Mark Thompson, chief executive of Britain's Channel 4 television, has been appointed director-general of the BBC.
Mr Thompson, who is 46, takes the job which was held by Greg Dyke until he resigned in the aftermath of the Hutton report.
Mark Thompson, chief executive of Britain's Channel 4 television, has been appointed director-general of the BBC.
Mr Thompson, who is 46, takes the job which was held by Greg Dyke until he resigned in the aftermath of the Hutton report.
