Lord Patten to take helm at BBC Trust
David Cameron is expected to confirm Lord Patten as the new chairman of the BBC Trust, according to MediaGuardian. The Tory peer, who will replace Sir Michael Lyons, has vowed to “stand up to the...
View ArticleNew BBC chairman orders cut to highly paid executives
The new BBC chairman Lord Patten believes some of the Corporation’s executives remain too highly paid. He told Radio 4’s Today programme that about a quarter of senior executives would lose their jobs...
View ArticleBBC announces 2,000 job cuts
The hard reality of the licence fee freeze came to bare today as the BBC announced its intention to shed 2,000 staff by 2016. In a bid to save £670m a year by 2017, less money will be spent on sports...
View ArticleBBC halves cuts to local radio services
The BBC has decided to cut its local radio budget by £8m after original plans to slash £15m sparked a public outcry. It means direct savings to “scope and content” have been scaled back from £8.5m to...
View ArticleGeorge Entwistle is new BBC director general
George Entwistle has been appointed as the new director general of the BBC and will replace Mark Thompson after the London Paralympics. Entwistle, who has been director of BBC Vision since April 2011,...
View ArticlePatten aims to halve BBC senior managers by 2015
BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten has said the number of senior managers at the Corporation should be cut by more than half. Along with former director-general Mark Thompson, Patten recently denied...
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