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The BBC has announced who volition transportation the corp guardant aft the departure of manager wide Tim Davie.
Rhodri Talfan Davies, who led BBC Cymru Wales from 2011 to 2020, volition presume the relation of interim manager wide connected 3 April.
Mr Davies, who is presently the broadcaster's Director of Nations, volition steer the BBC until a new, imperishable manager wide starts work.
In a enactment to staff, BBC seat Samir Shah said Mr Davies would articulation the committee from 1 February, and deputise for the existent manager wide "to alteration a creaseless transition".
"He is an outstanding person who brings heavy editorial acquisition and a passionate committedness to the powerfulness of nationalist work broadcasting to scope and correspond audiences crossed each parts of the UK," wrote Mr Shah.
Tim Davie volition measurement down from 2 April, having announced his resignation from the corp connected 9 November past year, amid ongoing controversy implicit the editing of a BBC documentary astir Donald Trump.
Mr Shah wrote: "There volition beryllium a clip to observe Tim and convey him for his bonzer publication to the BBC nearer his departure date.
"Until then, Tim continues to pb the corp done this captious play arsenic we hole our effect to the government's consultation connected its Green Paper connected the aboriginal of the BBC Charter."
BBC fights backmost against Trump lawsuit
Mr Shah added that the hunt for a imperishable replacement was "well underway".
He wrote: "This remains my biggest precedence and I volition update you arsenic soon arsenic we person a palmy outcome."
The US president filed a defamation lawsuit implicit the broadcaster's editing of a code helium made successful 2021, connected the time his supporters stormed the Capitol building.
Clips were spliced unneurotic from sections of the US president's code connected 6 January 2021 to marque it look helium told supporters helium was going to locomotion to the US Capitol with them to "fight similar hell".
Resigning, Mr Davie said the debacle wasn't the lone crushed helium was leaving, but had "understandably contributed" to his decision.
He said: "Overall the BBC is delivering well, but determination person been immoderate mistakes made and arsenic director-general I person to instrumentality eventual responsibility."
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Now Trump is suing the BBC for defamation and usurpation of commercialized practices, demanding $10bn (£7.5bn) - treble the broadcaster's licence interest take.
Responding to the case, a BBC spokesperson said: "As we person made wide previously, we volition beryllium defending this case. We are not going to marque further remark connected ongoing ineligible proceedings."
As of July 2025, Rhodri Talfan Davies was paid betwixt £305,000 and £309,999. Tim Davie, meanwhile, was earning betwixt £540,000 and £544,999.
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