Video: George Entwistle to become BBC Director General Chairman Lord Patten said the BBC Trust, had unanimously selected the 49-year-old former Newsnight editor, who is currently director of BBC Vision to be its incoming Director General. He said Mr Entwistle had been a great "a creative leader" over the years at the BBC and was convinced that under him it would build on its reputation as the greatest broadcast organisation in the world. Mr Entwistle said it was "a privilege to be asked to lead it into the next stage of its creative life."