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Poisoned chalice? The BBC’s struggles to find a successor to Tim Davie https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/28/bbc-struggles-to-find-a-successor-to-tim-davie-director-general #Bbc #Media #TimDavie #TelevisionIndustry #Baftas #AwardsAndPrizes #TelevisionRadio #UkNews #CharlotteMoore #JayHunt #Culture #MarkThompson #MattBrittin

Poisoned chalice? The BBC’s struggles to find a successor to Tim Davie

As the director general prepares to stand down, potential candidates have fallen away amid a series of crises

The Guardian

StacesCases2 🇨🇦 📎Feb 28

#CNN CEO #MarkThompson sends staffers and hosts PANICKING as he tries to spin the new deal for MAGA ally takeover after #Paramount wins bidding deal to acquire #WarnerBros. @[email protected] and #WosnyLambre break it down on @[email protected] youtu.be/wD6YUydEsDw?...

CNN Staffers In PANIC After Di...

CNN Staffers In PANIC After Disastrous MAGA Takeover Announcement

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Deadline Feb 27

Paramount Purchase Of Warner Bros. Discovery Stirs Angst At CNN – Again
#News #Politics #CNN #ElectionLine #MarkThompson #Media #Paramount #Warnerbrosdiscovery #Wbd

https://deadline.com/2026/02/cnn-angst-paramount-warner-bros-deal-1236738793/

Paramount Purchase Of Warner Bros. Discovery Stirs Angst At CNN – Again

The mood among many at CNN on Friday was "beyond bleak," per one source, as news broke Paramount won bidding to acquire Warner Bros Discovery.

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World news | The Guardian Jan 30

Mark Thompson was approached about return to BBC as director general https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jan/30/mark-thompson-was-approached-about-return-to-bbc-as-director-general #Bbc #MarkThompson #Media #Cnn #TelevisionIndustry #TvNews #UkNews

Mark Thompson was approached about return to BBC as director general

Former chief was sounded out about applying for his old job but said he was committed to CNN, it is understood

The Guardian

The Electronic Intifada Jan 7

BBC's pro-Israel training is nothing new

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://electronicintifada.net/content/bbcs-pro-israel-training-nothing-new/51148

MindTGap Dec 26

Jeffrey Epstein, The Difference Between Conspiracy & Conspiracy Theory, Sarah Kendzior
#TheMarkThompsonShow
Nov 17, 2025
Conspiracy theories are on the rise because officials refuse to enforce accountability for real conspiracies. Uncritical faith in broken institutions is as dangerous as false narratives peddled by propagandists.
#SarahKendzior #MarkThompson #TheyKnew #Trump #Epstein #Elite #Billionaires #Millionaires #USpol #Cabal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e84jycTBfdY

Jeffrey Epstein, The Difference Between Conspiracy & Conspiracy Theory, Sarah Kendzior

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Opinion | The Guardian US Nov 11

It’s the BBC v Trump, Farage and co. Who in their right mind would want to be its new boss? | Marina Hyde https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/11/bbc-tim-davie-donald-trump-nigel-farage-boss #MarkThompson #DonaldTrump #NigelFarage #TimDavie #Politics #UKnews #USnews #Media #BBC

It’s the BBC v Trump, Farage and co. Who in their right mind would want to be its new boss?

Public life is a minefield and the best and brightest just don’t want to know. How convenient for foes of the most trusted news organisation in the world, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian