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2018 will be a new year of challenges

Matthew Postgate

Chief Technology and Product Officer, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ D&E

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We've just published a that shows the amazing value the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's R&D work has delivered for licence fee payers, and the broader economy, over the last Charter. With this, and a new year ahead of us, it’s a good time to reflect on what we’ve achieved so far and what more we want to do in the year ahead.

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Design & Engineering team has changed a lot over the past two years as we seek to equip the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ for the digital age. But I think 2018 is going to be an even more important year for us as we step up our work to reinvent the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ for a new generation.

As we look outside the organisation, at the way society in the UK and around the world is being reshaped by technology, the pace of change is challenging even our most dramatic predictions. Younger people, 16-34 year olds, are moving away from linear TV and radio faster than we thought, and the media and creative narrative was increasingly dominated by the west coast tech giants in 2017.

In order to maintain our role in society the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ needs to use this Charter period to focus on transformation.

To do this, we need to bring together our unique editorial and engineering expertise to have a positive impact on society, as we have for nearly 100 years. The power of this partnership and our core values should not be underestimated.

We have the opportunity - and the obligation - to help shape this new age, ensuring our audiences have choices in the information society we are creating. It is no small challenge that we are taking on; it is complex and touches all parts of our group along with colleagues across the organisation. We don’t have all the answers but we are beginning to understand some of the questions:

  • How do we balance existing broadcast services with the potential of an internet-based future?
  • What is the right digital product portfolio for audiences of now and next?
  • Is the content we create today - TV and radio programmes, online articles - sufficient to deliver our public purposes in this new age?
  • Are there new ways of us delivering our mission beyond content services?
  • What are the production work-flows and tools we will need?
  • What enterprise services will the employees of the next 10 years expect in order to deliver this future?

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Design & Engineering has worked hard delivering the services we are responsible for and, at the same time, building a new division. We now have the right foundation in place to really start focussing on re-inventing the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ. I’m looking forward to 2018 and to a year where we see the re-invention of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ really gathering pace.

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