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Former BBC Chair Richard Sharp Urges Tim Davie To Make “Tough” Decisions In Order To Spend More On Content


Richard Sharp, former BBC Chair, has talked Tim Davie, content budgets and the sale of Channel 4.

Former BBC Chair Richard Sharp, who resigned in disgrace over his role in the Boris Johnson loan affair, has urged Director General Tim Davie to make tough decisions in order to give his content department more money. The BBC has been losing linear audience share by small amounts over the past few years, although it published research over the weekend saying it is now the fastest growing VoD platform in the UK, beating Netflix, ITVX and Channel 4. The pair were speaking on a panel at RTS London after the likes of Ted Sarandos, David Beckham and Channel 4 boss Alex Mahon.

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