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George Entwistle is new BBC director general
George Entwistle has been appointed as the new director general of the BBC and will replace Mark Thompson after the London Paralympics. Entwistle, who has been director of BBC Vision since April 2011,...
View ArticleNew BBC DG wants more sporting heroines on-screen
The new director general of the BBC, George Entwistle, has used his first interview to hint that the corporation may be set to embrace women’s sport. Talking to Radio Times, Entwistle said that the BBC...
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Geoge Entwistle sets out his digital vision of the BBC
New BBC director general George Entwistle has set out his plans for a restructuring of three BBC divisions in an attempt to create new content tailored to the digital market. Entwistle plans to bring...
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George Entwistle quits the BBC: the fallout
After only 54 days in the job the BBC’s 16th director general, George Entwistle, offered his resignation outside the steps of the corporation following a disastrous few weeks for the broadcaster....
View ArticleBBC review outlines Newsnight failings
The BBC has released a summary of a review into the failings behind the 2 November Newsnight investigation which wrongly implicated Lord McAlpine in a child abuse scandal. The review was carried out by...
View ArticleQuote of the Week – 14/11/12
“The real problem here is the BBC’s decision, in the wake of the Hutton Inquiry, to play safe by appointing biddable people. They then compounded the problem by enforcing a series of cuts on programme...
View ArticlePanorama into Telegraph owners ‘back on’
The BBC looks set to air a Panorama about Daily Telegraph owners Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay, following the departure of George Entwistle. Entwistle had reservations and decided to defer the...
View ArticleMPs to grill BBC execs on Entwistle payoff
The BBC Trust is set to face questioning from MPs on why it chose to give former director general George Entwistle a £450,000 payoff following his resignation in the wake of the Newsnight scandal....
View ArticleTony Hall appointed BBC director general
Just a week and a half after George Entwistle stood outside the BBC and announced his resignation, the corporation has found his replacement: Royal Opera House chief executive Tony Hall. Hall is...
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Lord Patten defends price to pay off Entwistle
Paying George Entwistle £450,000 to leave the BBC was “better than any other course of action”, according to the head of the BBC Trust, Lord Patten. Speaking before the Commons Culture, Media and...
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