BBC’s Big Restructuring Coming Today; New Media Expansion

The big BBC restructuring plan is coming today, at 10 AM GMT…part of the plan includes the merger of the production and TV divisions under director of TV Jana Bennett, and the expansion of new media chief Ashley Highfield’s responsibilities.
Highfield’s work is expected to be greatly expanded with the centralization of all new media capability into one “hub”. He is responsible for around 2,000 employees but under the restructure it is thought 4,000 staff will report to him. Staff who work in a technology or new media role in creative divisions will come under his remit. More in this Guardian story, and we’ll have more when the formal announcement happens…the release about it will be here.

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