BBC Studios chief accepts pay cut as he is picked to succeed Tony Hall at critical juncture Tim Davie: the ultrarunner and marketing guru handed BBC’s top jobTim Davie, the head of
BBC Studios who turned down an offer to run the
Premier League last year, has been appointed as the corporation’s next director general.
Davie, 53, who has responsibility for monetising brands from Top Gear to Doctor Who around the world, was considered the frontrunner to take over from Tony Hall on 1 September.