AFA closes Sony deal.(Cutting Edge)(Ascent Media Group acquires Sony's Systems Integration Center)(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, January, 2004

Ascent Media Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corp., finalized its deal with Sony Electronics and acquired the assets of Sony's Systems Integration Center (SIC), effective Jan. 1. The Northvale, N.J.-based company will continue to be led by Tom Canavan, president, as it folds in nearly 60 former SIC employees into its operations.

AFA management has expanded to include David Orr, who is the former vice president and general manager of SIC and is now senior vice president of Western operations, and Keith Jackson, who is current director of professional services.