ESPN appoints EVP for programming and production

Dobbs will oversee and spearhead all production and programming efforts across the broadcaster’s regional networks.

He has more than 26 years experience having worked across various functions in production, programming and content acquisition for Nine Network Australia and Ten Sports Australia.

At Fox Sports, he was also involved in expanding the business from one to seven channels and had extended its programming beyond sports to incorporate lifestyle, youth, action and other genres.

Manu Sawhney (pictured), managing director of ESS, said “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.”