Donald Trump releases statement after Tim Davie resigns as BBC’s director general
The CEO of BBC news has also stepped down Donald Trump has released a statement after Tim Davie resigned as the BBC’s director general this evening following controversy over an edit of one of Trump’s speeches. Alongside Davie, CEO of BBC news Deborah Turness also stepped down. The news comes as the BBC is set […]
4 months ago
BBC would cost nearly three times more than Netflix as subscription service, says Tim Davie
If the BBC’s business model were to change to that of a subscription service like Netflix, it would cost significantly more than the licence fee
5 years ago
BBC to take away stars’ Twitter accounts if they breach impartiality guidelines
The new Director-General made the announcement at a select committee BBC Director-General Tim Davie has said that the corporation will take Twitter accounts from BBC employees who do not stick to new guidelines. “We will be able to take people off Twitter,” Davie told a select committee on Tuesday. "We are going to be publishing […]
5 years ago
New BBC boss considering axing left-wing comedy shows to make output seem less ‘one-sided’
Reports say that BBC director-general Tim Davie wants to tackle ‘a perceived left-wing bias’ A report in the Telegraph says that new BBC director-general Tim Davie is considering a “radical overhaul” of the corporation’s comedy output to make it seem less “one-sided”. The Telegraph says that according to senior sources, Daive will outline measures to […]
6 years ago