A Welsh arts champion is set to be named acting chair of the BBC as the search for Richard Sharp’s permanent replacement begins 🔎 Friends are urging Sir Peter Bazalgette, the TV executive who brought Big Brother to Britain, to apply
He has good relations with leading Conservatives and was briefly involved with a Tory party commission on reviving popular interest in the democratic process.
Buffini would guide the BBC through a future in which additional commercial income could reduce reliance on a mandatory licence fee as the broadcaster faces the challenge from tech giants. The process to appoint a successor has not officially begun. BBC staff are hoping that the new chair seeks less influence over day-to-day editorial concerns.
The new BBC Chair will oversee the corporation’s submission to a review into the licence fee announced by Ms Frazer.
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