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Paramount promotes Cohen to president of TV Distribution

February 27, 2019

Paramount Pictures has announced the promotion of Dan Cohen to president of Worldwide Home Entertainment & Television Distribution.

Cohen, previously President of Worldwide Television Licensing, assumes the role previously held by Mary Daily, who had overseen International Theatrical Marketing and Home Entertainment for the studio since 2017, but earlier this month was promoted to co-president, Worldwide Theatrical Marketing & Distribution. He reports to Andrew Gumpert, Paramount’s chief operating officer.

Bob Buchi remains president of Worldwide Home Entertainment and reports to Cohen.

Cohen joined Paramount in 2017. Prior to that, he spent 20 years at Disney/ABC, most recently as EVP of Pay Television & Digital for Home Entertainment & Television Distribution for The Walt Disney Studios. There, he distributed catalogue properties including Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, ABC & Disney Channel.

Buchi has been with Paramount since 2006. He assumed leadership of the studio’s entertainment division in 2015. He began his career in home entertainment at Walt Disney Studios, and subsequently oversaw marketing at DreamWorks Home Entertainment. He later oversaw family brand marketing at Universal Studios Home Entertainment before joining Paramount.

“Dan has been an indispensable leader in the licensing space, both for Paramount and in the industry at large,” said Gumpert. “He has a proven track record of business growth, and I am confident that, along with Bob Buchi and his team, he will more than excel in overseeing our home entertainment and television distribution businesses.”

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