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Can Matt Brittin save the BBC – and how should he do it? Our panel’s ...

The Guardian 24 Apr 2026

This panel comprises extracts from Letters to Matt Brittin.

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

The Observer 24 Apr 2026

Don’t just be a businessperson – be a creative visionary. Roger Bolton. Former BBC editor and presenter. Director general, we need you to give us a dream ... Not many creative dreamers there ... This panel comprises extracts from Letters to Matt Brittin ... Share ... .

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New BBC director-general Matt Brittin urged to axe 24-hour news channel, BBC3 and even Radio ...

The Daily Mail 19 Apr 2026

Insiders are urging Matt Brittin, a former Google executive who takes over next month, to resist the temptation to 'salami slice' BBC departments and channels to achieve the drastic cuts ....

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Ex-Google chief Matt Brittin made new BBC director-general

Vincennes Sun-Commercial 26 Mar 2026

The BBC named a former Google executive with no television or journalism experience as its next director-general Wednesday ... .

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

Baltimore Sun 26 Mar 2026

It comes as the BBC faces a $10 billion lawsuit from Donald Trump ....

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POLL OF THE DAY: Can new director-general Matt Brittin restore trust in the BBC?

The Daily Mail 26 Mar 2026

Former Google executive Matt Brittin will replace Tim Davie at a turbulent time for the BBC as it grapples with a lawsuit from Donald Trump and the fall-out over a racial slur being aired during the Baftas ....

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