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- Matt Brittin, a former Google executive, is expected to be named BBC's next director general after a board meeting this week.
- The board meeting will not formally approve the appointment.
- Brittin led Google in Europe and admires the British television industry, believing technology can support it.
- He faces immediate challenges over the BBC's royal charter and funding model.
- He sees AI as an opportunity for creativity, but acknowledges risks.
