The challenges of a shifting TV landscape will be discussed by television executives at this year's RTS Cambridge Convention, chaired by BBC Director-General Tony Hall.
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“Home-grown story-telling – that’s something we do… like no other.” BBC Director-General Tim Davie made the claim while giving the Dan Gilbert Memorial Lecture at the Belfast Media Festival in mid-November.
One hundred years after the first BBC broadcast from Northern Ireland, Davie was launching the BBC Economic Impact Report for Northern Ireland. It revealed that the corporation invested £112m in the nation during 2023/24.
The BBC Director-General took to the RTS London Convention stage the day after former BBC news presenter Huw Edwards received a six-month sentence, suspended for two years, for accessing indecent photographs of children as young as seven. Amol Rajan took Davie to task.
Q: Amol Rajan: How badly damaged is the BBC by the crimes of Huw Edwards?
BBC Director-General Tim Davie discusses the Huw Edwards scandal with Amol Rajan, as well as advocating regional economic growth and highlighting the crucial role of the PSBs in the production sector.
Davie also explores ways of improving people’s connection to, and participation in, the BBC.
Toshiba, Sharp, Panasonic and Metz are joining the Freely line-up, after existing partners Hisense and Bush joined in April and May 2024, respectively.
Freely is backed by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, and integrates all of its live TV channels and on demand content in one place, for free, via compatible smart TVs. STV and S4C’s content is also available.
All that is required is a WiFi connection, which removes the need for an aerial or satellite dish. But Freely viewers can use an aerial to access more terrestrial channels.
The BBC is gearing up for a multi-front battle that will see it leaning into AI and UK-centric algorithms, commercial partnerships with deep-pocketed tech companies, and a “progressive” licence fee.
Tim Davie, Director-General at the BBC, sets out the blueprint for the future direction of the BBC and its role for the UK at an RTS event.
Davie discussed AI and UK-centric algorithms, commercial partnerships with tech companies, and a “progressive” licence fee.
Following the keynote, Davie answered questions from the audience, chaired by Martha Kearney.
The event took place at the IET London on Tuesday 26 March.
Another week, another BBC media storm. As allegations of rape and other forms of sexual abuse emerged against Russell Brand, a former Radio 2 and Radio 6 Music presenter who resigned in 2008 following a prank phone call to actor Andrew Sachs, the BBC’s Director-General, Tim Davie, once again found himself having to defend the corporation’s culture.
In conversation with Kate Bulkley, Tim Davie, the BBC Director-General, expands on the corporation’s digital future and its Value for All strategy as well as its approach to AI.
The session was part of the RTS Cambridge Convention 2023, with Principal Sponsor Channel 4. The convention took place on 20 - 21 September at King's College, Cambridge.
Tim Davie, the BBC’s Director-General, has called for urgent action to ensure that British media can prosper into the 2030s. He said the BBC must work together with politicians, policymakers, regulators, and other parts of the sector to secure the future of a world-leading UK media market.
