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Departing BBC director-general Tim Davie: ‘very clear’ Scott Mills had to go

Davie called the decision a ‘real shock to the organisation’.

Evening Standard · Apr 2

Scott Mills sacking: Departing BBC boss Tim Davie says ‘very clear’ Radio 2 DJ had to be fired

Speaking on an all-staff call on his final day in the role, the director general admitted the decision had been a ‘real shock to the organisation’

Evening Standard · Apr 2

Final day as BBC director-general for Tim Davie

Mr Davie will be replaced by interim director-general, Rhodri Talfan Davies, on April 2, before former Google boss Matt Brittin steps in on May 18.

Evening Standard · Apr 2

Scott Mills’s sudden sacking suggests BBC has made its mind up about him

Amid lurid speculation, the decision has been taken with unusual speed in the last days of Tim Davie’s regime as director general – and it appears to be final

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30

Tim Davie to co-chair Creative Industries Council after leaving BBC

He will begin his new role on August 1.

Evening Standard · Mar 27

Tim Davie lands top UK creative industries role after leaving BBC

He will begin his new role as co-chair of the Creative Industries Council on August 1

The Independent UK · Mar 27

BBC gets a new director general: how others have fared in the hardest job in UK media

Matt Brittin has been named the new director general of the BBC. He joins the broadcaster after almost two decades working at Google: he was its president in Europe, the Middle East and Africa before leaving in 2024. He is already on the board of the Guardian Media Group.

The Conversation · Mar 26

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

Former Google executive Matt Brittin has been announced as the new director-general of the BBC

The Independent UK · Mar 25

Former Google executive Matt Brittin ‘honoured’ to become BBC director-general

Tim Davie leaves the role on April 2.

Evening Standard · Mar 25

Matt Brittin: BBC’s new director general appointed at an existential moment for the broadcaster

The BBC has appointed former Google executive Matt Brittin as its new director general. Brittin will replace outgoing director general Tim Davie. He resigned last year in the wake of revelations about the editing of a Panorama documentary about Donald Trump and board disagreements over how it should be handled.

The Conversation · Mar 25