{"id":3863,"date":"2012-03-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2012\/03\/19\/mark-thompson-exiting-the-bbc\/"},"modified":"2012-03-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-03-19T00:00:00","slug":"mark-thompson-exiting-the-bbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2012\/03\/19\/mark-thompson-exiting-the-bbc\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Thompson Exiting the BBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">LONDON: Mark Thompson, the BBC&#8217;s director general, has confirmed that he is leaving the corporation this fall, after serving nearly eight years in the role. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">A date for his departure has not yet been confirmed, though he said he will remain at the BBC&nbsp;until coverage of the 2012 Olympics and the Queen&#8217;s Jubilee has wrapped. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">In a note to staff, Thompson called the BBC &quot;the best broadcaster in the world.&quot; He added, &quot;It&#8217;s been a great privilege helping you to keep the BBC in that top spot over the past eight years&#8230;. We can address the exact date of the handover once an appointment is made, though I have made it clear that I want to be guided by the wishes of the Trust and of my successor, whoever that may be.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Thompson said, &quot;Trust and approval are at record highs, our services are in brilliant creative form and we&#8217;ve demonstrated beyond contradiction that the BBC can be just as much of a leader and innovator in the digital age as we once were in the analogue one.&quot; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: Mark Thompson, the BBC&#8217;s director general, has confirmed that he is leaving the corporation this fall, after serving nearly eight years in the role. 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