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LIBERATION ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES PRESTIGIOUS TELEVISION SALES TEAM LINE UP

London, England – The ambitious and fast-growing independent distributor Liberation Entertainment today announced the appointment of James Belsham as the new London based Director of International Television Sales, and the recruitment of Bill Peck as a Consultant, helping part-time on the set-up of the sales operation.  The new additions to the Liberation team acknowledge a highly successful first year of trading in 2006, and signal a confident and prosperous 2007.

The appointment of James Belsham as the new Director Of International Television Sales is part of the company’s continual efforts to grow as a compelling force in the global entertainment market.  Belsham began his career with Richard Price Television Associates in 1991, moving on to Australian distributor Southern Star after their acquisition in 1997.  Further stints with Visual International and Portman Film & Television followed before he formed gelgrow entertainment ltd; a consultancy company that has worked in varying roles on such projects as ‘Martin Scorsese’s Blues’, ‘The Fuji Rock Festival’, and ‘Carlos Acosta’s Tocororo’.

Jay Boberg, Chairman and CEO said. “We are very pleased to add James and Bill to our team.  We are confident that their background and skills will take our television sales to new heights.  James and Bill, working together with our Vice-Chairman Irv Holender, comprise a sales team that is unequalled for a company our size.”

“Liberation achieved worldwide DVD distribution capability in our first year marked by the enormous success of the UK #1 Ian Wright – It Shouldn’t Happen To A Footballer and the Daniel Boone series in North America.  In 2007 we anticipate comparable success in television sales, advancing our goal of creating a visual content company with true worldwide reach.”

Peck brings to the company a wealth of over thirty-five years experience in the international TV Sales industry, having held key roles at Granada, BBC, London Weekend, RPTA, Time-Life, Worldvision and Paramount during this time.


Based in Los Angeles with a burgeoning office in London, Liberation Entertainment, Inc. is a leading independent global distributor of visual content.  Launched in 2006 by influential media entrepreneur Jay Boberg with the financial backing of media and communications private-equity firm Clarity Partners LP, Liberation Entertainment owns the rights to a wide variety of premium audio-visual content, including independent and feature films, classic television, CGI animation, music and lifestyle programming.  With unmatched expertise at worldwide television sales and domestic & international DVD distribution, Liberation Entertainment will continue to grow as a compelling force in the global entertainment market.


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