Fincham to head BBC One

Peter Fincham has been confirmed as the new Controller of BBC One, reports BBC News.

Mr Fincham is credited with the smooth merger of independent production companies Talkback and Thames under the banner Talkback Thames, in 2003. He left the company in January.

He said that his new job had a "clear focus", and his appointment represented a change within the BBC.

"Appointing me, as an outsider, who has never worked at the BBC is a sign of an outwardly facing BBC," he said.