Overview
- Tim Davie will remain in post for an orderly handover over the coming months, with timings to be agreed with the BBC Board.
- The Board will appoint his successor to a job that combines chief executive responsibilities with the editor-in-chief role.
- Publicly floated candidates include Charlotte Moore, James Harding, Jay Hunt, Alex Mahon, Dame Carolyn McCall and Sir Trevor Phillips, with internal options such as Jonathan Munro and Kate Phillips also mentioned.
- Additional names raised in latest reports include Jane Turton and James Purnell, reflecting a widening field.
- Coverage notes a politically charged appointment process and reports speculation about splitting the Director-General brief into separate editorial and commercial posts.