Timothy Douglas Davie CBE (born 25 April 1967) is a British media executive, and the Director-General of the BBC since September 2020,[1][2] taking over from Tony Hall.

He was previously appointed as the acting director-general of the BBC in November 2012 following the resignation of George Entwistle,[3][4] until Hall took over the role permanently in April 2013.

During his time as acting director-general he oversaw the investigations into BBC management and conduct following revelations the broadcaster had known about sexual abuse by Jimmy Savile.

In June 2008, it was announced that he was replacing Jenny Abramsky, who served at the BBC for 39 years before leaving to chair the Heritage Lottery Fund.

[14] Davie took over as acting Director-General on 11 November 2012 following the resignation of George Entwistle in the wake of the Newsnight broadcast which did not name any individual but which led to Internet speculation which incorrectly identified Conservative Lord McAlpine in the North Wales child abuse case.

[22] In October 2020, he set out new guidelines for BBC staff, stating that they should avoid expressing their personal views on current issues of political controversy (which he called 'virtue signalling') on their own private social media accounts.

[23] This would include a ban on news reporters taking part in "public demonstrations or gatherings about controversial issues", with some BBC managers citing trans rights and Black Lives Matter as examples.

[33] In November 2023, Danny Cohen, a former director of television for the BBC, alleged that the organisation was "institutionally antisemitic" especially in its coverage of Israel.

[34] The previous month, Davie had apologised to the 1922 Committee (backbench group of Conservative MPs) for some inaccuracies in the BBC's coverage of the Israel–Hamas war.