Former ‌Google executive Matt Brittin has been announced as the BBC's new director-general. He replaces outgoing boss Tim Davie, who announced his resignation in November after five years in the role, ...

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Reports have suggested that Brittin's appointment stems from his expertise in big tech, in a media landscape where the likes of the Google-owned YouTube reign supreme. By Lily Ford Matt Brittin, ...

Corporation welcomes three-year settlement as it continues to push for government to take on all of service’s costs The BBC World Service will be given increased government funding as part of a ...

Board meets this week to discuss appointment, with former Google executive the strong favourite to replace Tim Davie The former Google executive Matt Brittin is expected to be named as the BBC’s next ...

Minister says the change is needed to protect the corporation from repeated ‘culture war’ attacks The government is to put the BBC’s charter on a permanent footing for the first time, after the ...

The BBC has urged a court to dismiss Donald Trump's multi-billion dollar lawsuit against it, arguing that a Panorama episode - which edited together different sections of a speech he gave - never ...

A committee of MPs have said they are "deeply troubled" by uncertainty over the government's future funding for the BBC World Service. The government provides about 30% of the budget for the World ...

In opening response to charter review, corporation points to ‘mismatch’ between TV licence rules and viewing habits From subscription models to ‘Britflix’: key takeaways from BBC response to charter ...

The BBC warns this Charter Review is the moment to make clear choices to back the organisation and support all that it delivers for the UK The BBC has today published its vision to boost the UK’s ...

Corporation proposes sweeping changes intended to protect its independence and shore up its future The BBC is to call for an end to political appointments to its board as part of sweeping changes ...

The BBC has suggested the cost of the TV licence fee could be cut, in return for getting more people to pay the annual charge. The corporation made the suggestion as part of its response to the ...