Pearson TV Int'l taps Loze

By VARIETY STAFF

Pearson Television Intl. has named Matt Loze to the newly created post of exec VP of its Los Angeles office.

Loze will serve as a liaison for domestic producers whose product is distributed internationally by PTI. He will be involved in acquiring foreign distribution rights for U.S.-produced programming, and he'll work closely with Stephanie Drachkovitch, Pearson's executive VP overseeing domestic production. Loze reports to Brian Harris, the London-based managing director of PTI.

Loze comes to Pearson from Trilogy Entertainment Group, where he most recently served as VP of television, overseeing production of such series as "The Outer Limits" and "Poltergeist: The Legacy" for MGM. Before joining Trilogy, Loze headed the TV division at Propaganda Films.