As well as trying to find a new DG, BBC Board chairman Samir Shah is looking for a new non-executive to chair BBC Studios.
Sir Damon Buffini has decided not to take a second term, but quietly extended his current run by six months, to leave in June. (He has, however, extended his term as Chair of the National Theatre, where he started in 2016, to mid 2027). He was brought in under 'old friend' Richard Sharp's tenure as BBC Chairman, and rewarded with the title 'deputy', which other non-execs sought to define as 'honorary'. His challenge was to wring more profits out of Studios, and whilst they have met targets, some critics are convinced that this, the biggest element of the BBC's commercial side, is still underperforming. In the recent BBC submission to the DCMS, it says it needs to borrow more to make more....
Mmm. Matt Brittin has NED experience...
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