Matt Brittin

British businessman (born 1968)

Matt Brittin

Summary

Matthew John Brittin is a British businessman who was president of EMEA business & operations for Google until the start of 2025. On 25 March 2026, Brittin was announced as the new director-general of the BBC and he took up his post on 18 May.

Originally created by Rich Farmbrough

10/28/2010, 4:02:18 AM

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1234567jack5/18/2026, 9:25:52 AM

Correct infobox, add footer box, add categories

Billthom5/18/2026, 8:26:34 AM

Confirmed that Matt Brittin became DG on May 18 as planned

KB147525/14/2026, 11:55:20 AM

Media Trust is a UK charity, with no WIki page. There was previously an incorrect link to a Nigerian Newspaper of the same name.

Woodlot4/21/2026, 7:41:57 PM

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Kind Tennis Fan3/28/2026, 5:46:59 PM

As per the reference I clicked on. "Evil" not verified from the citation.

AnomieBOT3/28/2026, 6:53:09 AM

Dating maintenance tags: {{Citation needed}}

Kind Tennis Fan3/28/2026, 6:33:06 AM

/* Public Accounts Committee */ c/e and trim of some excessive detail in my view in this section. [[WP:NOTNEWSPAPER]].

Kind Tennis Fan3/28/2026, 6:26:08 AM

Minor edit.

Kind Tennis Fan3/28/2026, 6:25:33 AM

Citation request. [[WP:VERIFY]].

Kind Tennis Fan3/28/2026, 6:24:36 AM

c/e.

Kind Tennis Fan3/28/2026, 6:23:51 AM

Trim of a permanent dead link as there are other citations to verify this content.

Kind Tennis Fan3/28/2026, 6:23:00 AM

As per [[WP:SAID]].

Kind Tennis Fan3/28/2026, 6:22:22 AM

[[WP:METRO]] is a tabloid and considered a generally unreliable source. [[WP:BLPSOURCES]].

Kind Tennis Fan3/28/2026, 6:19:37 AM

c/e and trim of [[WP:BLPPRIMARY]].

Kind Tennis Fan3/28/2026, 6:18:01 AM

c/e and as per [[WP:SAID]].

Hippo433/28/2026, 2:48:47 AM

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Bram8803/28/2026, 12:24:47 AM

Early life

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