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www.screendaily.com | March 12, 2009

Adam Cohen Joins METAN Development Group, LLC

Development and marketing executive Adam Cohen has been hired as production executive of original programming at METAN Development Group, the content producer and distributor launched in February to target the Chinese market.

Cohen will seek to strengthen ties with feature and television producers in Hollywood with a view to developing the slate. It is understood METAN has signed a number of carriage deals, however the company said it was too soon to announce. Former E! Entertainment Television founder Larry Namer, who co-founded METAN with Amerilink founder Jean Zhang and former News Corporation executive Martin Pompadur, said the hiring of Cohen would be a big step in raising the profile of Metan in China. Cohen previously served as account director at Mulholland Drive Entertainment and was head of marketing, public relations and brand building at Sidetrack Films and vice-president of development at Thor Films.

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