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Kangaroo web TV faces competition scrutiny
News Kangaroo - which is headed up by ex-BBC director of future media and technology, Ashley Highfield - aims to bring together content from all three UK broadcasters along with syndicating rights to other video on demand services. [30 Jun 2008]
Editor's Blog: Signs of terminal decline at T5?
Comment Find out what silicon.com Agenda Setter - and BBC director of future media and technology - Ashley Highfield is up to next. It's a small claim to fame, I know, but I was one of the passengers who flew from the newly opened Heathrow Terminal 5 last... [16 Apr 2008]
BT CEO Ben Verwaayen to step down
News Ashley Highfield Livingston joined BT in 2002 as group finance director and has been head of BT Retail since 2005. According to Dr Chris Tuppen, BT's director of sustainable development, in 2006 the company's carbon footprint stood at 0.6 million... [08 Apr 2008]
BBC hits back at ISPs over iPlayer usage
News In a posting on the BBC blog Highfield, the corporation's director of future media and technology, said: "I would not suggest that ISPs start to try and charge content providers. But Highfield added he hopes it won't come to this as ISPs and the... [04 Apr 2008]
Google, Yahoo! and MySpace announce OpenSocial Foundation
News Ashley Highfield Joe Kraus, Google's director of product management, said in a joint statement from the three companies: "OpenSocial has been a community-driven specification from the beginning. Find out who made it into silicon.com's Agenda... [26 Mar 2008]
BBC iPlayer continues to soar with 17 million downloads
News Ashley Highfield, the BBC director of Future Media and Technology said: "We've seen a good and consistent climb in programmes watched. Highfield announced iPlayer will also be available for the Apple iTouch and iPhone in the coming weeks. [20 Feb 2008]
BBC iPlayer gets Christmas bonus
News In an exclusive interview with silicon.com Ashley Highfield, the head of the BBC's Future Media and Technology, suggested a download version of iPlayer for all platforms will emerge in 2008. UK director of research at Hitwise, Robin Goad, said... [10 Jan 2008]
CIO Essentials: Xmas gadgets, mobile ban and green IT
News Ashley Highfield If you are a UK-based IT director or CIO and would like to take part in the CIO Essentials series by choosing your top five stories of the week, send us an email here at silicon.com. Find out who made it into silicon.com's Agenda... [11 Dec 2007]
Granger to depart NHS IT at end of year
News Ashley Highfield NHS IT director-general Richard Granger announced his plan to leave his role in charge of the National Programme for IT in the NHS (NPfIT) and Connecting for Health (CfH) in June and the timetable for his departure has now been... [05 Dec 2007]
CIO Essentials: Vista, Kindle and data breaches
News Ashley Highfield If you are a UK-based IT director or CIO and would like to take part in the CIO Essentials series by choosing your top five stories of the week, send us an email here at silicon.com. This week we hear from Graham Yellowley... [27 Nov 2007]
CIO Essentials: MS licensing, Tesco CIO and online shopping
News Ashley Highfield This week we hear from Colin Cobain, group IT director for Tesco, who is stepping down from his role at the supermarket giant at the end of this month. If you are a UK-based IT director or CIO and would like to take part in the CIO... [20 Nov 2007]
Betfair betting engine goes supersonic
Case Study Ashley Highfield Matt Carter, Betfair director of architecture and advanced technology, explained to silicon.com customer trends are moving towards a high volume of small-value bets, which, in turn, produce small-value commissions. [15 Nov 2007]
Tesco IT chief steps down
News Ashley Highfield Group IT director Colin Cobain is leaving at the end of November after leading the IT implementation behind Tesco's first US stores, which opened in Los Angeles this month. Philip Clarke remains international and IT director on the... [14 Nov 2007]
Facebook founder tops Agenda Setters list
News Reflecting the increasing role of web 2.0, the BBC's director of future media and technology, Ashley Highfield (5), rose three places, primarily for his work around the iPlayer online TV service. Tony Hallett, editor and site director of silicon... [17 Oct 2007]
BBC iPlayer petition hits 10,000
News At the launch of the iPlayer last month, Ashley Highfield, director of future media and technology at the BBC, said: "I'm fundamentally committed to universality. It will be available for public download on 27 July - but only for Windows XP users. [23 Jul 2007]
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