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Tony Hall worked at the BBC for 28 years before moving to the Royal Opera House
His appointment follows the resignation of George Entwistle as director-general this month
The BBC has been embroiled in a furor over its reporting on sex abuse claims
Tony Hall, the chief executive of the Royal Opera House and the BBC’s former director of news, has been appointed the corporation’s new director-general, the BBC announced Thursday.
His appointment comes after the resignation of George Entwistle earlier this month. He quit after a BBC report led to a former senior Conservative Party politician being wrongly accused of child abuse.
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The BBC has also been embroiled in a scandal triggered by its handling of sex abuse allegations against a former BBC TV presenter, Jimmy Savile, who died last year.