BBC director-general says he was not aware of 'severity' of cuts needed
Matt Brittin succeeded Tim Davie as boss of the BBC in May.
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"On the financial side, I knew that cuts had been announced and that savings had been announced, but I hadn't really understood the severity."
— Matt Brittin , Executive
"You've got very loud critics, many of whom are the commercial rivals of the corporation and you've got political pressure on everything that you do journalistically."
— Matt Brittin , Executive
"We moved to dismiss the case on the grounds of jurisdiction in that nobody in the US actually saw the show with the bad edits, and it was a bad edit, and he won the election, and he's got richer."
— Matt Brittin , Executive
Key People
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
Journalist known for hosting programs on BBC.
Director-general of the BBC, previously a Google executive.
Tim Davie is the Director General of the BBC.
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Matt Brittin succeeded Tim Davie as boss of the BBC in May.
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