Matt Brittin appointed BBC director general.

Exam-focused facts from the 27 March 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Matt Brittin will assume office as BBC director general on 18 May.
He succeeds Tim Davie, who announced resignation in November.
Brittin served as president of Google in Europe, the Middle East and Africa before leaving in 2025 after 18 years.
His annual salary is set at £565,000, identical to his predecessor.
He will face a multi-billion dollar defamation lawsuit filed by US President Donald Trump over Panorama's editing of a 2021 speech.