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Richard Waghorn joined RTÉ in February 2012 as Chief Technology Officer(CTO). Prior to this role he had been CTO with the South African Broadcasting Corporation and was responsible for leading the broadcaster’s migration from analogue to digital terrestrial television. Richard completed an MBA at Henley Management College in Reading, England, and holds a First Class honours degree in Public Media and Geography from the University of Leeds. Before moving to SABC he spent over 10 years with the BBC as Controller of Distribution. Here he led the preparations for the UK’s digital switchover, as well as serving as the project manager for the launch of Freeview, the UK’s successful Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) platform. He was also a board director of Freesat, the free-to-air satellite television platform, from its inception in 2008.
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Thosaigh Richard Waghorn le RTÉ ina Phríomhoifigeach Teicneolaíochta (CTO) i mí Feabhra 2012. Roimhe sin, bhí sé ina Phríomhoifigeach Teicneolaíochta leis an South African Broadcasting Corporation agus é freagrach as an athrú ó chraoladh analógach go dtí teilifís dhigiteach trastíre. Tá céim MBA ag Richard ó Henley Management College i Reading Shasana agus céim Céad Onóracha sna Meáin Chumarsáide Phoiblí agus sa Tíreolaíocht ón University of Leeds. Sular athraigh sé go dtí an SABC, chaith Richard níos mó ná deich mbliana leis an BBC ina Cheannasaí Dáiliúcháin. Bhí sé i mbun ceannródaíochta maidir leis an obair ullmhúcháin don athrú go dtí córais dhigiteacha sa Ríocht Aontaithe agus ina bhainisteoir tionscadail maidir le seoladh Freeview, ardán DTT na Ríochta Aontaithe. Bhí sé ina stiúrthóir ar bhord Freesat freisin, an t-ardán teilifíse satailíte saor ar an aer, ó am a bhunaithe sa bhliain 2008.