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Oct 8, 2026 · 14 min · 14 segments
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BBC boss Matt Britton continues to tell his story and outlined his plans with a talk at the Royal Television Society.
It's clear Britton hasn't taken this job to manage decline but the scale of the task is very clear as regarding report has the Guardian report there's a lot of resistance amongst a workforce both to acting programs and the consequence job losses.
BBC boss faces barrage of staff criticism over job cuts in junior ranks.
In an all-staff call, Britton conceded the BBC was going to be smaller but said it could still have a bigger impact.
He said it needed to be a bit more Elvis, a little less conversation, a little more action.
Britton also laid out a potential overhaul of the iPlayer platform that included AI-assisted recommendations.
He said he wanted the public to think iPlayer and chill.
Over in Hollywood David Ellison faces similar challenges a albeit with a few more zeros to worry about.
Discovery and under the new name Skydance has to work out how to pay off the massive debts incurred in the deal.
Integrating two companies will bring change, including difficult decisions that affect our workforce, they wrote.
We are committed to handling this process thoughtfully and respectfully.
Elsewhere at the company, corporate leaders sought to reassure employees amid the uncertainty caused by the deal.
Bari Weiss, the editor-in-chief of CBS News, reminded journalists on a call Tuesday morning that they had become accustomed to carrying out their duties despite a lot of things going on in the press.
Nothing right now is going to change, Ms. Weiss said.
This is a process that's going to unfold under time.
BBC boss Matt Britton continues to tell his story and outlined his plans with a talk at the Royal Television Society.
It's clear Britton hasn't taken this job to manage decline but the scale of the task is very clear as regarding report has the Guardian report there's a lot of resistance amongst a workforce both to acting programs and the consequence job losses.
BBC boss faces barrage of staff criticism over job cuts in junior ranks.
In an all-staff call, Britton conceded the BBC was going to be smaller but said it could still have a bigger impact.
He said it needed to be a bit more Elvis, a little less conversation, a little more action.
Britton also laid out a potential overhaul of the iPlayer platform that included AI-assisted recommendations.
He said he wanted the public to think iPlayer and chill.
Over in Hollywood David Ellison faces similar challenges a albeit with a few more zeros to worry about.
Discovery and under the new name Skydance has to work out how to pay off the massive debts incurred in the deal.
Integrating two companies will bring change, including difficult decisions that affect our workforce, they wrote.
We are committed to handling this process thoughtfully and respectfully.
Elsewhere at the company, corporate leaders sought to reassure employees amid the uncertainty caused by the deal.
Bari Weiss, the editor-in-chief of CBS News, reminded journalists on a call Tuesday morning that they had become accustomed to carrying out their duties despite a lot of things going on in the press.
Nothing right now is going to change, Ms. Weiss said.
This is a process that's going to unfold under time.
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