BBC Technology Fires Managing Director Over "Misuse of Hospitality"

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 27, 2004 - 7:25am.

London -- The BBC announced on Friday that it has fired the head of its BBC Technology interactive TV and TV production unit as a result of a disciplinary procedure for "misuse of hospitality." The BBC said that Ann Wilson's termination was in no way related to the impending sale of BBC Technology, which it announced it would look to sell off in November of last year. The BBC said then that it could save around $56 million per year by outsourcing the services that BBC Technology provides. Firms including IBM, HP, Fujitsu and Siemens have expressed interest in the unit, which will likely be sold later this year. Adrian Cocoran, the current director of operations at BBC Technology, has been appointed acting managing director while the company seeks a replacement for Wilson.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3492306.stm
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/7/35861.html
http://www.bbctechnology.com