Former Google executive to be named next BBC boss

Reuters ​could not immediately verify the report. The BBC did not immediately respond to a request for a comment.

In January, ⁠BBC said ‌Director-General ​Tim Davie would step down on ​April 2 ‌and be temporarily succeeded by Rhodri ​Talfan Davies, the broadcaster's director of nations, until a permanent replacement ​was ​appointed.

Davie announced ​his resignation in ‌November following criticism of the British corporation's news service over the misleading editing of a video clip of US ​President Donald Trump.