Gary Lineker (Match of the Day), David Tennant (Doctor Who), Little Mix member Jade Thirlwall and Danny Dyer (Rivals) have all enjoyed glittering careers in showbusiness. Between them, they’ve sat down for hundreds of interviews, and racked up hours and hours of media training. Now, they need to take everything they’ve learnt – including any expectation of special treatment – and throw it out the window.
Shah may not be the most politically well-connected of BBC Chairs or have the experience of running a large-scale organisation, but his broadcasting and television credentials are impeccable.
He is also the organisation’s first Chair of colour and, whereas recent BBC leaders such as Gavyn Davies, David Clementi and Richard Sharp all had successful careers in the City before being given the BBC job, the new Chair’s background is steeped in television journalism.
Seemingly destined to breeze through any line of work that tickles his fancy, after nonchalantly mastering the art of TV presenting, Lineker is now doing the same with podcast producing. The name of his production company? Goalhanger.
I’m sure it was brainstormed with tongue in cheek but, after commandeering the topics of history, politics, money, football and now entertainment, Goalhanger’s everexpanding The Rest Is… franchise is threatening to consume the entire top 10 on the podcast chart.
Between 10 June and 10 July, the broadcaster aims to cover 140 hours of football news during the European Championship, as well as providing extensive material over all their media channels.
Former England captains Alan Shearer and Rio Ferdinand will present the cup's matches alongside France's Thierry Henry. Fan-favourite Gary Lineker takes the lead on all television reports, and will appear on digital coverage as well.
Goalhanger was set up two years by Lineker, alongside former ITV Sport controller Tony Pastor, on the ex-England footballer's decision to get more experience behind the camera and executive produce his own projects.
