Tim sharing

One hopes Tim Davie's round of 'leaving' interviews goes beyond joining Marina Hyde and Richard Osman on their podcast The Rest Is Entertainment. Pre-departure Tim might have been a bit annoyed by the choice of an outlet that bolsters the economy of Gary Lineker, rather than one of the thousands produced for BBC Sounds. 

Does it suggest that the former marketing man is marketing himself, at 58, for one more big job ?  There's serious consolidation underway in media companies on both sides of the Atlantic, and Tim may well be networking rather than taking a round-the-world cruise over the next three months. Will he be able to burnish his CV with a quick knighthood ? The Government committee managing arts honours is currently without a chair, but features as members, Yolanda Brown (on Today again this morning - on a story generated by the BPI) Jo Twist, CEO, BPI and Lisa Opie, former BBC TV executive who managed to run a cafe in Hemel Hempstead on the side in her time with Auntie.  Will they brave the inevitable wrath of Danny Cohen ?

Meanwhile back at Broadcasting House, the stabilisers have been removed from the wheels of interim DG Rhodri Talfan Davies, allowed to chair this week's meeting of the BBC Executive Committee by himself.