Rik Dovey, formerly Senior Vice president of Production, Operations and Engineering at ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has taken over as managing director of ESS from Alexander Brown, who will now be a strategic adviser to ESS ahead of his departure before the year end.

In addition to management responsibilities he will also oversee the establishment of espnstar.com, the companys new internet venture which is said to include complete localisation in major markets such as India, China, Taiwan and Korea.

Dovey brings along with him 30 years of broadcasting experience to the position.