Cambridge alumnus and former Google executive Matt Brittin to be director-general of BBC

Cambridge alumnus and former Google executive Matt Brittin to be director-general of BBC

Robinison College rower to lead broadcaster from 18 May.

BBC Insiders On Tim Davie's Legacy, And Task Ahead For Matt Brittin

If Matt Brittin needs a measure of insight about the pressures he’s agreed to shoulder, the incoming BBC director general needs only read the valedictory speech of his predecessor. Speaking to luminaries of the Royal Television Society (RTS) earlier this month, Tim Davie revealed how he would use his neighbor’s garden as an escape hatch when Britain’s media were assembled outside his front door during times of crisis.  One of Davie’s closest a…

Final day as BBC director-general for Tim Davie

Mr Davie will be replaced by interim director-general, Rhodri Talfan Davies, on April 2, before former Google boss Matt Brittin steps in on May 18. Outgoing BBC director-general Tim Davie will step down from his post on Thursday after the broadcaster faced several controversies in recent years. Mr Davie will be replaced by interim director-general, Rhodri Talfan Davies, on April 2, before former Google boss Matt Brittin becomes permanent directo…

BBC sources reflect on Tim Davie's DG tenure, mired in impartiality disputes but succeeding in a cultural transformation, as Matt Brittin takes over on May 18

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