Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution Promotes Kristen Finney

LONDON: Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution has upped one of its execs in a drive to expand the studio’s extensive SVOD business.

Kristen Finney, formerly VP of worldwide pay television and SVOD, is now the senior VP of worldwide pay television and SVOD, effective immediately. The exec will remain responsible for licensing Fox’s film and television products to pay-television services and SVOD platforms worldwide, including territories such as the U.K., Germany, Italy, Asia, India and Australia, as well as Central and Eastern Europe. She’ll be based in Los Angeles, where she’ll report to Gina Brogi, the executive VP of worldwide pay television and SVOD.

Finney has worked at Fox for a decade, having also served as VP in the studio’s home-entertainment division in London.

“Kristen has been a tremendous asset to our team. She is a skilled negotiator who has concluded some of our largest and most complicated pay and SVOD deals,” said Brogi. “Kristen’s achievements have significantly impacted the growth and success of our business. She’s a valued member of this organization and we are pleased to recognize her accomplishments with this promotion.”