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The BBC has announced a new slate of commissions and talent initiatives in the North East, solidifying the region as one of its key Creative Clusters.

The BBC has tapped 18-year Google alum Matt Brittin as its new director-general, replacing Tim Davie, who resigned in November.

Rhodri Talfan Davies, currently director of nations at the BBC, is set to act as interim director-general of the public broadcaster after Tim Davie’s exit on April 2 until a new permanent director-general starts.

The BBC has expanded its streaming partnership with S4C to provide greater prominence of the Welsh public broadcaster’s programming on BBC iPlayer.

Tim Davie, director-general of the BBC, and Deborah Turness, CEO of BBC News, have resigned following accusations of misleadingly editing a speech by Donald Trump in a BBC Panorama documentary about the Capitol Hill riots on January 6, 2021.

This morning in Cannes, Kate Phillips, the BBC’s new chief content officer, outlined her scripted strategy for the pubcaster while BBC Studios’ Janet Brown, president of global content sales, showcased how the content powerhouse is expanding the reach of British storytelling worldwide in a session moderated by World Screen’s Mansha Daswani.

The BBC has appointed Nick Lee, commercial director of scripted at BBC Studios, as its new head of acquisitions.

The BBC has formally confirmed Kate Phillips as its new chief content officer, succeeding Charlotte Moore.

BBC has slated the Black female-fronted sketch short Danielle Does Life, starring Danielle Vitalis (Black Mirror, Famalam), to debut on May 29.

Lee Mack’s sitcom is set to return for a 14th season on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in June, where the story of Lee and Lucy will enter a new chapter in Not Going Out.