Miramax ups Beth Minehart and Joe Patrick

Independent US studio Miramax has promoted two of its executives, Beth Minehart and Joe Patrick.

Patrick has been upped to executive VP, worldwide television.

He joined Miramax from MGM in March 2011 as senior VP, head of domestic television & digital sales, and was named head of worldwide sales for Miramax in September 2011.

Minehart has been named executive VP, global digital, reporting to Miramax interim CEO Steve Schoch. She will remain responsible for all digital initiatives and sales across the company.

Minehart joined, after more than a decade at NBC Universal, Miramax in August 2011 as senior VP, global digital

“Miramax’s global sales organisation has grown our distribution to more than 125 countries through both new and traditional platforms, and Joe and Beth have been at the forefront of this expansion,” said Schoch. “They have also been a driving force in further leveraging the strength of the Miramax sales group, offering distribution in the worldwide marketplace to other highly regarded content owners.”