According to a report in the Financial Times today, Burt said he has no intention of announcing his departure from ITV before a successor to the broadcaster's former chief executive Charles Allen is found.
It had been reported that Burt was to leave before a successor had been appointed, leaving ITV leaderless.
According to reports, investors in the broadcaster are increasingly concerned that the search for a candidate to fill Allen's shoes has slowed, and that too many seemingly qualified candidates have insisted that they are not interested in the role, including: Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan; ITV non-exective chairman and former BAA chief executive Mike Clasper; and former Channel 4 boss Michael Jackson.
Several names are believed to be still in the running for the job, including: former Ofcom chief executive Stephen Carter; UIP chief executive Stewart Till; and Dawn Airey, managing director of Sky Networks.
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