Chairman appointed to spearhead sale of The Telegraph
Lloyds Banking Group has called on Mike McTighe, the veteran technology executive and chairman of BT’s network arm Openreach, to spearhead the sale of The Telegraph.
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Lloyds Banking Group has called on Mike McTighe, the veteran technology executive and chairman of BT’s network arm Openreach, to spearhead the sale of The Telegraph.
BORIS Johnson is expected to announce the appointment of former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre as chair of broadcasting watchdog Ofcom. Dacre, who stepped down from the helm of the Mail in 2018, is said to be the Prime Minister’s preferred candidate for the job. During his editorship of the Daily Mail, the 72-year-old was highly critical of the BBC – which he would regulate if he got the role. Dacre is still editor in chief of Daily Mail Group and publisher of the the Mail on Sunday, the Metro and the MailOnline website. Ofcom staff are expected to adopt political neutralit...
2 months old This article is more than 2 months old PM’s choice of controversial former Mail editor is part of his election promise to radically overhaul the BBC Paul Dacre remains as editor in chief of Daily Mail Group. Photograph: Iain Crockart/PA Paul Dacre remains as editor in chief of Daily Mail Group. Photograph: Iain Crockart/PA Sun 31 Jan 2021 05.45 EST Last modified on Fri 2 Apr 2021 06.03 EDT For many who work in public service broadcasting, it is the nightmare that refuses to go away. Could Paul Dacre, former editor of the Daily Mail, really now have the chance to oversee the st...