Peter Nelson has been named as the new head of US pay-television broadcaster HBO Sports.
Nelson will replace the long-serving Ken Hershman, who resigned as president in October.
Nelson, who joined HBO Sports in August 2011 as director of programming, will oversee the broadcaster’s operations in boxing amongst his new responsibility. He had been serving as vice-president of programming for HBO Sports.
No other new appointments are expected to be made imminently, even though Mark Taffet will step down as senior vice-president at the end of this year.
“Peter Nelson is the ideal choice to spearhead our groundbreaking programming initiatives as well as our commitment to world class boxing, which have made HBO Sports an acclaimed franchise for the network,” Michael Lombardo, the president of HBO programming, said. “He has a comprehensive understanding of boxing, a key programming staple for our subscribers for more than four decades.”