Turner Asia Pac realigns trio

Turner Broadcasting has appointed an executive from Sony Pictures Television (SPT) to its Asia Pacific distribution team as part of a reshuffle.

Voo Chih Yeong

Voo Chih Yeong joins as VP for South-East Asia with responsibility for affiliate partnerships in key markets such as Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. She was previously VP of business operations and development at SPT Networks Asia.

Robi Stanton, previously VP of sales and marketing for South-East Asia, has been promoted to general manager for Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Territories. She will oversee all of Turner’s commercial business relationships in these markets.

Robi Stanton

Finally, Vishal Dembla has been promoted to VP for Hong Kong and South-East Asia, with a remit that includes Hong Kong, Thailand and Indochina.

Previously exec direct of business development for Asia Pacific, Dembla spearheaded initiatives including the launch of Toonami, Boomerang and Pogo in Thailand, and was part of the team that developed recently launched Korean entertainment channel Oh!K.

Vishal Dembla

The roll-out of Oh!K and other new Turner networks, such as World Heritage Channel, has prompted the rejig, the company said.

“Turner’s rapid expansion across South-East Asia and the significance of the Australia market has triggered this important change,” said Phil Nelson, Turner’s MD and senior VP for North Asia and South-East Asia Pacific.