STAR Names President of Platforms

HONG KONG, September 14: David Butorac, currently the group
COO of Malaysia’s Astro All Asia Networks, has been tapped to fill the newly
created position of president of platforms at STAR.

Reporting to CEO Michelle Guthrie, Butorac will be
responsible for developing opportunities in platform businesses across. He will also work to strengthen the
operations of STAR’s joint venture platforms, such as the Tata Sky satellite
service in India.

Guthrie said of the appointment, “As we continue to drive
more quality content to more people across Asia, the distribution platform side
of our business has become increasingly important to the success of our future
growth. The need for someone of David’s caliber became apparent. David’s pay-TV
experience in Asia, as well as with News Corporation platforms Foxtel and
BSkyB, gives him credentials that are unmatched, and we feel very fortunate to
have attracted him to STAR.”

Butorac will join STAR in November, upon the completion of
his current duties at Astro, which he joined in 2002. He previously spent 14
years at BSkyB.