Former Guardian editor branded 'right old Leftie' tipped to be BBC's next head of news ⊕
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4 days ago
The Mail on Sunday understands that Ian Katz - currently head of content at Channel 4 - has been interviewed for the top job by new director-general Matt Brittin.
5 days ago
BBC director-general Matt Brittin: ‘It’s worth fighting for’ ⊖
The former Google executive on the challenges facing the public service broadcaster, his plans to cut 2,000 jobs — and what impartiality means in a polarised world
22 days ago
Matt Brittin has taken the helm of the supertanker BBC, but there are plenty of icebergs in his way | Jane Martinson ⊕
The new DG started by stressing the need for ‘velocity’. First, he’ll have to navigate staff cuts, culture wars and a sea of fake news
Matt Brittin’s message was pretty clear on his first day as direc…
23 days ago
New BBC chief Matt Brittin tells staff 'tough choices are unavoidable as we make savings' on first day in new post but 'world needs BBC more than ever' ○
In his first email to staff, Brittin said how the BBC had reinvented itself over the decades and must once again 'call on that sense of urgency now'.
BBC staff strike as new director general warns of ‘tough choices’ on his first day ⊖
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Matt Brittin begins task of finding budget cuts as World Service and Radio 4 journalists protest against plan to increase workloads
Matt Brittin, the BBC’s new director general, has warned staff that …
24 days ago
New BBC boss warns that 'tough choices are unavoidable' ⊖
Ex-Google executive Matt Brittin says the BBC has "never been more needed" but faces "very real challenges".
BBC's new director general is starting as ex news boss blasts 'trans activist colleagues' ⊖
Director-general Matt Brittin takes charge at the corporation after ex director of news and current affairs Fran Unsworth said she felt forced out.
47 days ago
Can Matt Brittin save the BBC – and how should he do it? Our panel’s advice for the new boss ⊕
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He is not a programme-maker or a politician, but he must rapidly develop a feel for both disciplines – and the stakes could not be higher
This panel comprises extracts from Letters to Matt Brittin: Th…
53 days ago
New BBC director-general Matt Brittin urged to axe 24-hour news channel, BBC3 and even Radio 2 as part of drive to save £500million over next two years ○
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Insiders are urging Matt Brittin, a former Google executive who takes over next month, to resist the temptation to 'salami slice' BBC departments and channels to achieve the drastic cuts.
54 days ago
Move over Cotswolds! The low-key Surrey postcode that's Celebrity Central, with Tom Holland and Zendaya, Sarah Lancashire and Richard Osman all neighbours - and the BBC's new director-general has a £5M home there ○
Incoming BBC big cheese Matt Brittin lives in a six-bed home in Teddington and finds himself in regal company in this portion of south-west London that's become a magnet for famous faces.