The Associated Press is making some big changes in its structure, as it continues its retooling under Tom Curley: it is consolidating management of its newspaper, broadcast and new media business units “to better meet the converging needs of the media industry around the world,” the company said. The formal changes:
—a unified sales and marketing department under Tom Brettingen in the newly created role of SVP and chief revenue officer for AP.
— Brettingen’s new department will include: Jane Seagrave, currently VP of AP Digital, who becomes SVP for Global Product Development; Sue Cross, currently VP of U.S. newspapers online, who becomes SVP of Global New Media and U.S. Print and Broadcast Markets; and Joy Jones, currently VP, Global Business Operations, who becomes VP of Marketing Operations.
—Eric Braun, VP of AP Television News; Ian Cameron, VP of AP Images, AP’s commercial photo division; and the regional directors of Global Newspaper Markets also will report to Brettingen.
—Jim Williams, SVP of Global Broadcast, will retire from AP next month.
—In addition to sales, marketing and product development responsibilities, the consolidated department directs AP’s video and audio news-gathering and has financial oversight of the photo, sports, financial and entertainment products.

More details in the release.