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EDITORIAL: Departure of Dyke relieves BBC rivals.
Given the savaging the BBC has received from Lord Hutton in his report into the events leading to the death of Dr David Kelly, it seems inevitable that the Corporation will be required to change the way it operates.
With Charter renewal looming, it is unlikely that the resignation of the BBC's director-general, Greg Dyke, and its chairman, Gavyn Davies, will be enough to silence its critics. In particular, Hutton's criticism of the way the board of governors failed to investigate the actions of the journalist Andrew Gilligan brings its role as the BBC's regulator into question. Surely, it's a matter of time before the Corporation comes under the jurisdiction of Ofcom.
With Dyke's departure, the BBC's rivals can be forgiven for breathing a sigh of relief. Here, after all, was a man whose background in commercial TV - at TV-am and later at LWT - became all too obvious with the launch of a plethora of digital channels.The net contribution of the patently commercial BBC3, CBeebies ...
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- Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England) Ellam, Dennis February 27, 2000 700+ words
...his university football team. But these days the BBC's new chief Greg Dyke is having a few problems with his own mid-section...pounds 3, bringing in pounds 60million extra to BBC coffers. Dyke, 53, spent some of his estimated pounds 20million...
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- Newspaper article from: Birmingham Evening Mail (England) Morley, Chris July 12, 2000 700+ words
...jobs cuts ordered by new BBC boss Greg Dyke, it was revealed today...creation of a new arm, BBC Technology Ltd, and changes...indications are that the BBC remains firmly committed...regions.' Smarter Mr Dyke said: 'The extra money...
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- Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England) Hyland, Ian July 18, 1999 700+ words
...Bob Mortimer have become the first casualties of new BBC chief Greg Dyke's "intelligent programming" policy. Their wacky...replacement for the long-running Noel's House Party. Dyke, appointed Director General in June, has said he wants...