Key Highlights
- The BBC’s official job application process closed late last month, while headhunters at Egon Zehnder have been speaking to the great and the good of the industry.
- Formal interviews are expected to take place in the coming weeks.
- Related Stories Obituaries Danielle Scott-Haughton Dies: BBC Commissioner Worked On 'Peaky Blinders' & Agatha Christie Adaptations News BBC Facing "Quite A Lot Of Pressure" To Come Off X, Director General Says Speaking on condition of anonymity to protect relationships, numerous sources told Deadline that Apple TV’s Europe chief Jay Hunt, former BBC content boss Charlotte Moore, and ex-Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon, are among the most serious contenders.
- A leading internal candidate has yet to emerge.
- Watch on Deadline Davie is expected to remain in post until at least March, when the government’s public consultation on BBC charter renewal closes.
