03 Oct 2011
| by Sara Luker
Zeebox, the brainchild of the developer of the BBC iPlayer, has hired PR support as it aims
29 Jun 2010
| by Kate Magee
The agency will attempt to position the Freesat service as offering the best in free TV including HD and BBC iPlayer. The appointment coincides with the arrival of greater competition in the HD market. The company is keen to sustain momentum and brand awareness after securing more than one million ...
31 Oct 2011
| by Alec Mattinson
Cronin has been at the BBC for nine years, most recently as deputy editor of the BBC business news website. He has also been a producer and reporter for BBC World service business programmes, and features editor for the BBC World Service radio business programmes.
As a result of the restructure ...
26 Apr 2010
| by Cathy Wallace
cycle to work so don't read the morning papers, but The Week magazine and BBC iPlayer help me to catch ...
22 Mar 2012
| by Kate Magee
as watching TV. New launches such as Zeebox, the brainchild of former BBC iPlayer executive Anthony Rose, tap ...
away at the barrier between TV programmes and online content. Catch-up services, such as the BBC's iPlayer, 4oD and ITV Player, have trained consumers to search for traditional programmes online. The more ...
14 Oct 2009
| by Ian Monk
Does the BBC believe in freedom of speech?...the BBC's preferred responses to questions suggesting ageism or sexism, motivated by the sacking of a ...
. The media predictably raised the BBC's inconsistency in firing Carol Thatcher for using the word Golliwog ...
27 Oct 2009
| by Matt Cartmell
The BBC is embarking upon a reorganisation of its communications in order to maximise PR cohesion....to director of communications Ed Williams. In particular, Williams will oversee BBC Worldwide s PR operation, which has until now been separate. The BBC is also to launch a digital comms team led by current BBC ...
media and technology people, while adding social media experts. BBC director of comms Ed Williams said ...
10 Oct 2011
| by Matt Cartmell
The BBC has promoted Paul Mylrea to the role of director of comms on a permanent basis..... The BBC's most recent figures revealed that Williams earned 225,940 in 2010.
Mylrea said: 'Ed Williams ...
the savings we have to deliver, and make sure we tell the BBC story in the best way possible.'
Mylrea will report to chief operating officer Caroline Thomson. He led comms around Thursday s publication of the BBC ...
25 May 2012
| by Matt Cartmell
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has appointed the BBC's Westminster news editor to be his new...Will Walden joins the Mayor after directing the BBC's day-to-day coverage of political news, working closely with the BBC's political editor Nick Robinson. Walden will begin his new role in early ...
engage with Londoners. He has enormous experience of politics and a great track record at the BBC. I am ...
14 Jul 2009
| by Ian Monk
The BBC didn't have to wait for its revenge dish to cool down in its PR war with News International....of profligate expenses and salaries. Now the BBC is on the offensive against News International, ramping up ...
of celebrities and politicians. The story has dominated BBC news programmes and phone-ins. Partial justification ...
of dog eat dog are unmistakeable. The BBC increasingly treads a fine line between news and PR as its ...