ESS Bolsters Digital Team

SINGAPORE: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has announced the appointment of James Miner as senior VP of digital media.

Miner will be responsible for the further development and commercialization of ESS’s digital business, as well as supporting plans to create a unified media experience across ESS digital properties, covering espnstar.com, espstar.com.tw and espnstar.com.cn; mobileESPN and STAR Sports Mobile. Miner will also oversee development of ESS’s digital product offerings and explore new opportunities in the digital space. He joins from Group M, where he served as head of creative services and head of social media.

Miner will be based in Singapore and will report directly to Manu Sawhney, the managing director of ESS.