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BBC To “Proactively Deploy AI” & Seek “Major Global Partnerships With Tech Players”
The BBC's Tim Davie talked AI, tech giants and the license fee at a London speech, along with BBC Studios and Conservative Politicians.
As the BBC bids desperately to attract more outside investment amid declining license fee income and soaring inflation, Davie said the corporation “needs more global partnerships with some of the tech players.” Davie addressed the “elephant in the room – money” head on,” flagging the difficulties of “deploying capital to fund long-term growth” in the current media landscape and off the back of a 30% cut in real terms income between 2010 and 2020. Following today’s speech, he will “hold sessions with each [BBC] division to look at what this means for everyone in more detail and what we need to prioritise as we set goals for the year ahead,” according to an all-staff memo revealed by Deadline two weeks ago.
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