BBC Head Defects to ITV.

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Original Source: CNBC/DOW JONES BUSINESS VIDEO ANALYST INTERVIEW

ROSS WESTGATE, CNBC ANCHOR: Now Michael Grade has resigned as chairman of the BBC to become executive chairman of commercial rival ITV. Is he this right man for the job? Joining us, Theresa Wise, partner for media and entertainment at Accenture.

Now for those who don`t know ITV, it has had all sorts of problems, been without a chairman since the end of the summer, Theresa. They have had bid takeovers from NTL (NTLI). What do they get with Michael Grade? He is great at programming, not...

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