Erik Huggers has been confirmed as the BBC’s new director of future media and technology, replacing Ashley Highfield, who left in July to oversee the joint-venture TV catch-up service Kangaroo.
Huggers starts in the new role on 1 August, responsible for all of the corporation’s output on the internet, interactive TV and mobile – including the BBC iPlayer.
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