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BBC Content Chief Frontrunners Revealed As Race To Replace Charlotte Moore Heats Up


The BBC's search for its next content chief is gathering pace, with three frontrunners emerging to replace Charlotte Moore.

Multiple sources said BBC director general Tim Davie has met with Netflix UK chief Anne Mensah, though many are uncertain about her appetite for the role and willingness to take a pay cut. Described as one of the toughest jobs in the industry, it requires an ability to guide hits, grip controversy, and safeguard the BBC’s public service values as charter renewal negotiations loom. Some think the optics of him jumping ship so soon are unusual, but one person said he was brought to BBC Studios with a specific eye on succession planning for Moore and deepening the corporation’s talent bench.

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