Paul Mylrea set to leave the BBC following arrival of James Purnell
14 Feb 2013 | by John Owens
BBC director of public affairs Paul Mylrea is set to step down later this year after a major shake up of the broadcaster's senior management team.
The BBC's decision to play only a few seconds of the 'Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead' song on Radio 1's Chart Show following the death of Baroness Thatcher was a 'rational response to a difficult situation', according to James Hardy, head of comms at BBC Radio.
BBC director of public affairs Paul Mylrea is set to step down later this year after a major shake up of the broadcaster's senior management team.
The incoming director-general of the BBC has appointed former Labour culture minister James Purnell for a top role overseeing comms and strategy.
The BBC is on the hunt for agency help as it looks to sets up a comms network worth up to £2.7 million.
London music venue the Roundhouse has appointed Livity to help showcase its services for young people.
The BBC has already been one of the big PR winners from the Olympic Games, agency bosses have claimed.
While the BBC is widely held to be more trustworthy than other news media, most of the public believe the broadcaster's reputation has declined in the past 20 years.
National station Absolute Radio launched digital brand Absolute Radio 60s to complement its other digital stations.
The co-founder of Hackford Jones, which last week launched a defamation action against a journalism blog, has attacked 'lying' celeb PR professionals for creating 'huge levels of suspicion' around the industry.
Edelman's global vice-chairman Richard Sambrook is leaving the agency to take a new role teaching journalism.