Brittin replaces Tim Davie, who had held the BBC post since 2020. He resigned in November over a lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump. #EuropeNews

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The BBC's new director general, Matt Brittin, has sent staff a memo warning that 'tough choices are unavoidable as we make savings.'

Matt Brittin begins task of finding budget cuts as World Service and Radio 4 journalists protest against plan to increase workloads

A former Google executive took over as the BBC's new director-general on Monday amid proposed job cuts and a $10-billion lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump, arguing that…

A former Google executive took over as the BBC's new director-general on Monday amid proposed job cuts and a $10-billion lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump, arguing that…

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'.

Brittin replaces Tim Davie, who had held the BBC post since 2020. He resigned in November over a lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump. #EuropeNews

L’ex dirigente Google Matt Brittin debutta alla guida della BBC tra 2.000 tagli al personale, la causa miliardaria di Donald Trump e la sfida di reinventare il servizio pubblico…

La cadena anunció que eliminará hasta 2.000 puestos de trabajo, alrededor del 10% de su plantilla, debido a “importantes presiones financieras”

As the new director-general eyes savings at the broadcaster, Anne McElvoy looks at how the former Google executive will fare at the helm of Britain’s most scrutinised newsroom

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Matt Brittin said he found out about the BBC’s plans to axe 2,000 jobs at the same time as staff