BBC director general Tim Davie was in full “Tigger Tim” mode as he chaired the Royal Television Society’s biennial Cambridge Convention over the past two days. The energetic executive bounded on stage to extol the virtues of UK content, setting the tone for an event focused on optimistic pragmatism (the conference’s theme was ‘Where Do We Grow From Here?’), rather than existential self-flagellation.

Davie more or less succeeded in this endeavor, with a string of speakers, including senior U.S. executives, warming to his theme while grappling with challenges like consolidation and the rise of YouTube. Davie admitted that one of his first RTS Cambridge Conventions ended with him requiring stitches after hitting his head following a few drinks at King’s College. He hopes that this year’s

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