“I am not in this job to simply defend an institution,” BBC Director General Tim Davie declared this afternoon, as he attempted to get the corporation back on the front foot following a…
declared this afternoon, as he attempted to get the corporation back on the front foot following a tricky few months.
He was speaking following a huge week for the BBC, which hosted the King’s Coronation and Eurovision, and following a rocky few months that have seen scandals surrounding Gary Lineker and Richard Sharp. The latter is set to resign in a few weeks time following the Boris Johnson loan scandal.“You have to intervene to protect [what we’ve got in UK PSB],” said Davie. “I don’t want protection from a market failure BBC, that would be failure in itself.
“We must intervene to create what we want, not just for the BBC but for society,” he added. “I am not in this job to simply defend an institution but am working to create a free, decent, democratic, caring place to live.” Davie also heaped praised on UK broadcasters, after the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 won 23 of 27 BAFTA TV Awards over the weekend .
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