Jeff Frost has been named president of Sony Pictures Television Studios, with Chris Parnell and Jason Clodfelter tapped as co-presidents.<\/p>\n
Collectively, they will comprise a new \u201coffice of the president,\u201d which will oversee all U.S. production and programming for Sony Pictures Television (SPT). Frost will report to Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra. Parnell and Clodfelter will report to Frost.<\/p>\n
Parnell and Clodfelter\u2019s remit will include all creative aspects of the TV studio, including U.S. drama and comedy development, reality and syndication, U.S. scripted and current programming, talent and casting, movies and miniseries and TriStar Television. Parnell and Clodfelter joined SPT in 2003 and 2006, respectively. Both most recently served as executive VP for U.S. drama development and programming for SPT.<\/p>\n
Frost was most recently executive VP of U.S. business affairs. He joined SPT in 2008 from ABC Studios, where he served as senior VP of business affairs for the studio’s traditional production arm, as well as its digital media group.<\/p>\n
\u201cJeff, Chris and Jason are the perfect team to run our U.S. television business,\u201d said Vinciquerra. \u201cOver the last several weeks, I have been able to see firsthand the strong leadership qualities possessed by Jeff, Chris and Jason, the high energy and vitality of everyone in their groups and throughout SPT and the outstanding collaboration that exits between them all. I am confident they will not only grow our robust television business, but also strengthen the integration between SPT and SPE\u2019s other lines of business and with the other Sony Group companies.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI am thrilled to take on this new role at SPT and honored to work with some of the most talented and creative individuals and teams in the business,\u201d said Frost. \u201cI am particularly excited about working with Chris and Jason. The landscape of our business continues to rapidly evolve, and SPT is in an ideal position to take advantage of industry shifts due to our diversity of programming and ability to air across a broad array of broadcast, cable and digital platforms. We have had great success over the past ten years and I look forward to working with the team to capitalize on the opportunities that lie ahead. I want to thank Tony for this opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are proud of what we\u2019ve accomplished over the last several years and are excited about building on that in this new role,\u201d added\u00a0Parnell and Clodfelter. \u201cWe want to thank Tony for this opportunity and look forward to working with Jeff and the entire SPT team to grow the roster of high-quality programming the industry and audiences have come to expect from SPT.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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