Sony Pictures Television has two new presidents of distribution and networks.
The company has promoted Mike Wald and Jason Spivak to the role of co-presidents. It comes a month after Keith Le Goy, to whom they report, was promoted to Chairman, SPT.
Le Goy was previously Chairman, Worldwide Distribution and Networks, Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Wald and Spivak will co-lead the studio’s television and home entertainment distribution businesses, overseeing post-theatrical distribution of films, distribution of television content around the world, multi-channel marketing, and international cable networks in Latin America and Europe.
Wald was most recently EVP of International Distribution and Content Strategy, where he has overseen international distribution for Sony Pictures Entertainment’s (SPE) TV series and feature films across all platforms.
Spivak co-leads SPE’s North American distribution group responsible for post-theatrical distribution of features and TV series. He was involved in the studio’s pay-1 distribution deal with Netflix, having joined in 2007.
Sony Pictures Entertainment distributes series including Seinfeld, Outlander, Shark Tank, Married…with Children, The Nanny, S.W.A.T., Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Doc, Red Eye, and The Narrow Road to the Deep North and movies including Anyone But You, The Woman King, Bullet Train, and the Jumanji and Spider-Man films.
“I’ve worked closely with Mike and Jason for what can only be described as a very long time. From their deep experience managing local markets around the world to navigating the evolving landscape in home entertainment, Mike and Jason each bring the unique, complementary skills to co-lead the business in this unprecedented period of change. I look forward to all that they will achieve in leading our world-class distribution and networks teams in these new roles,” said Le Goy.
