MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has appointed Rozanne Englehart as VP of programming and research.

She will report to SPTI VP sales and marketing Kim Hatamiya. As head of programming research, based in Culver City, California Englehart will provide research and analysis of feature film and television programming performance worldwide.

Hatamiya says, “As SPTI continues to grow, the need for an expert to analyse and interpret statistical data in a highly sophisticated fashion has become increasingly a more important part of providing our clients worldwide with extraordinary service. Rozanne brings her extensive experience in television research to SPTI and we’re ecstatic that she has accepted the challenge of leading our expanded research efforts.”

Englehart joins SPTI from Warner Bros. Television Distribution where she was director of media research since 2002.