&#8217; content portfolio, which includes the Shaw Brothers film library, in Greater China. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Yim will be responsible for the Shaw Brothers library as well as new Celestial Pictures content across multiple platforms in the Greater China region. Yim joins Celestial after a long career at Sony Pictures Television (SPT). In 2007, Yim took on the role of executive director of licensing for Greater China at SPT. After that, Yim led SPT&#8217;s distribution business in Southeast Asia. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Peter Poon, the senior VP of distribution<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">, is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities. Ross Pollack, the <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">CEO of Celestial Pictures,&nbsp; said of his departure, &ldquo;We are grateful for Peter&rsquo;s contributions during his tenure with Celestial and wish him well in his future endeavors.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Pollack added of Yim&#8217;s appointment, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s great to have Annie on board with us. Her strong work ethic, media experience and in-depth knowledge of the China market will further extend the reach of the full range of Celestial Pictures&rsquo; content beyond existing distribution channels in the Greater China region. With Greater China&rsquo;s booming digital market, there are even more opportunities for Celestial&#8217;s extensive content.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Yim said, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m very excited to join Celestial Pictures. We have an incredible content portfolio that is perfectly suited for China&rsquo;s growing number of traditional and emerging media platforms. I look forward to growing Celestial Pictures&rsquo; licensing business across Greater China.&rdquo;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HONG KONG: Annie Yim, a former Sony Pictures Television executive, has been tapped to lead the distribution efforts for Celestial Pictures&#8217; content portfolio, which includes the Shaw Brothers film library, in Greater China. 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