Bennett to head Pearson's U.S. charge. (Jamie Bennett; Pearson Television's US division)(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, January, 1996 by Littleton, Cynthia

Appointment brings together Grundy, Thames, ACI distribution operations Britain's Pearson Television has taken another step toward establishing a presence in the U.S. market by appointing Jamie Bennett head of its new U.S. division and its new worldwide distribution operation. Before the appointments last week, Bennett was president/chief executive officer of Los Angeles-based production and distribution company ACI, which Pearson acquired for more than $40 million last November.

Bennett will serve as Pearson's senior U.S. executive, overseeing worldwide distribution for Pearson Television International, whose holdings include Thames Television, Financial Times Television and game show producer Grundy Worldwide. With Bennett's appointment as head...

Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.

Premium Content Partnership | HighBeam Research provides an in-depth online archive library of reference works.