Tony Hall appointed as BBC new director generalNovember 22, 2012 - 17:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The chief executive of the Royal Opera House and the BBC's former director of news, Tony Hall, has been appointed the corporation's new director general, BBC News reported. BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten said Lord Hall was "the right person to lead the BBC out of its current crisis". His journalism experience would be "invaluable as the BBC looks to rebuild its reputation", Lord Patten said. The appointment follows the resignation of George Entwistle earlier this month after just 54 days in the job. Entwistle quit on 10 November, saying that as editor-in chief he had to take "ultimate responsibility" for a Newsnight report that had led to Lord McAlpine being wrongly accused of child abuse. Tony Hall is due to take over role - currently occupied by acting director general Tim Davie - in early March, on a salary of £450,000 a year. The BBC needed "to take a long, hard look at the way it operates and put in place the changes required to ensure it lives up to the standards that the public expects", Lord Patten said. "Tony Hall is the right person to lead this." He went on: "Tony Hall has been an insider and is a currently an outsider. As an ex-BBC man he understands how the corporation's culture and behavior make it, at its best, the greatest broadcaster in the world. And from his vantage point outside the BBC, he understands the sometimes justified criticisms of the corporation - that it can be inward-looking and on occasions too institutional. But perhaps most importantly, given where we now find ourselves, his background in news will prove invaluable as the BBC looks to rebuild both its reputation in this area and the trust of audiences." Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. |