New deal for Weiser at Sony TV

June 23, 2008 John Weiser has re-upped as president of distribution at Sony Pictures Television, signing what is believed to be a new four-year deal with the company. The 18-year Sony veteran oversees all domestic sales operations for SPT, including sales of feature films and first-run and off-network syndicated programs and library titles to U.S. broadcast networks, cable networks, TV station groups, pay TV, satellite companies, cable MSOs, including VOD and pay-per-view, and Spanish-language networks serving U.S. markets. Under his leadership, SPT recently extended the studio's output deal with Starz to 2013 and extended the run of "The King of Queens" in broadcast syndication through 2016.

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