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BBC Will Only Work With Talent Who Sign Up To New Anti-Bullying Standards, Director General Reveals
The BBC's Tim Davie has addressed the Gary Lineker rat post and talked abuse of power, saying presenters must sign up to CIISA standards.
Bullying and misconduct at the BBC had been under the microscope following a series of allegations made against top talent and senior figures including the likes of Russell Brand, Gregg Wallace and our own investigation into Breakfast boss Richard Frediani. The funding crisis especially this year due to the collapse of the American co-pro market but Davie went beyond scripted and said “at-risk genres” need to be helped via government intervention, “as well as incentivising public service media objectives like [shows made] out of London, telling local stories and preserving IP in the UK.” He called for a national plan for a switchover to internet-only TV in the next decade – an idea that he first floated in a set piece two and a half years back – and proposed a new streaming service with Freely aimed at helping audiences currently underserved by the digital revolution.
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