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New BBC Technology Chief Wants to Put Internet First

The BBC is trying to appeal to younger audiences who favor the Internet for radio and TV, attempting to reinvent itself as more “Internet-centric”

LONDON�The BBC is trying to appeal to younger audiences who favor the Internet for radio and TV, attempting to reinvent itself as more �Internet-centric,� according toTelecompaper.com.

�It�s my job over the next five years to put in place the production foundations to be internet first,� BBC�s technology chief Matthew Postgate told the Financial Times.

Since his appointment in July of 2014, Postgate has created a team to help departments shift towards digital processes; renamed his department from BBC Technology to BBC Engineering; and, made other changes as well. �

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