Cinram International Income Fund announced that Sven Davison, former VP, Worldwide Content at 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, has joined its creative services company, 1K Studios.
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Sven Davison Joins Cinram’s 1K Studios
Industry Veteran Joins Cinram’s Creative Services Team in Los Angeles
TORONTO, September 28, 2011 – Cinram International Income Fund (“Cinram” or the “Fund”) (TSX: CRW.UN), is pleased to announce that Sven Davison, former VP, Worldwide Content at 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, has joined its creative services company, 1K Studios.
Davison, who will take on the newly established leadership role of Vice President, Production, has established a reputation throughout the industry for leading complex, creative and technical initiatives, while ensuring that key talent and studio goals are upheld. Since leaving Fox, Davison has focused on the emerging Interactive Television field as well as writing and publishing his second novel. In this new role, Davison will work in conjunction with Creative Director, Alan Hellard, to expand 1K Studios’ services in content production, UI design, and interactive product development for various platforms.
1K Studios is a leading provider of multi-platform product development, content and marketing services. The move illustrates 1K’s continued commitment to its core clients in the Home Media industry and its ongoing investment in the people and resources needed to enable steady and sustainable growth in these evolving times for packaged and digital media.
“We’ve had the pleasure of working with Sven as a client and collaborator since the earliest days of DVD, through Blu-ray growth and the creations of today’s exciting digital platforms,” comments Nicole Mercolino, General Manager of 1K Studios, “As a client, Sven has been involved in many of our company’s biggest successes, and together on the same team, we’re sure that he’ll be responsible for many more.”
About 1K Studios
Based in Los Angeles, 1K Studios has been an innovative digital media company helping clients develop and market the world’s most popular entertainment, media, software and consumer electronic products for 12 years. The company’s success has been achieved through collaborative work between artists, filmmakers, technologists and other visionaries, creating engaging and compelling experiences.
About Cinram
Cinram International Inc., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund, is one of the world’s largest providers of pre-recorded multimedia products and related logistics services. With facilities in North America and Europe, Cinram International Inc. manufactures and distributes pre-recorded DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, audio CDs, and CD-ROMs for motion picture studios, music labels, publishers and computer software companies around the world. Cinram also provides distribution and logistics services to the telecommunications industry in North America through its wireless subsidiaries. The Cinram group of companies now also incorporates 1K Studios, a digital media firm based in Los Angeles specializing in building enhanced consumer experiences for movies, TV shows, music, books and games. The Fund’s units are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CRW.UN. For more information, visit www.cinram.com.