The BBC has announced that George Entwistle will succeed Mark Thompson as the Director-General of the BBC with his first priority to prepare the BBC for the review of its Royal Charter. Entwistle, who is the current Director of BBC Vision, will take over from current Director-General Mark Thompson who announced his intention to leave the BBC in March earlier this year. Thompson will be handing over his duties in the third quarter of 2012. Thompson commented, “George has a formidable track … [Read more...] about George Entwistle named new Director-General of BBC