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This report is from this week's CNBC's UK Exchange newsletter, which brings you expert insights on the most critical business stories in Britain. You can subscribe here.
This week, I take a look at the challenges faced by former Google executive Matt Brittin as he prepares to take charge at the BBC, one of the U.K's most enduring cultural exports and a crucial part of its media and communications landscape.
The BBC is cherished by most Britons — and loathed by a sizeable minority of them — but is buffeted by all sides as it enters negotiations with the government about its funding model and governance. Those negotiations are, in turn, being influenced by developments elsewhere around the world.
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.
The 57-year-old’s appointment was confirmed after a BBC board discussion on Thursday.
Brittin, a former Olympic rower and Doctor Who fan, was seen as a substantial figure capable of diving straight into crucial government talks over the renewal of the BBC’s royal charter.
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