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ESS appoints Craig Dobbs

ESPN STAR Sports announced the appointment of Craig Dobbs as Executive Vice-President, Programming & Production.

ESPN STAR Sports announced the appointment of Craig Dobbs as Executive Vice-President, Programming & Production.

In this newly-created position, Dobbs will oversee and spearhead all production and programming efforts across the broadcaster’s regional networks.

Prior to joining ESS, Craig was the Director of Content Acquisitions at Fox Sports, where he was part of the core management team that led Fox Sports to become one of the most efficient and profitable production media companies in Australia.

Manu Sawhney, managing director, ESS, said: “I’m delighted to welcome Craig to ESS. The integration of our Programming and Production departments will allow us to fully develop and exploit our programming opportunities across all media platforms to create greater synergy between content creation and content acquisition. With his creativity, passion and unique blend of experiences in programming and production, I’m confident Craig will be a great asset to our team, reinforcing our position as Asia’s top sports content provider.”