BBC names ex-Google executive Matt Brittin its new director-general as it faces a feud with Trump
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- The BBC has appointed Matt Brittin as its new director-general amid ongoing legal disputes with U.S. President Donald Trump over a speech edit. The broadcaster faces a defamation lawsuit and a review of its funding model, with Brittin emphasizing the need for adaptation to modern media consumption patterns.
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“BBC names ex-Google executive Matt Brittin its new director-general as it faces a feud with Trump”
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“Former Google executive Matt Brittin has been announced as the new director-general of the BBC”
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“Former Google executive Matt Brittin will be the new director-general of the BBC, the broadcaster announced Wednesday”
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“Brittin, 57, spent almost two decades at Google, becoming the company’s president in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa”
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“He does not have a background in broadcasting”
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“Brittin will start the job on May 18”
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“He replaces Tim Davie, who resigned in November over criticism of how the broadcaster edited a speech Trump made on Jan. 6, 2021”
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“A documentary aired days before the 2024 presidential election spliced together three quotes from the speech into what appeared to be one quote in which Trump urged supporters to march with him and 'fight like hell'”
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“Trump is suing the broadcaster for defamation in a Florida court”
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“The broadcaster’s chairman has apologized to Trump over the edit of the speech”
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“The center-left Labour government says it will ensure the BBC has 'sustainable and fair' funding but has not ruled out replacing the license fee with another funding model”
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“The license fee has long had opponents, not least rival commercial broadcasters”
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“The BBC has asked the federal court in the Southern District of Florida to dismiss the suit”
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“The broadcaster’s chairman has apologized to Trump over the edit of the speech, admitting that it gave 'the impression of a direct call for violent action'”
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“The license fee is currently set at 174.50 pounds ($230), paid by all U.K. households who watch live TV or any BBC content”
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“The BBC is also facing a once-a-decade process of renewing its governing charter”
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