New BBC Director-General Matt Brittin Faces First Parliamentary Grilling
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K.J. Yossman
Summary
Matt Brittin, the newly installed BBC director-general and former Google executive, faced his first parliamentary grilling before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee. The article describes the BBC's top job as a "poisoned chalice" that many high-profile candidates reportedly turned down, including Apple's Jay Hunt. Brittin, a former Olympic rower, took on the role six and a half weeks ago and is now being questioned by MPs about the future of the BBC.
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VarietyNew BBC Director-General Matt Brittin Faces First Parliamentary Grillingvariety.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledThe BBC's vacant director-general job was described as a 'poisoned chalice'
Eventually it was longtime Google exec and one-time Olympic rower Matt Brittin who was both experienced and brave enough to take the role
the newly-installed BBC boss faced his first grilling this morning in front of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee
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