Category: Wales
Date: 16.05.2006
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Rhodri Talfan Davies is to join Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Wales as Head of Marketing, Communications & Audiences, it was announced today by Menna Richards, Controller Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Wales.
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"I'm delighted to welcome Rhodri to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Wales," said Menna Richards.
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"With his
considerable experience of the broadcasting industry - across both the public
and private sectors - I am confident he will help Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Wales meet the challenge
of serving our audiences in a fully-digital world."
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Rhodri Talfan Davies joins Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Wales from ntl, where he is currently Director of
Television Marketing.
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"I'm looking forward to the challenge immensely," he said.
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"The current pace of
change within the broadcast and media world is phenomenal, so it's going to be
more important than ever that the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ understands how the needs and expectations
of its audiences are evolving."
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Rhodri Talfan Davies began his career as a television journalist with the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ in
Newcastle, Manchester and London before being appointed Head of Programmes at
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ West in Bristol, where he was responsible for all television, online and
local radio services.
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More recently, as Director of Television at Video Networks, he led the
development and launch of the UK's first broadband television on-demand service,
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵChoice, in London.
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He will take over as Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Wales Head of Marketing, Communications & Audiences
from Huw Roberts, who retires from the role later this year.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Wales Press Office
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