Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Nippon TV Names Akira Ishizawa President & CEO, Sets New Content Strategy Division
deadline.comJapan’s multiplatform entertainment powerhouse Nippon TV has promoted Akira Ishizawa to President and Chief Executive Officer, replacing Yoshikuni Sugiyama who will take on the new role of Chairman.
Additionally, Nippon has established a new content strategy division that aims to accelerate large-scale co-development and co-production projects with streamers, broadcasters and producers around the world.
The goal is to build new strategic creative collaborations with international partners to create original content for viewers globally.
In another move, Mikiko Nishiyama, currently Managing Director of International Business Development, has been upped to Executive Vice President of International Business Development and will oversee the international sector of the content strategy division. “At Nippon TV, we aim to become a company that is at the forefront of inspiration and reliability with an expansion strategy centered on strong content and formats, taking on challenges in new business areas,” said Ishizawa who was formerly Nippon’s Senior Executive Operating Officer. “As the newly appointed President, it is my goal to strengthen the overall vision of the company to produce and deliver content for global viewers.” Ishizawa will also be President and CEO of parent company Nippon TV Holdings which will maintain an investment budget of 100 billion yen ($735 million) to strengthen and expand its media content business as well as businesses that contribute to society, to enter new areas with the aim of achieving sustained growth in corporate value.Nippon TV is Japan’s leading multiplatform entertainment company and broadcaster, as well as owner of Hulu in Japan.
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