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The Latest Breaking News from Matt Brittin

Josh Widdicombe drops major Strictly hint after 'being offered hosting job alongside Emma Willis'

The comedian, 43, impressed BBC bosses with his ‘deadpan wit’ during the auditions

Evening Standard

New BBC director-general tells staff: Tough choices are unavoidable

Former Google boss Matt Brittin has started his first day in the job.

Evening Standard

The four issues facing Matt Brittin as he starts tenure as BBC director-general

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The world needs the BBC more than ever, says new director-general Matt Brittin

He said he was ‘honoured’ and ‘humbled’ to be taking the job and had had a ‘really strong coffee’ and taken a ‘deep breath’ before his first day.

Evening Standard

The key challenges facing new BBC boss Matt Brittin: From Trump to public trust

The 57-year-old joins the corporation at a tumultuous time as it faces a 10 billion dollar lawsuit from US President Donald Trump.

The Independent UK

What issues will new BBC director-general Matt Brittin have to deal with?

The 57-year-old joins the corporation at a tumultuous time as it faces a 10 billion dollar lawsuit from US President Donald Trump.

Evening Standard

Former Google executive Matt Brittin to begin tenure as BBC director-general

Mr Brittin has said he joins the corporation at “a moment of real risk, yet also real opportunity”.

Evening Standard

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Can Matt Brittin save the BBC – and how should he do it? Our panel’s advice for the new boss

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, says our panel

The Guardian - UK

BBC job cuts have had ‘strong effect’ on staff – Lisa Nandy

Up to 2,000 jobs are set to be cut across the corporation.

Evening Standard

BBC to slash up to 2,000 jobs in cost-cutting drive to make £500m savings

The biggest round of BBC job cuts in almost 15 years are being set in motion as former Google boss Matt Brittin prepares to take over as director-general

Evening Standard

BBC reveals plans to cut 2,000 jobs in biggest downsize in 15 years

The Corporation recently revealed plans to reduce the team behind the coverage of national occasions.

Evening Standard

BBC to cut up to 2,000 jobs in biggest downsize in 15 years

Announcement comes before Matt Brittin replaces Tim Davie as director general next month

The Guardian - UK

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.

Evening Standard

BBC director-general to leave post in shadow of Scott Mills scandal

Tim Davie steps down on Thursday after five-and-a-half years in the top job

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the BBC’s future: who decides what news means?

Editorial: AI is interpreting journalism without regard for truth. The BBC must build the capacity to ensure its reporting is understood on its own terms

The Guardian - UK

Scott Mills’s sudden sacking suggests BBC has made its mind up about him

Amid lurid speculation, the decision has been taken with unusual speed in the last days of Tim Davie’s regime as director general – and it appears to be final

The Independent UK

Tim Davie lands top UK creative industries role after leaving BBC

He will begin his new role as co-chair of the Creative Industries Council on August 1

Evening Standard

Tim Davie to co-chair Creative Industries Council after leaving BBC

He will begin his new role on August 1.

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The Conversation

BBC gets a new director general: how others have fared in the hardest job in UK media

Matt Brittin has been named the new director general of the BBC. He joins the broadcaster after almost two decades working at Google: he was its president in Europe, the Middle East and Africa before leaving in 2024. He is already on the board of the Guardian Media Group.

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Why most Israelis back the conflict with Iran, even as international support wanes

In today’s newsletter: This new war has exposed widening fractures between Israel and its allies, and the country finds itself increasingly out of step with global opinion

Evening Standard

Meghan and Harry hail ‘reckoning’ for social media firms after US court ruling

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex said they ‘stand with every parent and young person who refused to be silenced’.

The Independent UK

House of Lords backs UK social media ban for under-16s for second time

Nash said social media companies have taken a ‘cavalier approach’ to content damaging to children

The Independent UK

Camilla and her late father to be the subject of new BBC documentary

The Queen announced the news while celebrating the fifth anniversary of her Queen’s Reading Room book club

The Independent UK

BBC names ex-Google executive Matt Brittin its new director-general as it faces a feud with Trump

Former Google executive Matt Brittin has been announced as the new director-general of the BBC

Evening Standard

Nadiya Bychkova confirms Strictly Come Dancing exit after nine years amid BBC shake-up

The news of her departure follows reports that several long-standing professionals will not return to the hit Saturday night dance show

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