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A day after it faced harsh criticism in a review of its response to the Jimmy Savile/Newsnight crisis, the BBC has taken a lambasting from British lawmakers over a severance payment to former director general George Entwistle. The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament slammed the pubcaster for a "cavalier use of…

Lord Tony Hall has been chief executive of the Royal Opera House since 2001. He was also the BBC‘s head of news and current affairs from 1996-2001. His appointment to the BBC’s top job comes just 12 days after the resignation of former BBC director general George Entwistle amid ongoing crises at the venerable…

Joe Utichi contributes to Deadline’s UK coverage It may not be all bad news for former BBC director general George Entwistle. The executive, who resigned on Saturday amid ongoing turmoil at the broadcaster, will reportedly receive a lump sum equivalent to his annual £450,000 ($714,000) salary on top of a pension pot…

Ongoing and growing problems at the BBC have stirred a media maelstrom that is beginning to rival the one surrounding the phone-hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch's UK papers. And the Murdoch press seems to be reveling in a little bit of schadenfreude after last night's resignation of BBC director general George Entwist…

Joe Utichi contributes to Deadline’s UK coverage As the BBC scrambles to right the ship in the wake of another disaster at its Newsnight program – and last night’s resignation of director general George Entwistle – BBC Trust chairman Lord Chris Patten made the rounds of the British media on Sunday. Defending the man…

This article was reported and written by Deadline’s London correspondent Joe Utichi and International Editor Nancy Tartaglione: 2ND UPDATE, 6:07 PM: With George Entwistle’s surprise resignation from the BBC Saturday night in the UK, new emphasis falls on his predecessor, Mark Thompson, who is due to start as the New…

Joe Utichi contributes to Deadline’s UK coverage BBC director general George Entwistle was accused of a “lamentable lack of editorial curiosity” as he appeared before a Parliamentary select committee this morning. The two-hour session focused on the scandal engulfing the broadcaster amid rampant sexual abuse…

Joe Utichi contributes to Deadline’s UK coverage. UPDATE, 6 PM: Trust in the BBC could be irreparably shaken by its actions and inaction surrounding sexual abuse allegations against former host Jimmy Savile, tonight’s report on the BBC investigative series Panorama suggests. As previously detailed, the special report…

Joe Utichi contributes to Deadline’s UK coverage UPDATE: The Metropolitan Police has told the BBC it can begin its investigations into the culture and practices at the broadcaster during the time that late TV host Jimmy Savile is alleged to have sexually abused minors. Amid controversy over whether the BBC may have…

Joe Utichi contributes to Deadline's UK coverage: Only one month into his tenure, new BBC director general George Entwistle is being tested with a scandal that could have far-reaching implications. The brouhaha involves sexual abuse allegations against a deceased former star host and the corporation's handling of the…

BBC Vision director George Entwistle has been appointed by the BBC Trust to take over from outgoing director general Mark Thompson. The public broadcaster, which is in the midst of a belt-tightening phase, will pay Entwistle a £450,000 annual salary. Thompson, who has held the post since 2004, is currently earning…