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Pascal extends contract with Sony

Wed, 12/08/2010 - 10:08 by Prince damin

Culver City, Calif. -- Sony Corp. of America says it has extended Amy Pascal's employment agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment where she is co-chairman.

Together with Michael Lynton, chairman and chief executive officer, they are responsible for overseeing all lines of business for the studio, including motion pictures for Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems and TriStar Pictures; worldwide television production and distribution; home entertainment; and digital productions for Imageworks and Sony Pictures Animation.

"I have never enjoyed a job more than this one, thanks to my partnership with Amy. Her leadership, business skills and candid, no-nonsense approach to problem solving brings enormous strength to all of our lines of business, especially in this time of real challenge and change in our industry," Lynton said in a statement. "I couldn't imagine running Sony Pictures without Amy as my partner."

"Michael and I care deeply about the content Sony Pictures creates and we share a unified and committed vision towards the kinds of movies and television programming we want to make," added Pascal.

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