The great thing about filling vacancies internally in the BBC is you can move straight into idle speculation on who fills the gaps behind....
In sport, there is apparently only a mild shuffling of the pack behind Barbara Slater - though there may be some beaten candidates who will think enough is enough.
In news, there's going to be an contest to fill Peter Horrocks' role as Head of the Multimedia Newsroom, now he's confirmed as the next boss of World Service. Kevin Bakhurst, who runs the News Channel, must think he's in with a chance - though some believed he was destined for sport. Craig Oliver, not long arrived from ITN, is in a role - Editor of the 6pm and 10pm BBC One bulletins - that has often proved a stepping stone. Mary Hockaday, Mr Horrocks' deputy, will surely have a go. That, of course, is not the limit of ambitious talented people within news.
Meanwhile, at World Service, the document in demand will be a change strategy powerpoint Peter Horrocks might well have prepared for his interviews....
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