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Tim Davie

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Gender Male
Age 56
Date of birth April 25,1967
Zodiac sign Taurus
Job Music Director
NationalityBritish
Education University of Cambridge
Selwyn College, Cambridge
Whitgift School
Born Croydon
United Kingdom
Children 3
Party Conservative Party
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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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.

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Nov 7,2023 1:31 pm

... " 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

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Oct 25,2023 5:41 pm

... 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

Kirsty Wark to leave BBC Newsnight after 30 years
Oct 19,2023 1:11 pm

... " 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

BBC reaches settlement with murdered girl's mother over clothes lost by Martin Bashir
Oct 5,2023 11:21 am

... 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

Russell Brand: BBC should have thoroughly investigated in 2019, says Bectu
Sep 22,2023 11:21 am

... 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

Woman says Russell Brand exposed himself to her then laughed about it on Radio 2 show
Sep 21,2023 1:11 pm

... " 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'

Russell Brand: Channel 4 boss Alex Mahon says allegations are 'horrendous'
Sep 20,2023 8:11 am

... 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

Russell Brand: BBC pledges 'full transparency' in internal review
Sep 19,2023 10:41 am

... 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"...

ITV boss defends Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield over queue furore

Aug 18,2023 3:41 pm

ITV's chief executive has backed Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield after the hosts were accused of jumping the queue for The Queen 's lying-in-state.

Dame Carolyn Mccall said the pair did nothing wrong and were " of course" safe in their jobs presenting This Morning .

The reaction in The Press and on Social Media showed " how misinformation just spreads, and it is really horrible for them" Dame Carolyn said.

" I don't think They 're feeling great. I mean, it's hard, " she added.

" Imagine yourself in The Eye of a storm like this, where you're trying to say you've done nothing wrong, and all The Noise around you is saying that you have. It's difficult to handle. "

Willoughby and Schofield were criticised after being seen on a live feed that streamed the viewing of The Queen 's coffin. Members of The Public queued for many hours to get into Westminster Hall .

" They did have accreditation, " Dame Carolyn said. " Lots of people say They didn't. They were sent by This Morning to do a piece for 20 September, which ran. They were to interview people inside and outside. They didn't displace anyone in the queue. And actually, They 've been very misrepresented. "

The backlash showed how " minority shrillness can become very, very loud and can become picked up and can become a story" she added.

Those taking aim at them included Domino's Pizza, which put out a tweet saying: " Apologies to anyone waiting on their pizza, we've just received an order from Holly and Phil. "

Dame Carolyn said ITV spoke to Domino's, which advertises on the broadcaster's channels. " We just said to them, 'What are you doing?'

" They said, 'We think it's really funny, don't you?' We said, 'No. ' They didn't think of the impact that would have on how people would pick that up and start memeing it, and that's what happens with these things. They did not do anything wrong. "

Dame Carolyn was speaking at The Royal Television Society London Convention, in an interview with BBC media editor Amol Rajan .

The saga of Holly, Phil and The Queue is a very modern one. As Dame Carolyn Mccall implied, there is no science as to why Some stories Take Off on Social Media and others don't. Usually, it is an unlikely, toxic mix of factors.

Here, public affection for The Queen , images of other celebrities who queued for hours, and Holly and Phil's reputation as cuddly and relatable presenters contrived to see them fall foul of The Public mood.

Dame Carolyn was speaking at a Royal Television Society event where there was Some concern about the impact of a recession on the media. She was very interesting on a curiosity of modern capitalism: namely, why Some companies making no profit (like Some streaming services) have huge valuations, while others whose underlying business is reporting solid growth (like ITV) are seeing their share price fall.

Market sentiment, as Britain is finding out This Week , is not always rational or predictable.

Dame Carolyn also discussed the November launch of streaming service ITVX, which is aiming to upgrade the " very clunky user experience" of the Itv Hub .

She Said ITVX would offer many more programmes, with More Than 9,000 hours available for free in an attempt to appeal to younger audiences.

" The issue for Hub was that, with that small amount of content, They wouldn't stay. They 'd come in for the whole of Love Island And Then They disappear. They wouldn't come back, because there was Nothing Else for them to watch. "

ITV has Not Yet found Laura Whitmore 's replacement as Love Island host, She Said . Asked if The Company has found a host for the reboot of Big Brother , she replied: " Not announced yet. "

'Not a weak BBC squad'

Other broadcasting executives speaking at The Convention included BBC director general Tim Davie , Who Said he was not worried by the departures of A Number of high-profile presenters for commercial rivals in recent months.

At the weekend, Fortunately podcast hosts Fi Glover and Jane Garvey became the latest names to leave, following the likes of Vanessa Feltz , Simon Mayo , Emily Maitlis and Andrew Marr .

" We didn't look like we had a weak squad in the coverage of The Queen , " Mr Davie said. " We have a very broad squad of people. There will be people moving in and out of The Bbc . That always has been done to a degree. It's a hyper-competitive market. "

He also said having former Downing Street communications director Sir Robbie Gibb on The Bbc board had helped the broadcaster in its quest for impartiality.

Sir Robbie's presence on the 13-strong board has attracted controversy, with Maitlis recently claiming he was was an " active agent of The Conservative Party".

Mr Davie told delegates: " We Are absolutely fighting for fair and balanced output with due impartiality.

" We do take board members with all kinds of background and Whatever - Some of them have baggage, Whatever .

" But They have views and They are able to share those views, but They don't shape the output. They don't make the editorial calls. We do. "



Source of news: bbc.com

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