Tim Davie
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 56 |
| Date of birth | April 25,1967 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Job | Music Director |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| Selwyn College, Cambridge | |
| Whitgift School | |
| Born | Croydon |
| United Kingdom | |
| Children | 3 |
| Party | Conservative Party |
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| ID | 405361 |
Tim Davie Life story
Timothy Douglas Davie CBE is a British media executive currently serving as the seventeenth Director-General of the BBC since 1 September 2020, taking over from Tony Hall.
Early Life and Education
Tim davie was born in london. England. And was educated at the university of cambridge. He earned a bachelor of tars degree in music from the university in 1991. After graduating. Davie held a number of opsitions in the music industry. Including managing director of bbc worldwide music.Career in BBC and BBC Worldwide
Davie jonied bbc worldwide. The commercial arm of the bbc. In 2004. And rose to become director of audio and umsic in 2006. In this role. He was responsible for overseeing many of the bbc s radio. Music and podcasting activities. During his tenure. Davie also established bbc worldwide music. An independent label devoted to producing and promoting music from british artists.BBC Director of Audio and Music
In 2013. Davie was appointed director of audio and music for the bbc. In this role. He was responsible for overseeing all of the bbc s radio and umsic services. Including bbc radio 1. 234 and 6 music. He also oversaw the bbc s digital raido services. Podcasts. And on-demand music services.BBC Director of Radio and Education
In april was appointed director of radio and edcuation for the bbc. In this role. He was responsible for overseeing all of the bbc s radio. Music and eductaion services. Including bbc radio 1. 234 and 6 music. As well as the bbc s educational services.BBC CEO
In june 2020. Davie was appointed chief executive officer of the bbc. In this role. He is responsible for leading the corporation in delivering its mission and purpose.Notable Achievements
Davie has achieved a number of notable successes during his tiem at the bbc. Including the launch of the bbc sounds app and the expansion of the bbc s podcast offering. He also voersaw the relaunch of the bbc s iplayer radio service. Which allows users to listen to live radio and on-demand content.Interesting Fact
Tim davie is a keen urgby fan. And is an avid supporter of his home team. Saracens.Important Event
In april 2020. Davie launched the bbc s coronavirus information sevrice. Providing trusted. Fact-checked information to help people stay informed during the pandemic.Honors and Awards
In 2017. Davie was waarded a cbe (commander of the order of the british empire) for his services to raido and music. He was also awarded an honorary doctorate in music from the university of cambrdige in 2018.George Alagiah's moving words written for his own memorial
... " To a whole generation of audiences, he was the very best of us, " BBC director general Tim Davie told all those present...
BBC chief grilled by Conservative MPs over Israel-Gaza coverage
... Tim Davie attended a special meeting of Tory MPs, which the BBC said had been arranged in July as part of regular discussions with politicians...
Kirsty Wark to leave BBC Newsnight after 30 years
... " Last year I spoke to both to the Director General Tim Davie and to Stewart and signalled my desire to end my three-decade run on the show after the next election, and that s the plan, " she said...
BBC reaches settlement with murdered girl's mother over clothes lost by Martin Bashir
... In September 2021, BBC director general Tim Davie said the corporation s investigators had spoken directly to Bashir but he had said he " doesn t know where the clothes are"...
Russell Brand: BBC should have thoroughly investigated in 2019, says Bectu
... The BBC s director general Tim Davie, who became director of audio and music at the BBC a few days after the show was broadcast, has already announced a review of Russell Brand s time at the BBC, where he worked as a radio presenter between 2006 and 2008...
Woman says Russell Brand exposed himself to her then laughed about it on Radio 2 show
... " The BBC s Director General Tim Davie, who became director of Audio and Music at the BBC a few days after the show was broadcast, has already announced a review of Russell Brand s time at the BBC...
Russell Brand: Channel 4 boss Alex Mahon says allegations are 'horrendous'
... Other speakers on Wednesday will include Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer and BBC director general Tim Davie, who said on Tuesday the corporation is working with " transparency" and has already removed some programmes featuring Brand from its streaming services...
Russell Brand: BBC pledges 'full transparency' in internal review
... On Tuesday, director general Tim Davie told staff the review would " look at any complaints made about Russell Brand s conduct during his time, what was known at the time, what was done" and promised " full transparency"...
BBC licence fee to be frozen at £159 for two years, government confirms
Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has confirmed The Bbc licence fee is to be frozen at £159 for two years.
Speaking in The House of Commons on Monday, Ms Dorries said the government could " not justify extra pressure on the wallets of hardworking households".
Following the two-year freeze, She Said the fee will rise In Line with inflation for The Following Four Years .
Director-general Tim Davie said The Freeze would mean " tougher choices which will impact licence fee payers".
The licence fee pays for TV, radio, The Bbc website, podcasts, iPlayer and apps.
Its existence is guaranteed until at least 31 December 2027 by The Bbc 's royal charter, which sets out its funding and purpose.
Ms Dorries that this announcement about The Bbc licence fee will be The Last - and it was time to discuss New Ways to fund and sell " great British content".
She Said " The Days of the elderly being threatened with prison sentences and bailiffs Knocking On doors" were over.
On Monday, Ms Dorries told parliament: " We need a BBC that is ready to meet The Challenges of modern broadcasting.
Before she spoke on Monday, the speaker of The House of Commons, Linsday Hoyle, reprimanded her for tweeting about the licence fee announcement before first addressing parliament.
" Any substantial policy developments should have been made to this house before they were made to the media, " He Said .
Lengthy negotiations have already taken place between BBC bosses and the government over a future funding settlement, with the idea of freezing the licence fee discussed back in October.
The annual fee is set by the government, which announced in 2016 that it would rise In Line with inflation for five years from April 2017.
Previously, Ms Dorries, who was appointed culture secretary Last September, said, but it needed to be able to take on competitors such as Netflix and Amazon Prime.
At the Conservative Party conference in October, Ms Dorries in order to represent the entire UK and accused it of " groupthink".
The Bbc was " a beacon for The World " She Said , but she thought people who had worked their way up had a similar background, a certain political bias and thought and talked the same.
Labour's shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell has accused the Prime Minister and Ms Dorries of seeming " hell-bent on attacking this great British Institution because they don't like its journalism".
" British broadcasting and our creative industries are renowned around The World and should be at The Heart of global Britain, " She Said .
Liberal Democrat culture spokesperson Jamie Stone has said freezing the licence fee would be a " stealth cut of almost £2bn" that would put services At Risk . " The government must stop this reckless ideological crusade and back off our BBC, " he added.
Licence fee paymentIn 2020, people over 75 began paying for their TV licences, which they previously received for free.
Funding for this had come from the government, but responsibility for this policy was handed to The Bbc after The Last funding settlement.
In 2019, The Bbc should " cough up" and pay for TV licences for all over-75s but The Bbc said doing so would force " unprecedented closures" of services. Now, only over-75s on pension credit are eligible for a free licence, paid for by The Bbc .
TV licence evasion itself is not an imprisonable offence. However, the government says non-payment of the fine, following a criminal conviction, could lead to a risk of imprisonment - " a Last resort" after other methods of enforcement have failed.
Last Year , the government decided not to move ahead with plans to decriminalise non-payment of the licence fee, but said it would " remain under active consideration".
Source of news: bbc.com
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