BBC Culture Committee evidence(01 of18)
Open Image ModalBBC Director General Tony Hall answers questions on the BBC Report 2013 in front of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee in the House of Commons, London. (credit:PA/PA Archive)
BBC Culture Committee evidence(02 of18)
Open Image ModalBBC Director General Tony Hall answers questions on the BBC Report 2013 in front of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee in the House of Commons, London. (credit:PA/PA Archive)
BBC Culture Committee evidence(03 of18)
Open Image Modal(left to right) BBC Trust Chairman Lord Patten, BBC Director General Tony Hall and BBC Operations and Finance Managing Director Anne Bulford, answer questions on the BBC Report 2013 in front of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee in the House of Commons, London. (credit:PA/PA Archive)
BBC Culture Committee evidence(04 of18)
Open Image ModalBBC Trust Chairman Lord Patten and BBC Director General Tony Hall answer questions on the BBC Report 2013 in front of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee in the House of Commons, London. (credit:PA/PA Archive)
BBC fee(05 of18)
Open Image ModalFile photo dated 16/7/13 of the sign outside BBC Broadcasting House, London, as BBC director-general Tony Hall has signalled viewers will have to pay more should a subscription model replace the licence fee. (credit:Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)
The New Director General Of The BBC Tony Hall Arrives For His First Day In Charge(06 of18)
Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 02: New BBC Director General Lord Tony Hall arrives to begin his first day at work at Broadcasting House on April 2, 2013 in London, England. Lord Hall has taken over post after the resignation of former Director General George Entwistle. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Oli Scarff via Getty Images)
The New Director General Of The BBC Tony Hall Arrives For His First Day In Charge(07 of18)
Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 02: New BBC Director General Lord Tony Hall addresses reporters as he arrives to begin his first day at work at Broadcasting House on April 2, 2013 in London, England. Lord Hall has taken over post after the resignation of former Director General George Entwistle. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Oli Scarff via Getty Images)
The New Director General Of The BBC Tony Hall Arrives For His First Day In Charge(08 of18)
Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 02: New BBC Director General Lord Tony Hall arrives to begin his first day at work at Broadcasting House on April 2, 2013 in London, England. Lord Hall has taken over post after the resignation of former Director General George Entwistle. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Oli Scarff via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-MEDIA-BBC(09 of18)
Open Image ModalTony Hall gestures as he arrives for his first day as Director General of the BBC at New Broadcasting House in central London on April 2, 2013. Having previously worked as Chief Executive at the Royal Opera House, the new BBC chief must now deal with the fallout from allegations that the late BBC star Jimmy Savile was a serial child sex offender. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-MEDIA-BBC(10 of18)
Open Image ModalTony Hall speaks to waiting media as he arrives for his first day as Director General of the BBC at New Broadcasting House in central London on April 2, 2013. Having previously worked as Chief Executive at the Royal Opera House, the new BBC chief must now deal with the fallout from allegations that the late BBC star Jimmy Savile was a serial child sex offender. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL,LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
Queen Elizabeth II Opens The New BBC Broadcasting House(11 of18)
Open Image ModalLONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 07: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Tony Hall (Director-General of the BBC) awaits the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II to open the new BBC Broadcasting House on June 7, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images) (credit:Max Mumby/Indigo via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-ROYALS-MEDIA-BBC(12 of18)
Open Image ModalBBC Trust Chairman Chris Patten (C) and BBC Director-General Tony Hall (L) welcome Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as she arrives to officially open the corporation's new headquarters in London on June 7, 2013. Queen Elizabeth II made a show-stopping appearance live on the BBC news as she officially opened the corporation's new headquarters, pressing ahead with engagements as her husband Prince Philip awaited exploratory surgery. AFP PHOTO/POOL/ARTHUR EDWARDS (Photo credit should read ARTHUR EDWARDS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ARTHUR EDWARDS via Getty Images)
FA Cup TV Rights Announcement(13 of18)
Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 17: (L-R) BBC Director-General Tony Hall and FA Chairman Greg Dyke pose for the camera with the FA Cup as the BBC and BT Sport claim FA Cup rights for 2014 - 2018 during the FA Cup TV Rights Announcement at Wembley Stadium on July 17, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by The FA/The FA via Getty Images) (credit:The FA via Getty Images)
FA Cup TV Rights Announcement(14 of18)
Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 17: (L-R) BBC Director-General Tony Hall, FA Chairman Greg Dyke and Managing Director of BT Retail's consumer division John Petter pose for the camera as the BBC and BT Sport claim FA Cup rights for 2014 - 2018 during the FA Cup TV Rights Announcement at Wembley Stadium on July 17, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by The FA/The FA via Getty Images) (credit:The FA via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-ECONOMY-BUSINESS-CONFERENCE-CBI(15 of18)
Open Image ModalBBC Director-General Lord Tony Hall (C) prepares to address delegates at the annual Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference in central London, on November 4, 2013. British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday welcomed a call from the nation's business leaders for Britain to remain in the European Union, ahead of a referendum in 2017. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-ECONOMY-BUSINESS-CONFERENCE-CBI(16 of18)
Open Image ModalBBC Director-General Lord Tony Hall addresses delegates at the annual Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference in central London, on November 4, 2013. British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday welcomed a call from the nation's business leaders for Britain to remain in the European Union, ahead of a referendum in 2017. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-ECONOMY-BUSINESS-CONFERENCE-CBI(17 of18)
Open Image ModalBBC Director-General Lord Tony Hall addresses delegates at the annual Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference in central London, on November 4, 2013. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
Key Speakers At The CBI Annual Conference(18 of18)
Open Image ModalTony Hall, director general of the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC), pauses during the Confederation of British Industry's (CBI) annual conference in London, U.K., on Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. The CBI backed U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron's position on membership of the European Union in a report that said the single market is 'fundamental' to Britain's economic future. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)