Tim Davie tipped for All3media role

BBC audio and music director Tim Davie has emerged as one of the contenders to become the chief executive of All3Media, the super indie behind shows including Midsomer Murders and The Only Way is Essex. It is understood that headhunter Egon Zehnder – the company involved in the search for the new BBC director general, which led to the appointment of George Entwistle earlier in July – is conducting the worldwide search for the right person to run the company. Davie was one of the candidates shortlisted by Egon Zehnder for the director general job. He was interviewed but did not make it through to the final round. But sources say it appears that he may now be on Egon Zehnder's radar for the All3Media role. He has also been linked to a job running a revamped version of the BBC's commercial arm, BBC Worldwide , that is being considered by Entwistle. It emerged in February that All3Media's majority owner, private equity house Permira, was looking to appoint a headhunter to begin the search for a candidate to succeed chief executive Steve Morrison, the former senior Granada and ITV executive, who helped found the company in 2003 and will remain as its chairman. He also retains a large minority holding in All3Media. Davie had not commented at the time of publication. • To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email [email protected] or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication". • To get the latest media news to your desktop or mobile, follow MediaGuardian on Twitter and Facebook .