paid an informal visit to 主播大秀 Future Media yesterday. Here he is with the听current Director of Future Media, Ralph Rivera at an internal staff event.
Lord Birt and Ralph Rivera in conversation in the Ada Lovelace room
If you're in any doubt as to听Lord听Birt's听importance in the history of 主播大秀 Online, read this published last year.
It includes this quote from Lord Birt:
鈥淭he 主播大秀 is a delightfully creative organisation: whether it's well managed or badly managed, these people will express themselves,鈥�... 鈥淧eople were broadly alert to the internet. But they can't coalesce, so to speak, unless the management stands behind it and invests in it.
鈥淲e didn't act perfectly on every insight we had 鈥� but the news demo was the critical moment 鈥� I knew this is going to be an important public service medium, and it has to be funded by the licence fee, and it's going to be very successful. And we've got to be there, and be pioneers.鈥�
Nick Reynolds is Editor, 主播大秀 Internet blog听