BBC Director General Odds (2025)

Jane Turton, former ITV executive and current CEO of All3Media, is William Hill’s early favourite to be elected next Director General of the BBC following the departure of Tim Davie.

Turton is 2/1 to become the corporation’s first female Director General, narrowly ahead of BBC’s Chief Content Officer, Kate Phillips at 3/1.

Channel 4 CEO, Alex Mahon is also in firmly in contention at 4/1, ahead of Carolyn McCall (5/1) and Anne Mensah (5/1).

Next BBC Director General After Tim Davie Odds:

Punters can place a bet on the next BBC Director General at William Hill and here is the current state of the market:

• Jane Turton – 2/1
• Kate Phillips – 3/1
• Alex Mahon – 4/1
• Carolyn McCall – 5/1
• Anne Mensah – 5/1
• Charlotte Moore – 6/1
• Jay Hunt – 7/1
• Dana Strong – 10/1
• Bar – 12/1

Spokesperson for William Hill, Lee Phelps, said: “The resignation of both BBC Director General Tim Davie and CEO Deborah Turness over reports of ‘selective editing’ of a Trump speech has sent shockwaves through the media.

“The BBC board, led by Chairman Samir Shah, will now convene to appoint a new Director General and we think All3Media’s CEO and former ITV Director of Commercial and Business Affairs Jane Turton could be in line for the role at 2/1.

“Kate Phillips, the current Chief Content Officer at the BBC is next in the market at 3/1 and is the leading internal candidate, while Channel 4’s Alex Mahon is priced at 4/1.

“The betting indicates that we could see the first female BBC Director General in the corporation’s history, with Jeremy Darroch (12/1) the first male candidate listed.”

*Odds subject to change – prices accurate at the time of writing*