SG Sports activities, Media & Leisure (SGSE), a part of the APL Apollo Group, right now introduced that it has appointed senior sports activities editor Digvijay Singh Deo as vice chairman – Sports activities and Media.
Singh is an completed title in sports activities journalism and has over 20 years of expertise underneath his belt. An award-winning journalist and producer, he was beforehand with WION because the sports activities editor for 7 years the place he arrange the sports activities crew and designed the flagship sports activities present for the community. Previous to WION, he spent 11 years at CNN IBN the place he joined as principal correspondent and was appointed Sports activities Editor in 2014. Beforehand, he has additionally labored with Doordarshan and Star Information.
SG Sports activities, Media and Leisure, a subsidiary of APL Apollo Group, has pursuits in quite a lot of sports activities, together with chess, cricket, desk tennis and soccer. Most just lately, the corporate introduced the launch of its franchise, Delhi SG Pipers, for the upcoming Hockey India League which is making a comeback after 7 years.
In his new position at SGSE, Singh might be utilising his expertise to offer technique and route throughout the varied pursuits of the corporate in sports activities. He may also be accountable for creating content-based IPs and partnerships and can report on to Mahesh Bhupathi, CEO of SG Sports activities, Media & Leisure.
Talking on his new position, Singh mentioned, “It has been an extended journey of over 21 years protecting sports activities and I really feel this was a terrific alternative and a pure development for me to maneuver onto the opposite aspect of the enterprise. It’s an fascinating in addition to difficult position as a result of sport in India is rising and this was the correct time to get entangled. I’m grateful to SGSE for this chance.”
Mahesh Bhupathi, CEO, SGSE mentioned, “I’m excited to have Diggy on board. He has a whole lot of expertise and a big community within the sports activities world and I consider he’ll add a whole lot of worth to what we are attempting to construct at SGSE.”
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