Weiser Reupped as Sony’s President of Distribution

CULVER CITY, June 23: John
Weiser will continue as the president of distribution for Sony Pictures
Television (SPT), overseeing all of the company’s U.S. sales operations.

Weiser also directs all
distribution of SPT product to the Spanish-language networks serving U.S.
markets, and manages the personnel and operations of four regional offices: Los
Angeles, New York, Chicago and Atlanta. He will continue to report to Steve
Mosko, the president of SPT.

Joining the company in
1990 as a West Coast account executive, Weiser has held the positions of VP of
West Coast operations, senior VP of sales for Columbia TriStar Television
Distribution and executive VP of SPT.

"John is in a unique
position at SPT, managing so many distribution windows in a quickly changing
marketplace," said Mosko. "His relationships and expertise set him
apart and his innovative thinking, such as the idea behind The Minisode
Network, make him a terrific executive."

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski