Brendan Zauner has been promoted to vice president of sales forAsia for Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution.

Zauner,who has held the post of director of sales for Asia sincejoining the company in May 2003, will remain in the company's Australianoffices in Sydney. He will continue to report to Richard Samuels, senior vicepresident and managing director of sales for Asia.

Zauner will spearhead the company's activities in South East Asiaand India, a wide brief that encompasses traditional and new media platformssuch as digital video broadcasting, hand-held, and internet protocoltelevision.

He will also oversee the growth and development of the company'slocal production business through the licensing of properties to localbroadcasters and producers.

Prior to Fox Television Distribution he served as director of salesfor Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment's Australian operation, and assales manager for Cinema International Corporation.