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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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... " 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...

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... 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"...

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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...

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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...

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... 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...

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... 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"...

Review of BBC economic coverage finds 'concerns but no systematic bias'

Aug 18,2023 3:41 pm

By Helen BushbyEntertainment and arts reporter

A review of The Bbc 's reporting of government financial policies has said it is not biased towards one particular political position, but there are things " that put impartiality at risk".

The Report looked at the broadcaster's coverage of taxation, public spending, government borrowing and debt.

Commissioned by The Bbc 's board, it is The First review arising from a

It said there's " plenty to applaud" but raised concerns about some coverage.

There are weaknesses due to " gaps and assumptions" which can " can lead to output that appears to favour particular political positions" it said.

It added: " Curiously these lean left and right. That makes a charge of systematic political bias in this area hard to sustain. "

was chaired by Sir Andrew Dilnot and Michael Blastland , who created BBC Radio 4 's More or Less programme.

'Journalists lack understanding'

They reviewed 11,000 pieces of Bbc Online , TV and radio content plus Social Media posts from October 2021 to March 2022, as well as speaking to More Than 100 people inside and outside The Bbc .

They wrote: " We did not find evidence of wilful bias, but breaches of broad impartiality can arise nevertheless.

" For Example . . we think too many journalists lack understanding of basic economics or lack confidence reporting it. This brings a High Risk to impartiality. In the period of this review, it particularly affected debt.

" Some journalists seem to feel instinctively that debt is simply bad, full stop, and don't appear to realise this can be contested and contestable. "

Several such assumptions " seem to lurk like this either unnoticed or uncorrected" they added. " Others that outsiders observed in BBC coverage were: 'more public spending is good' and 'tax cuts are good. '"

The authors said there was " widespread appreciation" of The Bbc 's coverage, but they were " disturbed" by how many viewers, listeners and readers said they did not understand it.

" In our audience research, most had No Comment about impartiality on fiscal policy because they didn't know what the stories meant. "

The document said that " while the risks to impartiality may look political, we think they need a better explanation, which is that they're really journalistic".

But it said This Was " no less serious and raises questions for The Bbc and its journalists about what kind of journalism they want to do and How To do it".

The review's authors added: " Much could apply at least equally to other UK media. "

They added that " significant interests and perspectives" on the economy could be better served, and gave indications about how The Bbc could improve editorial standards.

The review also looked briefly at Health Care in drama as an Example of non-news output relating to tax and spending, and concluded: " Audiences were relaxed about impartiality in drama. "

A BBC statement on the review said: " The Bbc must lead The Way on impartiality and ensure the needs of all audiences are met, so the board has asked The Bbc Executive to address The Challenges raised as our public spending and taxation output evolves. "

Part of The Bbc 's impartiality plan includes regular reviews of content, increased transparency and a new editorial whistleblowing policy.

When the impartiality plan was announced in October 2021, director general Tim Davie said: " Our audiences deserve and expect programmes and content which earn their trust Every Day and we must meet the highest standards and hold ourselves accountable in everything we do.

" The Changes we have announced not only ensure we learn the lessons from The Past but also protect these essential values for The Future . "



Source of news: bbc.com

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