Deluxe Extends Media Solutions Beyond Hollywood With Hiring of Tyler Leshney

Deluxe Extends Media Solutions Beyond Hollywood With Hiring of Tyler Leshney

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Deluxe Digital Media, the US post production and digital services division of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc., has hired Tyler Leshney as Vice President, Deluxe Archive Solutions. Mr. Leshney's duties will be to create opportunities for Deluxe to provide physical and digital asset management services to content owners outside of the traditional Hollywood space including educational institutions, museums, foundations, government entities and corporations.

Gray Ainsworth, Senior Vice President of Operations at Deluxe Digital Media said, "We're excited to have Tyler lead the efforts in this space. His vision and leadership will allow us to translate our services to markets outside Hollywood and help new customers find ways to both preserve and maximize the impact of their collections."

Before joining Deluxe, Leshney spent five years at Ascent Media Group in various management positions, most recently as Senior Vice President Operations for the company's Media Services Division. Prior to Ascent he was Director of Business Development at Broadband Sports, and worked in the private equity and investment banking industries with TCW/Crescent Mezzanine in Los Angeles and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. in New York.

"As new content distribution outlets emerge, the demand for solutions that encourage preservation and create pathways toward safe access are becoming increasingly critical," notes Leshney. "Deluxe presents a unique offering that empowers archivists and collection owners with solutions to maximize the life and impact of their assets for current and future generations."

About Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc.

Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc., is the leading provider of a broad range of entertainment industry services and technologies to major Hollywood Studios and an international client base. Services include motion picture film processing, printing and distribution; EFILM digital intermediates; post production and subtitling services; titles design and digital VFX; DVD compression, encoding and authoring; digital cinema services, digital asset management, digital distribution; and marketing fulfillment services. Deluxe facilities include: Los Angeles, Toronto, London, Florence, Rome, Barcelona, Madrid, and coming soon, New York. For more information, please visit http://www.bydeluxe.com/

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Source: Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc.

CONTACT: Cathy Main, Vice President Marketing, North America, of Deluxe
Laboratories, +1-323-960-8454, or fax, +1-323-960-7016

Web site: http://www.bydeluxe.com/

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