The BBC spokesman said the review of BBC One was in its very early stages.
In response to the report, RadioCentre - the trade body for UK commercial radio - said it welcomed the BBC Trust review, particularly "measures to prioritise high quality news coverage and feature minority sport more regularly".
Before MacQuarrie's review was completed, BBC News Director Helen Boaden and her deputy, Steve Mitchell, were asked to "surrender all their responsibilities" pending the outcome of the review, the BBC said.
The new director general's first priority will be to prepare the BBC for the review of its Royal Charter.
It will be Cruise's first appearance on Ross's chat show, although he has previously been interviewed by the star for his BBC One film review series.
Distinctiveness became part of the remit for bbc.co.uk following the Graf review of the BBC's online services in 2004.
But a spokeswoman for Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell insisted the BBC's license review would not be used to "settle scores" and would not compromise the independence of the BBC.
The row between the BBC and government continued during the weekend bringing into focus the government's review of the BBC charter, up for renewal in the autumn.
Paulin, a member of the panel for the BBC's Newsnight Review, was last shortlisted for the award in 1999.
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The BBC can reveal a review by the Northern Ireland Audit Office raised questions about the cost to the public.
An independent review into BBC Newsnight's dropping of a programme about the allegations against Savile will report later this month.
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Meanwhile, an independent review into BBC Newsnight's dropping of a programme about the allegations against Savile will report later this month.
The Trust has ordered the BBC Executive board to review "lessons learnt".
Many of the papers profile people who have been charged with crimes linked to this week's rioting, as reported in the BBC's newspaper review.
Mrs Miller added that the BBC's second review - undertaken when the police advised it was appropriate to do so - would focus on Savile himself.
The arrival of rebels in Tripoli, and the potential end of Colonel Gaddafi's rule as Libyan leader, dominates the day's newspapers, as reported in the BBC's newspaper review.
The question of whether the Archbishop of Canterbury was right to criticise the government in a magazine article divides Friday's papers, as reported in the BBC's newspaper review.
The BBC understands that the review is likely to look at complaints made by Lina Barnes, who was attacked by Gospel Hall Brethren preacher Allan Cundick when she was a child.
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On the eve of strike action by teachers and other public sector workers, the papers offer predictions about the impact of the walkouts, as reported in the BBC's newspapers review.
The Conservatives' Lord Fowler then asked whether ministers had any plans to review the BBC licence fee, and crossbench peer Baroness Greengross asked about hydration policy in hospitals and care homes.
The late-night agreement reached in eurozone debt crisis talks came too late for the early editions of Thursday's papers, which speculate about the outcome, as reported in the BBC's newspaper review.
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She returned to her job just before Christmas, after the Pollard Review criticised BBC management but found no evidence of a cover-up over the shelving of an investigation into Savile by the BBC's Newsnight programme.
The BBC said once the Pollard Review reports, Ms Boaden and Mr Mitchell "expect to then return to their positions".
The BBC Trust has launched a review into the impartiality of its coverage of the Arab Spring uprisings, reports Press Gazette.
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The owner of a DVD news and review website told BBC News Online his site had been hacked more than a month ago.
Earlier this month the BBC ran a nightly news review story that accused a man with links to senior Government officials of being a paedophile.
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His Culture Minister, Tessa Jowell, who is overseeing the review of the BBC's charter, says it's impossible for the government to threaten the corporation's independence.
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He is also one of the presenters of the BBC's annual Sports Review and in 2000 made his Six Nations Championship presenting debut for Grandstand.
He is also one of the presenters of the BBC's annual Sports Review and, earlier this year, made his Six Nations Championship presenting debut for Grandstand.
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