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