ESS Names Strategy & Business Dvpmt Exec

SINGAPORE: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has appointed Anurag Dahiya as VP of strategy and business development, making a lateral move from the programming and acquisitions department, where he was most recently the VP of programming for South Asia.

Dahiya will be responsible for leading the network’s strategic planning process and will work closely with various department and country heads to develop a framework for driving new initiatives across the region, including plans for expansion into new growth areas and developing new offerings. Dahiya will continue to manage ESS’s cricket rights and as head of the cricket syndication team, he will be responsible for ESS’s cricket acquisitions and syndication business.