Ariel reports that George Entwistle will be the next director general of the BBC, the BBC Trust announced today (4th July).

The story is here.


The Daily Telegraph:-
"A relatively low-key intellectual, Mr Entwistle joined the BBC in 1989, and has wide-ranging programme-making experience, including as editor of Newsnight.....

Some staff were hoping for a more charismatic figure who could help to lift morale and fend off outside criticism. Others felt he has not spent long enough in his current role, and would be not be ready to become director general until the next time the position became available."


The Guardian:-
"On the face of it Entwistle does not arrive at the top with Greg Dyke levels of charisma (although that didn't help him in the end) but there is a chance, and certainly a need, for the creative rejuvenation that a new boss can bring. Whether Entwistle is up to all these tasks is, to be honest up for grabs, but at least he inherits a stable broadcaster of scale and ambition that for all the bouts of intense "Sachs-gate" type criticism is still loved by the British public. For that they have their predecessor to thank."

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Read more:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2169531/Seek-destroy-baffling-BBC-jargon...

Mike