{"id":6289,"date":"2021-11-16T10:24:28","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T15:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/astro-names-new-head-sports\/"},"modified":"2021-11-16T10:24:28","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T15:24:28","slug":"astro-names-new-head-of-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/astro-names-new-head-of-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Astro Names New Head of Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nick John has been named VP and head of sports at Malaysia&#8217;s Astro, succeeding CK Lee.<\/p>\n<p>John has been with Astro since 2010, joining as senior sports producer from a stint at ESPN Star Sports. He was recently elevated to head of the local sports channel Astro Arena. 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