BBC Design & Engineering




BBC Design + Engineering branding (2018 onwards)


BBC Design & Engineering (styled as BBC Design + Engineering[1]) is an operational business division of the BBC, which combines the BBC Digital, BBC Engineering and BBC Worldwide Technology divisions. It is responsible for all of the BBC's digital media services including BBC Online, BBC Red Button and BBC iPlayer, BBC mobile apps, internal technology services, technology procurement and BBC Research & Development. It is headed by the Chief Technology and Product Officer; Matthew Postgate.[2][3]




Contents





  • 1 History

    • 1.1 BBC Online (1994)


    • 1.2 BBC Technology Ltd sell off (2004)


    • 1.3 BBC iPlayer (2007)


    • 1.4 DMI (2008-2013)


    • 1.5 BBC Future Media (2011)


    • 1.6 BBC Design & Engineering (2016)



  • 2 Subsidiary Departments


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links




History



BBC Online (1994)


Main article: BBC Online

The BBC has had an online presence supporting its TV and radio programmes and web-only initiatives since 1994 but did not launch officially until December 1997, following government approval to fund it by TV licence revenue as a service in its own right.[4]


It is a large network of websites including such high-profile sites as: BBC News and Sport, the on-demand video and radio services co-branded BBC iPlayer, the pre-school site CBeebies, and learning services such as Bitesize. Throughout its short history, the online plans of the BBC have been subject to harassment from its commercial rivals. This resulted in various public consultations and government reviews to investigate their claims that its large presence and public funding distorts the UK market.


BBC Red Button launched in September 1999 as a branding for digital interactive television services provided by the BBC, and broadcast in the United Kingdom. The services replaced Ceefax, the BBC's analogue teletext service, and is only available via digital television receivers. The service can be accessed via Digital terrestrial television(DTT) (DVB-T), satellite television (DVB-S) and cable television(DVB-C). The "Red Button" branding is no longer used within the BBC own website.



BBC Technology Ltd sell off (2004)


In 2004, BBC Technology Ltd, a commercial subsidiary of the BBC who provided technology and broadcast support and services was sold to Siemens IT Solutions and Services (SIS) under a 10-year Technology Framework Contract (TFC) worth almost £2bn.[5] Siemens was purchased by Atos Information Technology Incorporated in 2011 who continue to hold the contract. BBC Future Media & Technology continued as an internal division for managing this contract and other technology projects.



BBC iPlayer (2007)


BBC iPlayer was launched in 2007. This provides internet television and radio service and software application, developed by the BBC to extend its former RealPlayer-based and other streamed video clip content to include whole TV shows.



DMI (2008-2013)


The Digital Media Initiative (DMI) was broadcast engineering project launched by the BBC Technology division in 2008. It aimed to modernise the Corporation's production and archiving methods by using connected digital production and media asset management systems. After a protracted development process lasting five years with a spend of £98 million between 2010 and 2012, the project was abandoned in May 2013.[6][7]



BBC Future Media (2011)


The original Future Media & Technology division was divided as a part of a corporate restructure within the BBC in 2011.[8] The idea for the division was conceived in 2011 to connect all areas of the BBC's digital viewing platforms.[9]


The concept was to create a more streamlined business function that can respond more quickly to future developments in the industry. According to the Guardian Newspaper "The BBC's online presence now is like TV was in 1963. They still do not know what they are doing. It's about combining an understanding of technology, editorial and the BBC – and there's still not enough people in the business that understand all three."[10] Some staff were moved from London and other locations to the new MediaCityUK development in Salford.[11]


From 1 April 2015 BBC Future Media was renamed BBC Digital, while BBC Technology was renamed as BBC Engineering.[12]



BBC Design & Engineering (2016)


BBC Design & Engineering was created in 2016 when Matthew Postgate was appointed as Chief Technology Office for a new division that brings together BBC Digital, Engineering and BBC Worldwide technology teams, thus re-amalgamating departments separated by previous internal restructures.[13] BBC Design & Engineering sits within the Deputy Director General Group headed by Anne Bulford.



Subsidiary Departments


  • BBC Research & Development


See also



  • BBC

  • BBC Research & Development

  • Internet television

  • Web television

  • Video on demand


References



  1. ^ BBC Design + Engineering Medium page, accessed 21 June 2018


  2. ^ "Matthew Postgate, Chief Technology and Product Officer - Inside the BBC". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 26 July 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  3. ^ "BBC Future Media at Media City UK". 27 July 2013. BBC North. Retrieved 27 July 2013.


  4. ^ Brandon Butterworth's History Of Online BBC, 2007


  5. ^ BBC closes deal with Siemens, BBC Press Office 1 October 2004


  6. ^ "BBC abandons £100m digital project". BBC News. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.


  7. ^ "BBC closes Digital Media Initiative". BBC press release. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.


  8. ^ "BBC Future Media Management Structure". 27 July 2013. BBC. Retrieved 27 July 2013.


  9. ^ Rannard, Storm. "BBC showcase Future Media". 4 March 2013. Digital Innovation On-Line Magazine Manchester Metropolitan University. Retrieved 27 July 2013.


  10. ^ Kiss, Jemima (21 January 2011). "BBC Future Media: What is Erik Huggers' legacy?". 21 January 2011. London: The Guardian Newspaper. Retrieved 27 July 2013.


  11. ^ "BBC Future Media at Media City UK". 27 July 2013. BBC North. Retrieved 27 July 2013.


  12. ^ "New names for FM and Technology". 30 March 2015. BBC Ariel. Retrieved 2 April 2015.


  13. ^ Matthew Postgate profile, BBC Management Structure, Accessed 22 February 2017



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