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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.

BBC Group and YouTube have entered a new strategic partnership focused on investments in new programming, collaborating to showcase more BBC moments on YouTube and launching creator skills and training programs.

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.

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

Longtime BBC executive Alan Yentob passed away this weekend at the age of 78.

Tim Davie, director-general of the BBC, said the pubcaster must make "bold, urgent choices to reverse the erosion of societal trust" in a speech today.

The BBC has released its Annual Plan for 2025/26, promising to continue its "ambitious program of transformation."

The BBC's Tim Davie, ITV's Carolyn McCall, Channel 4's Alex Mahon and Sky's Dana Strong are among the U.K. broadcasting chiefs who have penned a letter to Parliament seeking passage of the new Media Bill.

The Royal Television Society (RTS) has revealed plans for its RTS London Convention 2024, with speakers such as the BBC's Tim Davie, Channel 4's Alex Mahon, ITV's Carolyn McCall and Netflix's Ted Sarandos taking part in the one-day event.

Everyone TV, a consortium made of the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, will roll out a new free service delivering live TV over broadband.