BBC to Reveal Stars Earnings

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Dazed and Confused

979 posts

83 months

Wednesday 26th July 2017
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Randy Winkman said:
I love the way that for some PHers, all of the "free market" justification for why some people earn masses more than others and people get what they deserve gets put to one side in the case of the BBC.
Not me. Just can't stand the ginger bellend.

The Surveyor

7,576 posts

238 months

Wednesday 26th July 2017
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Dazed and Confused said:
Not me. Just can't stand the ginger bellend.
Really... we never guessed laugh

TwigtheWonderkid

43,408 posts

151 months

Wednesday 26th July 2017
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GetCarter said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
GetCarter said:
Sometimes it is legit. I have some faith in Martin Brundle's opinions in V/O on F1... but Lineker is just an anchor.
That's complete rubbish. Lineker fills much the same role as Brundle. He provides insights an opinions, that carry weight based on the fact that he's been there and done it.

Lineker will have a limited shelf life, based on the increasing gap from when he stopped playing and the game today. Which is why Hansen and Lawrenson have made way fro Shearer, Murphy et al. Sooner or later he will be replaced by the likes of Lampard who has more recent experience.

But well spoken, presentable, intelligent, former top flight footballers is not a large pool, believe me.
Thanks for telling me I speak complete rubbish.

Lineker is an anchor and speaks for the equivalent of one lap of a formula one race. Brundle talks for over 3 hours before during and after. Don't get me wrong, I think Lineker is fine and does a great job, he's just not 5 times better than others that do the same job for 1/5 of the money. IMHO of course.
But with cup and league matches, he does around 45-50 shows, far more than the number of F1 races. I'd be amazed if Brundle spent more time than Lineker talking on TV.

TwigtheWonderkid

43,408 posts

151 months

Wednesday 26th July 2017
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The Surveyor said:
Dazed and Confused said:
Not me. Just can't stand the ginger bellend.
Really... we never guessed laugh
He kept that quiet! hehe

Adam B

27,273 posts

255 months

Tuesday 1st August 2017
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TwigtheWonderkid said:
But with cup and league matches, he does around 45-50 shows, far more than the number of F1 races. I'd be amazed if Brundle spent more time than Lineker talking on TV.
plus world cups, internationals, sports personality of the year and I am sure other stuff

Adam B

27,273 posts

255 months

Tuesday 1st August 2017
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TwigtheWonderkid said:
Lineker will have a limited shelf life, based on the increasing gap from when he stopped playing and the game today. Which is why Hansen and Lawrenson have made way fro Shearer, Murphy et al. Sooner or later he will be replaced by the likes of Lampard who has more recent experience.

But well spoken, presentable, intelligent, former top flight footballers is not a large pool, believe me.
Quite - MOTD is an excellent BBC show - well researched, well presented and not dumbed down to the yoof of today

Replacing Lineker will be very difficult IMHO, Lampard being a prime example of an almost candidate. Excellent footballer, has all the experience, relatively thoughtful, but can't speak proper, and has none of the easy charm and presenting skills of GL (not sure they can be taught easily)


hyphen

26,262 posts

91 months

Tuesday 1st August 2017
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Adam B said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
Lineker will have a limited shelf life, based on the increasing gap from when he stopped playing and the game today. Which is why Hansen and Lawrenson have made way fro Shearer, Murphy et al. Sooner or later he will be replaced by the likes of Lampard who has more recent experience.

But well spoken, presentable, intelligent, former top flight footballers is not a large pool, believe me.
Quite - MOTD is an excellent BBC show - well researched, well presented and not dumbed down to the yoof of today

Replacing Lineker will be very difficult IMHO, Lampard being a prime example of an almost candidate. Excellent footballer, has all the experience, relatively thoughtful, but can't speak proper, and has none of the easy charm and presenting skills of GL (not sure they can be taught easily)
As already discussed, the main presenter does not need to have been a professional footballer (as per Linekers highly successful predecessor), it is the job of the pundits to analyse not the presenter.

Next you will be telling us people like Alan Green, John Motson cannot be commentators as they haven't played either...

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

256 months

Tuesday 1st August 2017
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TwigtheWonderkid said:
The Surveyor said:
Dazed and Confused said:
Not me. Just can't stand the ginger bellend.
Really... we never guessed laugh
He kept that quiet! hehe
Sounds uncomfortable. How do you get a ginger bell end?

Adam B

27,273 posts

255 months

Tuesday 1st August 2017
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hyphen said:
As already discussed, the main presenter does not need to have been a professional footballer (as per Linekers highly successful predecessor), it is the job of the pundits to analyse not the presenter.

Next you will be telling us people like Alan Green, John Motson cannot be commentators as they haven't played either...
highly unlikely as I didn't say the first comment either

BlackLabel

13,251 posts

124 months

Tuesday 15th September 2020
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The latest figures....

“ BBC star salaries: Zoe Ball shoots up pay list as Gary Lineker takes cut”

“ Top 10 salaries
1. Gary Lineker - £1,750,000-£1,754,999 (Match of the Day, Premier League and FA Cup, Sports Personality of the Year)
2. Zoe Ball - £1,360,000-£1,364,999 (Radio 2's Zoe Ball Breakfast Show)
3. Graham Norton - £725,000-£729,000 (Weekly show on Radio 2, a range of programmes and series, Bafta film and TV awards)
4. Steve Wright - £475,000-£479,999 (Radio 2's Steve Wright in the Afternoon, Steve Wright's Sunday Love Songs)
5. Huw Edwards - £465,000-£469,999 (News at Six and News at Ten, presenting on BBC One and the News Channel, election night and news specials)
6. Fiona Bruce - £450,000-£454,999 (Question Time and presenting on BBC One)
7. Vanessa Feltz - £405,000-£409,999 (Radio 2 early Breakfast Show, Radio London Breakfast Show, Radio 2 cover)
8. Lauren Laverne - £395,000-£399,999 (BBC 6 Music Breakfast Show, 6 Music Recommends, Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, Mercury Music Prize)
=9. Alan Shearer - £390,000-£394,999 (Match of the Day: Premier League and FA Cup)
=9. Stephen Nolan - £390,000-£394,999 (The Nolan Show on Radio Ulster, Nolan Live on BBC One (Northern Ireland), The Stephen Nolan Show on 5 Live)
10. Ken Bruce - £385,000-£389,999 (Radio 2's Mid Morning Show, Eurovision Song Contest, Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park)”

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-5411...

JakeT

5,442 posts

121 months

Tuesday 15th September 2020
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Still sad that Simon Mayo has gone. frown

DoctorX

7,300 posts

168 months

Tuesday 15th September 2020
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Steve Wright grumpy

Not-The-Messiah

3,620 posts

82 months

Tuesday 15th September 2020
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Every time these pop up it just annoys me, I know it's just the market rate and so on, not mentioning that the BBC will have huge influence on such market.

But are these people really worthy of being the highest paid public sector workers? More that our leaders, brain surgeons, doctors and so on. If anything after Covid most have shown themselves up to be brain dead morons.

Fundoreen

4,180 posts

84 months

Tuesday 15th September 2020
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Was going to mention the feltz being up there as usual but Ball must have some compromising info to be paid that much.
Curious what value they bring. Maybe increased demand for tv licenses?

98elise

26,646 posts

162 months

Tuesday 15th September 2020
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Not-The-Messiah said:
Every time these pop up it just annoys me, I know it's just the market rate and so on, not mentioning that the BBC will have huge influence on such market.

But are these people really worthy of being the highest paid public sector workers? More that our leaders, brain surgeons, doctors and so on. If anything after Covid most have shown themselves up to be brain dead morons.
How is it the market rate for most of those jobs? I would suggest they are very much at the top end of the scale.

The BBC has no need to chase ratings why do we need to pay radio DJ's massive salaries?


Scotty2

1,276 posts

267 months

Tuesday 15th September 2020
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DoctorX said:
Steve Wright grumpy
This. Time to go a long time ago. Utterly overpaid.

cuprabob

14,677 posts

215 months

Tuesday 15th September 2020
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Scotty2 said:
DoctorX said:
Steve Wright grumpy
This. Time to go a long time ago. Utterly overpaid.
He's obviously got something on those at the top smile

Scotty2

1,276 posts

267 months

Tuesday 15th September 2020
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I don't think Zoe Ball is worth anything like that either!

cqueen

2,620 posts

221 months

Tuesday 15th September 2020
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I don't understand the Gary Linekar salary. He WAS a footballer, he aint anymore - so why pay him a footballers salary? Esp when any basic presenter could do the same.

Does the public even care who hosts MOTD? As a football fan, I sure don't..

pquinn

7,167 posts

47 months

Tuesday 15th September 2020
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98elise said:
Not-The-Messiah said:
Every time these pop up it just annoys me, I know it's just the market rate and so on, not mentioning that the BBC will have huge influence on such market.

But are these people really worthy of being the highest paid public sector workers? More that our leaders, brain surgeons, doctors and so on. If anything after Covid most have shown themselves up to be brain dead morons.
How is it the market rate for most of those jobs? I would suggest they are very much at the top end of the scale.

The BBC has no need to chase ratings why do we need to pay radio DJ's massive salaries?
I must be missing the massive commercial competition for radio and news presenters, and how difficult it is to find people to fill the jobs.

The 'market' doesn't exist.