Our job is NOT to beat Netflix’: BBC boss Tim Davie says broadcaster has a ‘different purpose’ to streaming giants because it’s not ‘a business for profit’ Director general said the BBC needs to be ‘radically different’ to streaming sites Mr Davie pointed out that ‘certain groups’ are engaging less with the corporation The broadcaster’s … Read more
Fury over BBC stars’ flag jibes as 17 MPs write to Tim Davie demanding presenters Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt are reprimanded for mocking Union Jack BBC insisted it was ‘proud to be British’ after backlash at its news presenters Row was provoked on Thursday and involved Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty Accused of making fun … Read more
BBC’s diversity directive: Director Tim Davie launches ‘top to bottom’ shake-up insisting 95% of staff complete ‘unconscious bias’ training, 80% must declare their social class and wants half of all gay employees to be ‘out’ Diversity plan was revealed in a report published by the corporation today Plan for mandatory unconscious bias training is likely … Read more
The BBC has claimed it is better value for money than streaming rivals like Netflix. Yesterday the broadcaster released a report which claimed that while ‘each hour of BBC TV watched by a household costs it around 9p’, for an ‘equivalent’ streaming service the cost per hour ‘consumed by the household’ was about 15p. It … Read more
MPs rap BBC over licence fee debt collectors: More than 20 politicians sign letter to Tim Davie calling for ‘immediate halt’ to bill-chasing during lockdown Tory MP Jonathan Gullis wrote a letter to BBC director-general Tim Davie The letter called for the ‘immediate halt’ of debt collections during lockdown BBC confirmed TV Licensing are not … Read more
JON SOPEL, £245,000-a-year BBC salary: Jon Sopel, 60, is paid up to £245,000 a year in his role as the broadcaster’s North America Editor, covering all aspects of US news including politics, policy and business. But the presenter last year sparked a conflict of interest row after accepting tens of thousands of pounds from the biggest bank … Read more
JON SOPEL, £245,000-a-year BBC salary: Jon Sopel, 60, is paid up to £245,000 a year in his role as the broadcaster’s North America Editor, covering all aspects of US news including politics, policy and business. But the presenter last year sparked a conflict of interest row after accepting tens of thousands of pounds from the biggest bank … Read more
The BBC’s new director-general has promised to ‘get to the truth’ behind Princess Diana’s Panorama interview. Tim Davie’s vow came as former chairman Lord Grade said there was ‘a very dark cloud’ hanging over the corporation, following sensational claims about how journalist Martin Bashir secured Diana’s trust. He is said to have played on the … Read more
JON SOPEL, £245,000-a-year BBC salary: Jon Sopel, 60, is paid up to £245,000 a year in his role as the broadcaster’s North America Editor, covering all aspects of US news including politics, policy and business. But the presenter last year sparked a conflict of interest row after accepting tens of thousands of pounds from the biggest bank … Read more
New BBC boss Tim Davie says corporation’s conveyor belt of Oxbridge graduates has to end and doors should be opened to people with ‘a broader sense’ of broadcasting Cambridge educated Davie said BBC must stop recruiting solely from ‘certain academic track’ He added the Beeb needs modernising and must work to be less London-centric His … Read more