EXCLUSIVE: The BBC’s digital-first transformation/slimdown is gathering pace and the latest team to be affected is the Children’s & Education department’s digital unit, coming…
’s digital-first transformation/slimdown is gathering pace and the latest team to be affected is the Children’s & Education department’s digital unit, coming a few weeks after the shock announcement that CBBC linear channel will move online.
The DMP&P team is responsible for delivering short-form content and operating the websites of beloved British linear children’s channels CBBC and CBeebies, which air the likes ofPlatinum Jubilee Ratings: Saturday Night Concert Featuring Diana Ross, Nile Rodgers, Queen Is Most-Watched UK TV Show Of 2022, Viewed By Peak Of 13M
Headcount won’t decrease, Deadline understands, as new roles will be created including a Senior Content Producer in the games team to support education games and, in a possible sign of things to come, “metaverse interactivity,” along with a Graphics and Video Editor.within the next three years, along with older-skewing channel BBC Four, as the corporation grapples with savings of around £1.5BN over five years.
Her email to staff carried the rhetoric of Director General Davie’s digital-first/slimmed-down approach.