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BBC Director-General Tim Davie has revealed plans for a “digital first” BBC as the broadcaster celebrates its hundredth year as well as revealing at hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of ...
BBC Design & Engineering was created in 2016 when Matthew Postgate was appointed as Chief Technology Office for a new division that brought together the BBC Digital, Engineering and BBC Worldwide technology teams, thus re-amalgamating departments separated by previous internal restructures. [14]
Timothy Douglas Davie CBE (born 25 April 1967) is a British media executive, and the Director-General of the BBC since September 2020, [1] [2] taking over from Tony Hall.He was previously appointed as the acting director-general of the BBC in November 2012 following the resignation of George Entwistle, [3] [4] until Hall took over the role permanently in April 2013.
On 26 May 2022, the BBC announced plans for CBBC, BBC Four and BBC Radio 4 Extra to be discontinued as linear services in 2025 as part of cutbacks and other changes focusing on creating a "digital-first" BBC. Under the plan, CBBC would exclusively operate as a content hub on iPlayer, as BBC Three had done before it was relaunched in 2022.
BBC Radio Merseyside: Also known by address: College Lane/Hanover Street BBC Park Western: London: Production facility for Silent Witness. [7] (Production is scheduled to move to the West Midlands in early 2024). [8] Home of BBC Newsgathering Operations, responsible for outside broadcasts for BBC News. BBC Elstree Centre: London: Studio centre ...
In July 2021, Digital UK acquired Freesat the free-to-air satellite television platform from the BBC and ITV, and formally merged the company into Digital UK. [6] [7] In December 2021, Channel 5 joined the venture, marking it as "the first time that the venture has been wholly owned by all four PSBs". [8] Digital UK logo, used until 2023 rebrand
BBC Research & Development has made major contributions to broadcast technology, carrying out original research in many areas, and developing items like the peak programme meter (PPM) which became the basis for many world standards.
While at the BBC he was nicknamed "The Implementer" and was known for his informal style. He supervised the expansion of the corporation's digital output including the launches of BBC 3 and 4, and Cbeebies and became chairman of Freeview, which took over the UK's digital terrestrial television service after the collapse of ITV Digital. To the ...