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BBC names new CIO as part of tech shake-up
News The BBC has appointed a new CIO as part of a restructuring of its broadcast and enterprise technology area within the Future Media & Technology division. From 12 October, Tiffany Hall will be responsible... [09 Oct 2009]
Erik Huggers
AS Profile Since becoming director of the BBC's Future Media and Technology division in July 2008 following the departure of Ashley Highfield, former Microsoft-employee Erik Huggers has certainly made his mark. But... [29 Sep 2009]
Ashley Highfield
AS Profile But Highfield's achievements when he was director of the BBC's Future Media and Technology division - which culminated in the launch of the now wildly successful iPlayer - means he remains someone that... [29 Sep 2009]
Five - why we joined Project Canvas
News Five today announced it was joining the joint venture, which already includes the BBC, BT and ITV, leaving Channel 4 as the one remaining public service broadcaster not to have signed up to the project. [30 Jul 2009]
Kangaroo tech jumps into Arqiva's hands
News Project Kangaroo, a collaboration between BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, was intended to develop a shared online on-demand TV service for the three organisations. It now seems that the money invested in developing the... [23 Jul 2009]
Cheat sheet: Project Canvas
Cheat Sheet In an interview with silicon.com, the BBC's head of Future Media and Technology, Erik Huggers, said Canvas is vital in future-proofing free-to-air TV in the UK. Ofcom also suggested that... [23 Jun 2009]
Photos: What Brown's reshuffle means for tech
Photo The star of the BBC show The Apprentice was chosen for the post thanks to the entrepreneurial instincts that saw him turn electronics manufacturer Amstrad into a household name in the home PC market in the 1980s. [10 Jun 2009]
'iPlayer users should pay their way': BBC tech boss
News A loophole which allows those who only watch BBC programming through iPlayer to avoid paying the licence fee means that some users are getting a "free ride", the BBC's director of Future... [20 May 2009]
Yahoo! opens up for future
News and others organisations such as the BBC. is putting it's faith in openness to attract more users to its online services and ultimately generate more revenue. One of the ways in which Yahoo! promotes its open strategy... [15 May 2009]
ID cards, Oracle, iPlayer and how to save your job...
News Elsewhere on the site, BBC iPlayer was getting readers excited as news emerged that Auntie's independent regulator was suggesting tweaks may be needed to TV licence fee legislation - and iPlayer is to blame. [08 May 2009]
HD iPlayer lands on Virgin Media
News The BBC's director of Future Media and Technology, Erik Huggers, said in a recent interview with silicon.com that he wants iPlayer to incorporate more social functionality. The high-definition (HD)... [05 May 2009]
Cheat sheet: Digital Britain
Cheat Sheet For areas outside BT and Virgin's planned coverage areas, Lord Carter has previously suggested that the BBC could be used to help finance high-speed broadband. Do you like getting it from the BBC and its... [21 Apr 2009]
BBC iPlayer gets the HD treatment
News There is likely to be more to come from iPlayer: the BBC's director of Future Media and Technology, Erik Huggers, said in a recent interview with silicon.com that he wants iPlayer to incorporate more... [17 Apr 2009]
iPhone 3.0, Windows 7, robots and the office of the future
Photo A concert of electronic music took place in March using machines ranging from the World War II-era Colossus Mark II, to the 1980s favourite: the BBC Micro. March kicked off with a photographic tour through Microsoft's... [07 Apr 2009]
BBC's online future: A matter of semantics?
News The BBC's recently launched semantic web music project could indicate the future direction of the corporation's online presence. The public beta of the BBC Music website has been... [07 Apr 2009]
