Brittin replaces Tim Davie, who had held the BBC post since 2020. He resigned in November over a lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump. View on euronews

In order to make £500m in savings, the BBC could end up shutting down TV channels and moving shows to YouTube. The new BBC director-general Matt Brittin has warned that “tough choices are unavoidable” in an email to staff explaining that the corporation must move with “urgency” to reinvent itself in a world of “limitless choice”.

Matt Brittin, the new man in the job, will oversee the editorial, operational and creative leadership of the broadcaster

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Matt joined Google in 2007 to lead the UK business and left in 2025 after heading their EMEA region for ten years. He previously worked in regional and national press and in consulting on media and technology.

The 57-year-old joins the corporation at a tumultuous time as it faces a 10 billion dollar lawsuit from US President Donald Trump.

LONDON(AP) — Former Google executive Matt Brittin was named as the BBC's new director-general on Wednesday, taking the helm at the U.K.’s national broadcaster as it faces an uncertain future and a $10 billion lawsuit from U.S. President Donald Trump.

Matt Brittin was confirmed as the corporation's new director-general in March, taking over from Tim Davie , who resigned after a string of successive controversies.