The BBC’s new director general is former Google executive Matt Brittin

Today the BBC announced it had selected a new director general: Matt Brittin, the former president of Google s operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. One might see this news and wonder about Brittin s editorial experience. He has very little but, as both the Guardian and the Telegraph took pains to point out, he is a Doctor Who fan, which I guess means he does at least like one BBC pro