BBC to Reveal Stars Earnings
Discussion
cuprabob said:
Not-The-Messiah said:
So am I correct in thinking that Chris Evans and Gary Linker are the highest paid public sector workers in the country? And not just by a small margin.
More that a 100 nurses working god knows how may hours a year. Far more than top NHS surgeons. And many more times the PM and anyone responsible for negotiating brexit. The most important negotiation in living memory that will directly affected everyone.
What a joke.
Indeed, but on the plus side at least the highest paid actor plays a Nurse.More that a 100 nurses working god knows how may hours a year. Far more than top NHS surgeons. And many more times the PM and anyone responsible for negotiating brexit. The most important negotiation in living memory that will directly affected everyone.
What a joke.
I believe some of the people in charge of our hard pressed councils will earn a lot more than the PM.
Not-The-Messiah said:
So am I correct in thinking that Chris Evans and Gary Linker are the highest paid public sector workers in the country? And not just by a small margin.
More that a 100 nurses working god knows how may hours a year. Far more than top NHS surgeons. And many more times the PM and anyone responsible for negotiating brexit. The most important negotiation in living memory that will directly affected everyone.
What a joke.
Nope, they're two people employed in a free market by a public corporation spending 0.25% of its revenue on about 43,00 talent contracts. Peanuts in the scheme of things, catnip to an unfortunate section of society.More that a 100 nurses working god knows how may hours a year. Far more than top NHS surgeons. And many more times the PM and anyone responsible for negotiating brexit. The most important negotiation in living memory that will directly affected everyone.
What a joke.
Mojooo said:
chow pan toon said:
Mojooo said:
300k max for any of them - a good wage in London
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/corbyn-bbc-salaries-cut-gary-lineker-chris-evans-slash-labour-win-a7849696.htmlCorbyn wants them limited to 320k. Funny how it isn't the politics of envy when PH agrees with the targets.
I don't have a problem with the private sector profits in the same way as I am not forced to consume (the majority) of private sector products.
Also the BBC is large enough to train and churn people for these types of headlining roles.
I had no idea The One Show was such a cushy number.
£400k for Alex Jones and £500k for Matt Baker, i'm in the wrong profession.
Do the BBC consider regional accents in their positive discrimination strategy. Plenty of plummy Londoners could present it but they went for a farm boy from Durham who gets excited by a rare newt and a thick Welsh lady.
£400k for Alex Jones and £500k for Matt Baker, i'm in the wrong profession.
Do the BBC consider regional accents in their positive discrimination strategy. Plenty of plummy Londoners could present it but they went for a farm boy from Durham who gets excited by a rare newt and a thick Welsh lady.
briang9 said:
A205GTI said:
However 9 pages and no one has mention Vanessa Feltz's Wage I mean really does anyone listen to her or like her!!?
She needs a lot of money for food I believe!!Edited by briang9 on Thursday 20th July 00:49
chow pan toon said:
Mojooo said:
chow pan toon said:
Mojooo said:
300k max for any of them - a good wage in London
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/corbyn-bbc-salaries-cut-gary-lineker-chris-evans-slash-labour-win-a7849696.htmlCorbyn wants them limited to 320k. Funny how it isn't the politics of envy when PH agrees with the targets.
I don't have a problem with the private sector profits in the same way as I am not forced to consume (the majority) of private sector products.
Also the BBC is large enough to train and churn people for these types of headlining roles.
I don't buy the talent being worth that much argument in this particular scenario.
BlueHave said:
Do the BBC consider regional accents in their positive discrimination strategy. Plenty of plummy Londoners could present it but they went for a farm boy from Durham who gets excited by a rare newt and a thick Welsh lady.
It's called diversity!!Once upon a time the BBC employed the best person for the job now it goes on the basis of your accent.
The licence fee is pennies really. I don't mind the huge salaries so much but I'd be more interested in seeing how much they each earn per hour and maybe per viewer/listener.
Chris Evans in on about £3k per (broadcast) hour, the bloke in Casualty gets £8k whilst Doctor Who gets over £27k!
wiggy001 said:
Chris Evans in on about £3k per (broadcast) hour, the bloke in Casualty gets £8k whilst Doctor Who gets over £27k!
AJL308 said:
Challo said:
The issue is that we do not what ITV, Sky, Channel4 are paying their presenters, newsreaders, etc to see if the BBC are a lot cheaper than anyone else.
I don't have an issue with the salaries. I think in most cases we get pretty goood value for money out of the BBC for that licence fee.
You honestly and genuinely have no issue with someone getting paid £700k+ a year at public expense to talk to people on the telephone for a couple of hours a day, five days a week? Really? Seriously?I don't have an issue with the salaries. I think in most cases we get pretty goood value for money out of the BBC for that licence fee.
People demand the BBC provide entertaining programmes but are not willing to pay for that. So you would be happy just to employ presenters directly from university for peanuts?? No doubt your be on here moaning that the actor is wooden, the presenter is wooden, the program is boring.
Raygun said:
BlueHave said:
Do the BBC consider regional accents in their positive discrimination strategy. Plenty of plummy Londoners could present it but they went for a farm boy from Durham who gets excited by a rare newt and a thick Welsh lady.
It's called diversity!!Once upon a time the BBC employed the best person for the job now it goes on the basis of your accent.
ambuletz said:
wiggy001 said:
Chris Evans in on about £3k per (broadcast) hour, the bloke in Casualty gets £8k whilst Doctor Who gets over £27k!
He also regularly comments about what he does with he rest of the day once he's finished the show, so he's not sticking around for hours afterwards every day. I'm sure he does do more then the set show, but its not much more it seems.
My take on this is that they should pay whatever it takes to get the right people in, however they do not need to chase ratings, so salaries int he millions should not be on offer. If the Radio 2 breakfast show loses a few viewers does it really matter. If the job was paid about 200k do you think they wouldn't be able to fill it with a decent presenter?
This is especially true of new readers. They read stuff out. Quite often they ask particularly stupid questions that I would expect someone in News and Current affairs to have some grasp of. I remember when the presenters went on strike, and they managed to rustle up perfectly decent presenters at the drop of a hat. how much are those presenters on.
Again why do they need to pay 400k for someone to read stuff out. There are very few news reading jobs in the country, and is it such a small pool of people competent to do it that they command half a million quid a year to do it? They don't rely on viewers for money, so no need to pay big salaries for "talent". If anything it would be better that news presenters were "under paid" so that they would move on every few years and make way for the BBC bring in new talent.
98elise said:
Chris gets in for the show start, not hours earlier. He regularly comments on the time he gets up, and he has been late a few times when travel has been bad. Its not surprising when you have a early morning show.
He also regularly comments about what he does with he rest of the day once he's finished the show, so he's not sticking around for hours afterwards every day. I'm sure he does do more then the set show, but its not much more it seems.
My take on this is that they should pay whatever it takes to get the right people in, however they do not need to chase ratings, so salaries int he millions should not be on offer. If the Radio 2 breakfast show loses a few viewers does it really matter. If the job was paid about 200k do you think they wouldn't be able to fill it with a decent presenter?
This is especially true of new readers. They read stuff out. Quite often they ask particularly stupid questions that I would expect someone in News and Current affairs to have some grasp of. I remember when the presenters went on strike, and they managed to rustle up perfectly decent presenters at the drop of a hat. how much are those presenters on.
Again why do they need to pay 400k for someone to read stuff out. There are very few news reading jobs in the country, and is it such a small pool of people competent to do it that they command half a million quid a year to do it? They don't rely on viewers for money, so no need to pay big salaries for "talent". If anything it would be better that news presenters were "under paid" so that they would move on every few years and make way for the BBC bring in new talent.
BBC newsreaders used to point out, rather snippily, that they didn't just read the news items, they wrote them as well, and referred to themselves as 'newscasters' instead of 'newsreaders'. I don't know if this is still the case.He also regularly comments about what he does with he rest of the day once he's finished the show, so he's not sticking around for hours afterwards every day. I'm sure he does do more then the set show, but its not much more it seems.
My take on this is that they should pay whatever it takes to get the right people in, however they do not need to chase ratings, so salaries int he millions should not be on offer. If the Radio 2 breakfast show loses a few viewers does it really matter. If the job was paid about 200k do you think they wouldn't be able to fill it with a decent presenter?
This is especially true of new readers. They read stuff out. Quite often they ask particularly stupid questions that I would expect someone in News and Current affairs to have some grasp of. I remember when the presenters went on strike, and they managed to rustle up perfectly decent presenters at the drop of a hat. how much are those presenters on.
Again why do they need to pay 400k for someone to read stuff out. There are very few news reading jobs in the country, and is it such a small pool of people competent to do it that they command half a million quid a year to do it? They don't rely on viewers for money, so no need to pay big salaries for "talent". If anything it would be better that news presenters were "under paid" so that they would move on every few years and make way for the BBC bring in new talent.
Regarding Evans' timekeeping woes, would that all employers were as understanding of the vagaries of travel to work.
"Sorry I'm late, badger chewed through a signal cable at Effingham Junction"
"Late again? You're fired."
55palfers said:
Mr-B said:
Dazed and Confused said:
Somehow I doubt news readers are particularly close to the top of the pile.
I think I remember it being reported that Sophie Raworth gets about £150k a year, dunno why I remembered that or where I heard it but there you go, odd what the brain recalls at times! I don't think most people give a toss over who "presents" the news.
Get someone else in for a fraction of the cost. Maybe put the post out to competitive tendering?
I'd love to see you do it, you'd probably get tongue tied saying "Good Evening" , panic and then p1ss yourself live on air.
Halmyre said:
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Regarding Evans' timekeeping woes, would that all employers were as understanding of the vagaries of travel to work.
"Sorry I'm late, badger chewed through a signal cable at Effingham Junction"
"Late again? You're fired."
That's the difference between being replaceable or not. Regarding Evans' timekeeping woes, would that all employers were as understanding of the vagaries of travel to work.
"Sorry I'm late, badger chewed through a signal cable at Effingham Junction"
"Late again? You're fired."
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