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NRI Samir Shah appointed as next chair of BBC Los Angeles, Dec 08, 2023 NRIpress.club/Ramesh/ A.Gary Singh NRI Dr Samir Shah, 71, veteran television execut

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. An India-born media executive who has worked in UK broadcasting for over 40 years, Dr Samir Shah, has been announced as the UK government's preferred candidate to take over as the new BBC chairman. World News | India-born Media Veteran Dr Samir Shah Selected as New BBC Chairman.

The 71-year-old media veteran, who has earlier a director on the BBCs board, succeeds fomer Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp who had resigned earlier this year.

India-born media executive, Dr Samir Shah, has been announced as the UK government's preferred candidate to take over as the new BBC chairman. Before formally taking charge, Shah will be quizzed by cross-party MPs of the House of Commons Media Cultur

Samir Shah was born in Aurangabad and is a race relations expert

71-year-old Samir Shah has worked in UK broadcasting for over 40 years and is an Oxford University alumnus.

Dr Samir Shah, who was honoured with a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 2019 for services to television and heritage, will replace Richard Sharp, who had been forced to resign after his communication with former prime minister Boris Johnson came under scrutiny.

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer is expected to make an announcement on the licence fee in the Commons on Thursday.

To watch or record live TV on any channel in the UK you must have a TV licence. A TV licence currently costs £159 a year however, the fee will be increasing next April

BBC license fee will rise by less than previously planned, Lucy Frazer has confirmed after Rishi Sunak teased the news over the weekend.