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BBC Director General Tim Davie’s speech and Q&A on leading the UK into Digital
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On the 7th December, the BBC’s Director General, Tim Davie, gave a speech to the RTS about the future of the media industry and the role of public service broadcasters, particularly the BBC, within that.
Speaking 100 years and 27 days since the BBC’s first ever broadcast, Davie set out his stall for an internet-only BBC, arguing that the broadcaster could become a world-leading pioneer as the first digitally led public service media company of scale.
After his speech, Davie sat down with Theresa Wise, Chief Executive of the Royal Television Society for a Q&A session, in which he discussed what he thinks an internet-only BBC could look like.