BBC May Restructure Operations; Separate New Media Division May Go

The BBC is planning more major changes to its structure, which could finally lead to the end of the controversial broadcast/production split, reports Guardian. This follows BBC Director General Mark Thompson’s Creative Future strategy unveiled in April.
These include more “vertical integration” that would see the dumping of the remaining parts of the broadcast/production split brought in by former director general John Birt in 1996.
Another major change is the possible axing of the standalone new media division, headed by Ashley Highfield, in a bid to allow more “360-degree commissioning” and further integration of web and TV content, the story says.
Final decisions are expected by fall.

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