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Wednesday 29 Oct 2014

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Peter Horrocks appointed new ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Director

Current Head of the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Multi Media Newsroom Peter Horrocks has been appointed as Director of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service, it was announced today.

As Director of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service, Peter Horrocks will be responsible for the overall editorial leadership and management of the world's leading international multimedia broadcaster. He will take up the post in mid-April.

´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service delivers programmes and services in 32 languages on television, radio and new media to a global audience of at least 182 million every week.

Richard Sambrook, Director of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Global News, said: "I am delighted that Peter is the new Director of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service. His experience as a strong editorial leader, coupled with his considerable energy and drive, will be a powerful asset as ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service looks to build on its premier position in the global media landscape."

Peter Horrocks said: "I'm very proud to have been given the chance to lead the world's most exceptional group of journalists and programme makers."

Peter Horrocks has been Head of the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Multi Media Newsroom since September 2005. He had previously been the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Head of Current Affairs.

Since joining the ´óÏó´«Ã½ in October 1981 as a news trainee, he has been the Editor of both Newsnight and Panorama – the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s domestic flagship television current affairs programmes.

He has been responsible for ´óÏó´«Ã½ TV's election night results programme in 1992 and 1997, as well the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s coverage of the Budget, by-elections and local elections.

Peter won BAFTA awards in 1997 and 2005 for his editorship of Newsnight and for the documentary series The Power Of Nightmares respectively.

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