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New Head of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News Interactive appointed


Category: News; New Media

Date: 18.10.2005
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Pete Clifton has been appointed Head of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News Interactive.

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The role is responsible for all of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News' interactive and on-demand services including the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News website, Ceefax and Digital Text, interactive television and broadband services such as the News Player which provides news clips on demand, online.

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Helen Boaden, Director, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News, says: "As well as strong journalistic credentials, Pete will bring great creative leadership, together with knowledge and enthusiasm to the role."

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Pete Clifton says: "I'm delighted to be confirmed in the role. It's a really exciting place to be, with the move to digital and a truly on-demand news business.

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"The outlook seems to change by the day, so it's going to be a real challenge for all of us. But there's a great team here and we'll have some fun along the way too."

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Pete Clifton has been acting in the role since the Spring, when the former head, Richard Deverell, became the Chief Operating Officer for CÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, and is now permanently appointed.

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Prior to his role as UK editor of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News Website he was the Editor of Ceefax.

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Outside the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ he was the chief sub on the Press Association's Sports desk for three years, a sports sub at the Exchange Telegraph agency, a news reporter and latterly the cricket correspondent at the Northampton Chronicle and Echo evening newspaper.

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Notes to Editors

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The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News Website is the number one news site in Europe - more than four billion page impressions in the year to date.

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Date: 18.10.2005
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