The BBC is transitioning news production to a multimedia model. Key points of the transition include: 1) Combining TV, radio, and online news teams into a single multimedia newsroom to allow for faster collaboration and decision making across platforms. 2) Streamlining operations by consolidating some TV and radio news programming and closing redundant teams and facilities. 3) Creating new multimedia teams focused on areas like the world desk, media demand, and gathering user-generated content.

1. BBC News goes Multimedia
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Dr Chrichton Limbert
Head of Production Modernisation
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2. The Creative Future opportunity
• Investments for the future:
– On demand: the MyNow Portfolio, bbc.com
– Innovation and quality: quality brands, organisation, big stories
– ALL audiences: News Summary, BBC Switch, multimedia
Newsbeat, Arabic TV, WS video
– The most creative place to work: at the forefront of innovation,
biggest investor in training and learning, College of Journalism
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3. Meeting the financial challenge
• A tough Licence Fee settlement
– Less in real terms across the BBC
– Delivering the BBC’s efficiency target:
1. Reduce duplication
2. Drive multimedia and multi-skilling
multi skilling
3. Delayer and streamline
4. Focus on audience value
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4. The New Shape of News
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Multimedia News
Multimedia Multimedia Political
Newsgatherin Production
Newsroom Programmes Programmes
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5. Multimedia Newsroom
Multimedia • Bringing TV, Radio and Web teams together into the
working Newsroom
Faster
• Creation of a multimedia day editor and joint daily
decision
making editorial meetings
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Streamlinin • Creation of a single TV team for N24/Bulletins and
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6. Multimedia Newsroom
World
• Creation of a World multimedia area
Journalism
Media On
• Creation of a Media On Demand team
Demand
Simplified • Newsgathering single UK desk and single World desk
processes
• Creation of a multimedia area for pictures, audio and
Mediawire
UGC
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7. GNS Tech Co-ords (Radio)
Reps
Next Day Planning
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Editorial Hot Spot
Monitor Mediawire
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8. World
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Overall Plan
Newsgathering
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Mediawire
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9. Thanks for Listening.
Any Questions??
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