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Former Google executive Matt Brittin selected to be next BBC director general

Former Olympic rower to lead corporation as it hammers out future funding model with government The BBC has turned to a former tech executive to steer it through a critical period in its history, as it attempts to… Grouped from 6 articles across 3 sources.

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The GuardianMar 26, 2026, 2:57 AM

Former Google executive Matt Brittin selected to be next BBC director general

Former Olympic rower to lead corporation as it hammers out future funding model with government The BBC has turned to a former tech executive to steer it through a critical period in its history, as it attempts to navigate government talks over its future and huge changes in media consumption. Matt Brittin, who stepped down as Google’s president in Europe, the Middle East and Africa last year, will replace Tim Davie as the corporation hammers out its crucial future funding model with the government. Continue reading...

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The Globe and MailMar 25, 2026, 8:09 PM

BBC names ex-Google exec Matt Brittin as new director general

The BBC named former Google executive Matt Brittin as its new director general on Wednesday, replacing Tim Davie who quit last year after a misleading edit of a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump.

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The Globe and MailMar 25, 2026, 2:12 PM

BBC names ex-Google exec Matt Brittin as next director-general

Brittin arrives at a critical moment for the broadcaster, which is facing financial pressures, consumer shifts and a $10-billion lawsuit from Trump

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The Straits TimesMar 25, 2026, 4:46 PM

Ex-Google chief Matt Brittin made new director-general of Britain’s BBC broadcaster

Mr Brittin has no television or journalism experience.

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The GuardianMar 25, 2026, 1:36 PM

From YouTube to Trump: six urgent issues for BBC’s new boss, Matt Brittin

Pressing tasks for new director general also include an expiring royal charter, and finding a new top team Matt Brittin may have only just been announced as the new BBC director general, but his inbox is already overflowing. Here are his immediate challenges: Continue reading...

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The GuardianMar 25, 2026, 1:35 PM

Matt Brittin: why the BBC’s new Doctor Who-loving boss may not have much time for sleep

After almost two decades at Google, the corporation’s incoming director general is taking on British media’s most powerful and treacherous job In recent months, Matt Brittin, the Doctor Who-loving fitness fanatic and former Google executive, has made no secret of his desire to make the jump from big tech to the world of broadcasting. At the end of last year, he told an event filled with some of television’s most senior figures that he had wanted to break into their industry “for a very long time”. Continue reading...

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