MEDIA BRIEFS: Romaine promoted to BBC production head

BBC Production has appointed Michele Romaine as production director. Currently production head, continuous news, Romaine will work closely with newly-appointed director of programmes Lorraine Heggessey, and report to chief executive Matthew Bannister. She has been responsible for running the production department for BBC News 24, BBC World, and Radio 5 Live, producing 62 hours of programming a day. She began her career in newspapers and worked in both BBC and independent radio, ITN and BBC news.