FOX SPORTS today announced the creation of two new sports production leadership roles within the company.
Production has been divided into two areas, Live Sport and Sport Entertainment Shows.
Steve Crawley will join FOX SPORTS in the role of Head of Live Sport on the 1st of May, 2016. Gary Burns, who has been with the company for four years, will take on the new position of Head of Sports Entertainment Shows. Both roles are national, reporting directly into the Chief Executive Officer.
FOX SPORTS is the biggest producer of sport in Australia with the largest live sport offering and the most comprehensive week-long entertainment.
We are dedicated to delivering the best sports broadcasts in the world and the new roles and structure will help achieve this.
FOX SPORTS CEO, Patrick Delany, said: "This puts in place a very strong team to take us into 2016 and beyond, with two of the best sports producers in the country working side by side. Having recently secured the biggest NRL rights in history and a new channel planned for 2017, we look forward to having Steve and his expertise on the team.”
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