Sony Pictures Television
On September 16, 2002, Sony Pictures Entertainment retired the name "Columbia TriStar" from television and renamed the American studio as Sony Pictures Television and its international division as Sony Pictures Television International. Some shows continued using the CTDT name, although many stopped using it in November 2002, while "Hollywood Squares" continued using it until early 2003.
William Pfeiffer
From 1992-2001, William Pfeiffer was Managing Director, Asia, of Sony Pictures' Columbia TriStar International Television and also EVP of Corporate Development for Sony Pictures. He was responsible for launching 20 television channel services across the region under 8 brands, including AXN, Animax, and Sony Entertainment Television, a leading Indian-language group of TV channels. He also initiated and oversaw the production and distribution of over 4000 hours per year of local-language television programming and the launch into feature film production in languages such as Mandarin, Hindi, and Japanese.