“It’s Scary”: Tim Davie Says Public Broadcasting Is In “Red Alert Situation” In “Many Many Markets Around The World”
deadline.comPublic service broadcasting is in a “red alert situation” in “many many markets” around the world, according to the most powerful man in British broadcasting.
BBC Director General Tim Davie urged the audience at the Deloitte and Enders Media & Telecoms 2024 and Beyond Conference to “look around the world and see what’s happening to PSBs.” “It’s scary,” he added. “It’s really problematic.
We are not merely troublesome we are in a red alert situation in many many markets and as politics gets more polarized we have to decide what we do about institutions.” Davie said the BBC, on the other hand, is “not a market failure provider” and stressed partnerships with major global players such as Warner Bros.
Discovery in sports as a factor. But this doesn’t stop the BBC from making “uneconomic” decisions, he stressed, in order to preserve its place as a public broadcaster. “Sometimes they are the right things to do but are uneconomic,” he added. “Economic choices might be to consolidate all of the BBC into London.
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