The BBC found itself without a director general after a pair of scandals led to the resignation of George Entwistle barely two months after he started the job. So, without a head, and facing questions about the future of the organization, the BBC hired the head of the Royal Opera House.
BBC director George Entwistle has resigned following a scandal plagued few weeks. The BBC has been taking a huge amount of criticism over their handling of two huge scandals that Entwistle was forced to tackle in the first seven weeks of his job.
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