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New BBC chairman warns corporation faces ‘hard choices and tough decisions’

The new BBC chairman has warned the corporation faces “hard choices and tough decisions” as it must “live within our means”. Veteran TV executive Samir Shah replaces former Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp, who resigned last year after failing to ...

04 Mar 2024 at 11:44

TV executive Samir Shah tipped to be named BBC chairman

Veteran TV executive Samir Shah is poised to become the new chairman of the BBC, according to reports. The role was vacated earlier this year by former Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp, who resigned after failing to declare his connection to an ...

06 Dec 2023 at 11:13

What challenges could Samir Shah face as BBC chairman?

The next BBC chairman faces a full in-tray, as it was announced that Samir Shah is the Government’s preferred candidate. He will need to grapple with whether the corporation continues to be cash-strapped if the licence fee does not rise in line ...

06 Dec 2023 at 17:47

Andrew Neil: New BBC chairman will not stand for nonsense

Andrew Neil said Dr Samir Shah, the production company chief executive put forward as BBC chairman, is sympathetic to the corporation’s aims but “won’t stand nonsense from anybody”. Veteran TV executive Dr Shah was named as the Government’s ...

06 Dec 2023 at 18:30

TV executive Samir Shah is Government’s choice for next BBC chairman

Veteran TV executive Dr Samir Shah is the Government’s preferred candidate to become BBC chairman, it has been announced. The role was vacated earlier this year by former Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp, who resigned after failing to ...

06 Dec 2023 at 17:41

New BBC chairman will return to corporation after 25-year absence

Dr Samir Shah is a veteran of the television industry who has been celebrated for his work championing diversity and the role of BBC chairman will bring him back to the corporation for the first time since 1998. After a short stint in ...

06 Dec 2023 at 14:42

MPs approve new BBC chairman despite ‘serious reservations’

The Government’s candidate for chairman of the BBC has been approved by MPs despite “serious reservations” about some aspects of the appointment of Samir Shah. The Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee said on Friday that it had ...

15 Dec 2023 at 16:06

Gary Lineker tweets appear to breach BBC guidelines – new corporation chairman

Gary Lineker’s recent tweets about politicians appear to breach the BBC’s social media guidelines, the Government’s candidate for chairman of the corporation has said. The former England footballer recently hit back at Grant Shapps ...

13 Dec 2023 at 12:31

BBC would consider a review of Middle East coverage – chairman

The BBC’s chairman Samir Shah said the board would “seriously consider” a review into the broadcaster’s Middle East coverage following concerns about the way its journalists have covered the Israel-Hamas war. The Board of Deputies ...

10 Sept 2024 at 17:24

BBC begins independent workplace culture review with consultancy firm

The BBC has appointed a change management consultancy firm to carry out an independent review of its workplace culture after several controversies involving high-profile presenters and TV shows have rocked the corporation in ...

11 Oct 2024 at 12:48

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BBC chairman calls Huw Edwards ‘villain’ who ‘behaved in bad faith’

BBC chairman Samir Shah has called former newsreader Huw Edwards a “villain” who “behaved in bad faith”, taking “licence fee money to the tune of hundreds of thousands of pounds” despite knowing “what he had done”. The ...

09 Aug 2024 at 13:55

BBC should not have to justify ‘very existence’ every 10 years, says chairman

New BBC chairman Samir Shah said the corporation should not have to justify “our very existence” every 10 years and the Government should have the confidence to say “the BBC is a really good thing”. Mr Shah questioned ...

05 Nov 2024 at 17:59

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