Collating the insights of various media commentators, we arrive at DG application day with a rather narrow field for perusal by the eagle eyes of Sir David Clementi.
Mark Di Stefano at the FT thinks Tim Davie, once acting DG and now CEO of BBC Studios is in play, as does Jake Kanter at Deadline. Tim took home £642k last year in his current role; Lord Hall got £475k.
Jake Kanter thinks Charlotte Moore, Director of Content, 'is keeping her cards close to her chest'. Indeed she pulled out of a planned interview on Radio 5 Live this Monday at short notice. Mark has her down simply as 'much fancied'. There will be those at her elbow encouraging her to run, if only to beat a very likely but unloved external candidate, Jay Hunt, ex BBC, C4 and now with Apple.
Down the pub yesterday, lower ranks refused to rule out a punt from Bob Shennan, Group Managing Director. There was a suggestion that Simon Pitts, a boyish and pushy 43 year-old CEO of STV, will have a go. He's had 20 years at ITV, and probably regards the gig in Glasgow as a stepping stone to greater things - he got beaten in the C4 CEO race by Alex Mahon.
More as it dribbles in....
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