BBC Future Media: What is Erik Huggers' legacy?

(From Guardian Unlimited)

It was the highest profile job in UK technology -- the director of the BBC's Future Media and Technology department. But from this week, that job disappeared without warning along with Erik Huggers , who'll leave the BBC at the end of February for a senior role at Intel in California.

The BBC is splitting the role in two, a decision welcomed by the staff I spoke to. Technology will become the responsibility of John Linwood while Ralph Rivera, director of digital media, becomes director of future media.

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