Astro's Butorac shifts to Star

Malaysia's Astro group chief operating officer David Butorac is set to join Star in November in a new position, president, platforms. <BR><BR> Reporting to Star's chief executive officer Michelle Guthrie, Butorac will be responsible for developing opportunities across the company's platform business, focusing primarily on pay-TV, as well overseeing Star's joint ventures, including the recently-launched Tata Sky satellite service in India. <BR><BR> Prior to joining Astro in 2002, Butorac held various positions at British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB).