Former Google executive Matt Brittin appointed as BBC’s new chief after Tim Davie resignation over Trump fiasco: Report

Former Google executive Matt Brittin has been confirmed as this name. BBCAccording to the Times report based on sources, he is the new general manager of .

Brittin’s appointment confirmed BBC The report stated that an official announcement is expected this week at the board’s meeting on Thursday.

In January, BBC It said director-general Tim Davie will resign on April 2 and will be replaced by Rhodri Talfan Davies, the broadcaster’s countries director, on an interim basis until a permanent name is appointed.

Davie announced his resignation in November following widespread criticism over the BBC’s misleading editing of a video clip of US President Donald Trump.

At the center of the controversy was a clip from the BBC Panorama program broadcast ahead of the 2024 US Presidential election; The edited clip showed Trump telling his supporters to “march to the Capitol” and “fight like hell” before the Jan. 6 riots.

But it turned out that Trump’s “fight like hell” phrase was from a different part of his speech, and that he actually called on Americans to “support our brave senators, congressmen and women.”

Shortly after the controversy broke out in November last year, BBC President Samir Shah acknowledged that the footage mistakenly gave the impression that Trump was “directly calling for violent action.”

Trump filed a lawsuit on his own behalf BBC – The US President said at the time, “I’m suing the BBC for putting words in my mouth” and added: “They literally put words in my mouth. They made me say things I never said.”

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