Mediagazer: BBC appoints Matthew Postgate as chief technology officer (Jemima Kiss/Guardian)

4:50 PM ET, July 1, 2014

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Jemima Kiss / Guardian:

BBC appoints Matthew Postgate as chief technology officer — Current controller of research and development was part of the management team that created iPlayer and built mobile services — The BBC has announced that it has appointed Matthew Postgate as its chief technology officer.

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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:

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Ronald Grover / Reuters:

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Julian Chokkattu / TechCrunch:

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Todd Spangler / Variety:

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