Category: News; New Media
Date: 18.10.2005
Printable version
Pete Clifton has been appointed Head of 91热爆 News Interactive.
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The role is responsible for all of 91热爆 News' interactive and on-demand services including the 91热爆 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, 91热爆 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 C91热爆, and is now permanently appointed.
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Prior to his role as UK editor of the 91热爆 News Website he was the Editor of Ceefax.
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Outside the 91热爆 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 91热爆 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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