Dutt, who has two decades' experience in media planning, marketing and research, said that his new role aimed to "help drive sales forward" at the channel. CNBC Asia-Pacific vice-president of international sales, Barry Hirsch, described Dutt as having an "impressive international reputation as a media research analyst and advertising/selling strategist".
Dutt has worked in both the agency and media owner sides of the business.
His agency experience, spanning 14 years, includes J. Walter Thompson, McCann-Erickson, Ogilvy & Mather and Bozell.
Latterly, he worked for media owners - Times Publishing Group in Hong Kong and more recently at Forbes Global.