On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 11:06 AM, Tim Dobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In other news, Microsoft and Adobe employees are been encouraged to > send the BBC their CVs. > > ;) > > >I joke, I joke< Not much: "There's a belief that [Huggers] was brought in specially and was being trained up for the job," said the insider, who added that Huggers was well respected within the corporation. "He makes stuff happen and is very hands-on. He is a very accomplished public speaker, has a very broad knowledge and will knock heads together." The source also said Huggers may find it difficult to move from a very delivery-focused, practical role to the politics of the corporation's top digital media job. "Ashley's job is 85% politics, 15% doing things. It will be interesting to see how [Huggers] does." Huggers' appointment is likely to draw criticism from some in the industry, who claim the BBC has worked too closely with Microsoft. Personally, I vote for Tony Ageh! Ivan > > > /me hides > > On 14/04/2008, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Monday 14 April 2008 10:25:52 Ivan Pope wrote: > > > The move was reported in this morning's Financial Times and is > expected to > > > be confirmed by the BBC today. > > > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2008/04_april/ashley_highfield_kangaroo.shtml > > > > > > Michael. > > - > > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, > please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > > -- > www.tdobson.net > ---- > If each of us have one object, and we exchange them, then each of us > still has one object. > If each of us have one idea, and we exchange them, then each of us now > has two ideas. - George Bernard Shaw > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > -- Ivan Pope Snipperoo Widget Conference WebWidgetExpo June 16 & 17 2008 New York http://widgetwebexpo.com 50 Providence Place BN1 4GE Brighton 01273808458 blog.snipperoo.com directory.snipperoo.com
