Sony Footage Leisure’s new chief, Ravi Ahuja, is shortly placing his management group in place.
The Culver Metropolis-based studio on Tuesday named longtime tv govt Keith Le Goy chairman of Sony Footage Tv, with oversight of all U.S. and worldwide productions, together with Sony’s sport present enterprise behind “Jeopardy!,” “Wheel of Fortune” and the Sport Present Community.
Le Goy will succeed his boss, Ahuja, who ascended to the highest job at Sony Footage Leisure earlier this month following the retirement of longtime chief Tony Vinciquerra. Since then, Ahuja has been elevating his profile and organizing his govt group.
“Keith … is strategic, growth-oriented, and has a razor-sharp mind,” Ahuja mentioned in a press release. “Just as importantly, as a close partner of mine in our TV business, I have seen firsthand that he is a fantastic colleague. I look forward to working with him in this new capacity.”
Le Goy has been working the studio’s mixed tv and residential leisure distribution and advertising and marketing models.
He was deeply concerned in key gross sales, resembling “Seinfeld” syndication and movie output offers with Netflix and Disney. He additionally oversees the corporate’s cable networks in Latin America and Europe. Sony credited his management for serving to Sony Footage’ digital residence leisure enterprise obtain income highs final 12 months for its motion pictures in addition to sharpening its deal with native language productions in Latin America.
Le Goy additionally led the latest launch of Sony’s in-car leisure service, Ridevu, and an leisure app for PlayStation consoles.
Beforehand, he served as distribution head for Sony Footage Tv. Le Goy joined Sony in 1999 after serving as vice chairman of European gross sales at Walt Disney Co.
During the last eight years, the studio has turn into a serious unbiased provider to streaming companies and televisions networks. Its productions embrace “The Boys” for Prime Video, “Cobra Kai” for Netflix, “The Last of Us” for HBO, “S.W.A.T.” for CBS, “Outlander” for Starz, “Shark Tank” for ABC and “90-Day Fiancé” for TLC.
Sony Footage Leisure’s “Rainbow,” public artwork set up by American sculptor Tony Tasset, on the Culver Metropolis lot.
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“It is a privilege to take the helm of the television group at this transformative time in the industry,” Le Goy mentioned in a press release. “Thanks to Ravi and our incredible teams, SPT is well positioned to lead and build upon our rich legacy in this evolving and dynamic marketplace, and I am invigorated by the opportunities ahead.”
Ahuja grew to become the studio’s president and chief govt on Jan. 2. He experiences to Sony Group Corp. Chair and Chief Govt Kenichiro Yoshida and Hiroki Totoki, the president and chief working officer of the Japanese electronics firm.
