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Title: Who will be the next DG?
Post by Administrator on Nov 11^th, 2012, 7:34pm

Ladbrokes (here) are offering the following odds:-

Ed Richards 13/8
Tim Davie 7/4
Caroline Thomson 7/2
Helen Boaden 14/1
Jay Hunt 14/1
Mark Scott    16/1
Peter Salmon 25/1
Sophie Turner Laing 25/1
Dawn Airey    25/1
Danny Cohen 25/1
Greg Dyke 33/1
Michael Grade    50/1
Jeremy Paxman 100/1

Other bookmakers are available!

The Ladbrokes page is frequently updated.
Any comments?

Title: Re: Who will be the next DG?
Post by Administrator on Nov 13^th, 2012, 3:29pm

"Ariel" reports here:-

Ofcom boss Ed Richards has emerged as the bookmakers' new favourite to become the BBC's next permanent director general, with the BBC Trust known to be considering external candidates.

Title: Re: Who will be the next DG?
Post by Administrator on Nov 14^th, 2012, 1:15pm

The Guardian is running a poll, here.

"Poll: who should be next BBC director general?

The BBC will have to choose who succeeds George Entwistle after he resigned over the weekend. Who do you think is best suited for the job?"

Title: Re: Who will be the next DG?
Post by Administrator on Nov 15^th, 2012, 4:37pm

Advanced Television (in common with other news sources) reports here:-

"Caroline Thomson, the BBC’s former Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed the new chair of Digital UK........Thomson said she was “not a candidate” to be the new BBC Director General, because she was “wanting to get on with my other career”."

Title: Re: Who will be the next DG?
Post by JohnW on Nov 22^nd, 2012, 7:40pm

Eventual winner not even 'shortlisted'!!

Title: Re: Who will be the next DG?
Post by Dickie Mint on Nov 23^rd, 2012, 9:35pm

So why was all that money spent selecting George?

<conspiracy theory>Were they setting up a fall guy for the Newsnight debacles? </conspiracy theory>

Richard

Title: Re: Who will be the next DG?
Post by JohnW on Nov 24^th, 2012, 2:02pm

Oooo! That's devious, Dickie!

But I'm not sure they'd have the guile to think of doing that.

Title: Re: Who will be the next DG?
Post by double-vision on Nov 24^th, 2012, 2:44pm

I'd have gladly been fall guy for a tenth of that money.
Dave