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BBC Boss To Warn “British Storytelling At Risk Of Being Squeezed Out” While “U.S. & Chinese Algorithms” Could Be “Taste-Makers Of The Future”
BBC DG Tim Davie has talked British storytelling, Chinese algorithms and future strategy in a London speech.
“British storytelling is at growing risk of being squeezed out in an extraordinarily competitive global media landscape,” the BBC Director General will warn in a landmark speech tomorrow that will set out how to “radically transform and renew” the 100-year-old corporation. Tim Davie plans to say “we are in danger of the UK’s world-class creative industries being undermined,” and diminishing our unique cultural identity and its remarkable influence worldwide,” in the Tuesday set piece that was revealed by Deadline last week. He will float three ways to “radically transform and renew”: Integrating the BBC’s online services, investing in high-impact content from across the UK and boosting commercial income including establishing new partnerships.
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