3 weeks ago
EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) seasoned Cheryl Lynch is exiting this summertime arsenic nan world accumulation group shifts business affairs from L.A. to London.
The news comes a fewer weeks aft Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) leader Ravi Ahuja commenced a months-long layoffs process that will effect a fewer 100 of its 12,000 world staff.
As portion of that reorg, SPT has moved world business affairs to nan UK capital. That alteration has led to Lynch’s departure, we understand. She is nary longer a head of SPT labels including The Crown producer Left Bank and will exit complete nan summer. Succession plans will beryllium revealed successful owed course.
Lynch has been pinch SPT for 20 years. She worked her measurement up to EVP, Head of Business Affairs & Scripted Formats wherever she helped style strategy for 15 Sony labels including Left Bank, Bad Wolf and Sex Education producer Eleven. She made deals pinch section broadcasters for Sony shows and managed nan worldwide scripted formats biz.
Lynch, who antecedently worked for Fox and Showtime, was portion of SPT’s world elder guidance squad nether main Wayne Garvie. Last year, he brought successful Charlotte Moore, nan BBC contented boss, to tally Left Bank positive return connected an EVP, Creative Director, International Production role.
The SPE layoffs travel arsenic Ahuja pivots attraction towards maturation drivers for illustration Crunchyroll and Playstation adaptations, and distant from nan likes of House of nan Dragon VFX patient Pixomondo, which has closed. We person reported Lynch’s exit connected nan time of SPE’s full-year results, which were boosted by Crunchyroll’s occurrence but deed by nan closure of Pixomondo. Excluding nan Pixomondo shutdown, operating income was up 11% successful USD position to $858M.
