BBC to Reveal Stars Earnings

[Not-The-Messiah]

ATG said:

bristolracer said:

I cannot fathom how any of these presenters are worth the salaries they are paid.

They are their own brands and the BBC are paying for that. People follow these presenters. The BBC keeps its audience share by employing these individuals. If they move to another "content producer (dahlings)" the BBC will lose viewers. How much is that worth? A few hundred thousand each? By any commercial production company's reckoning, that's not a difficult decision.

Maybe with the likes of Jeremy Clarkson and so on but news readers? I don't think so.

[Halmyre]

waynecyclist said:

How is Zoe Ball worth that also would love know how much the top gear trio get paid.

I have heard that Top Gear makes a net profit for the BBC through DVD and merchandise sales.They're not getting Ball's money back.

[98elise]

ATG said:

bristolracer said:

I cannot fathom how any of these presenters are worth the salaries they are paid.

They are their own brands and the BBC are paying for that. People follow these presenters. The BBC keeps its audience share by employing these individuals. If they move to another "content producer (dahlings)" the BBC will lose viewers. How much is that worth? A few hundred thousand each? By any commercial production company's reckoning, that's not a difficult decision.

Zoe Ball has lost 1m viewers, and received a 1m pay rise.

[waynecyclist]

98elise said:

ATG said:

bristolracer said:

I cannot fathom how any of these presenters are worth the salaries they are paid.

They are their own brands and the BBC are paying for that. People follow these presenters. The BBC keeps its audience share by employing these individuals. If they move to another "content producer (dahlings)" the BBC will lose viewers. How much is that worth? A few hundred thousand each? By any commercial production company's reckoning, that's not a difficult decision.

Zoe Ball has lost 1m viewers, and received a 1m pay rise.

Cracking value then

[Digga]

waynecyclist said:

98elise said:

ATG said:

bristolracer said:

I cannot fathom how any of these presenters are worth the salaries they are paid.

They are their own brands and the BBC are paying for that. People follow these presenters. The BBC keeps its audience share by employing these individuals. If they move to another "content producer (dahlings)" the BBC will lose viewers. How much is that worth? A few hundred thousand each? By any commercial production company's reckoning, that's not a difficult decision.

Zoe Ball has lost 1m viewers, and received a 1m pay rise.

Cracking value then

Very tempting to consider the "dirt" angle - what could she know?

It's all especially odd when you also consider the presenters which used to appear on TV but got 'struck off' including the likes of Ball's father (slightly annoying but nonetheless a decent presenter) and David Bellamy....

[rdjohn]

outnumbered said:

Surprises me how many radio presenters are on that list. Steve Wright FFS! I'd say there's hardly any competition for "talent" in that field, because the commercial stations are now nearly all just a bloke with a computer and a playlist. BBC seems to be stuck in the past, paying so much money to these has-beens.

As a PSB, the BBC should be committed to finding new talent.

In the 1960’s pirate radio created lots of DJs from thin air, some went on to become household names and stood the test of time.

I fail to understand why the BBC create a TV star and then pay them lots to become radio presenters. If ITV want to pay them shed-loads of cash, then let them leave. Move on and progress.

Most out of work actors could probably read the news, or present a radio program that does not involve much more than reading “shout-outs” that mean absolutely nothing to 99.99% of the listeners.

It’s national radio, it’s there to educate / entertain - preferably, the latter.

[Europa1]

Alan Yentob is also paid an obscene amount. Yes I get that he is 'Creative Director' an that there is a salary commensurate with the role, but the reputed additional £150k for presenting Imagine? Really?

[The Mad Monk]

outnumbered said:

Surprises me how many radio presenters are on that list. Steve Wright FFS! I'd say there's hardly any competition for "talent" in that field, because the commercial stations are now nearly all just a bloke with a computer and a playlist. BBC seems to be stuck in the past, paying so much money to these has-beens.

How do they do programmes like Classic FM?

Does the presenter actually sit in the studio for 3 hours talking a bit, play some music, talk a bit, here's the news, play some music and so on for three hours?

Or

Do they record a load of links, a load of titles of bits of music, and then go home and the programme is put out by the technicians?

[pistonheadforum]

Would it not be possible to have a show where they list the top performers and their wages and the audience gets to choose who is considered value for money?

Would that not be so much fairer and not entirely dissimilar to X-Factor or Strictly Dancing?

[Skyedriver]

pistonheadforum said:

Would it not be possible to have a show where they list the top performers and their wages and the audience gets to choose who is considered value for money?

Would that not be so much fairer and not entirely dissimilar to X-Factor or Strictly Dancing?

There'd be no one left for the second week!

[pistonheadforum]

Skyedriver said:

There'd be no one left for the second week!

I know - perfect plan isn't it.

[sgtBerbatov]

rdjohn said:

outnumbered said:

Surprises me how many radio presenters are on that list. Steve Wright FFS! I'd say there's hardly any competition for "talent" in that field, because the commercial stations are now nearly all just a bloke with a computer and a playlist. BBC seems to be stuck in the past, paying so much money to these has-beens.

As a PSB, the BBC should be committed to finding new talent.

In the 1960’s pirate radio created lots of DJs from thin air, some went on to become household names and stood the test of time.

I fail to understand why the BBC create a TV star and then pay them lots to become radio presenters. If ITV want to pay them shed-loads of cash, then let them leave. Move on and progress.

Most out of work actors could probably read the news, or present a radio program that does not involve much more than reading “shout-outs” that mean absolutely nothing to 99.99% of the listeners.

It’s national radio, it’s there to educate / entertain - preferably, the latter.

As a PSB, they exist to serve the Government, not the people.

[rdjohn]

sgtBerbatov said:

As a PSB, they exist to serve the Government, not the people.

I think that if that were the case, they would have been shut down long ago.

I think that the BBC sees itself the official opposition, whoever is in power. Why not? They have 20/20 hindsight.

However recently, they start a piece with the newsreader announcing that “the Government has decided X is good” and then insert pieces from any Tom, Dick, or Harriet who disagrees with that viewpoint.

It’s hardly balanced, more nuanced.

[sgtBerbatov]

rdjohn said:

sgtBerbatov said:

As a PSB, they exist to serve the Government, not the people.

I think that if that were the case, they would have been shut down long ago.

I think that the BBC sees itself the official opposition, whoever is in power. Why not? They have 20/20 hindsight.

However recently, they start a piece with the newsreader announcing that “the Government has decided X is good” and then insert pieces from any Tom, Dick, or Harriet who disagrees with that viewpoint.

It’s hardly balanced, more nuanced.

The number of former BBC guys who end up in positions within the Government is quite telling.

Plus, at the end of the day, it's the Government that set out how much they're getting and how much they should charge OAP's for a license fee. You wouldn't call out your boss for being a numpty would you?

And if they did, a source close to the Government who's testing their eye sight at Barnard Castle would no longer tell you anything. Why do you think that no Government MP's were turning up on Good Morning Britain but were happy to go on BBC Breakfast? Piers Morgan, as much as a vile man as he is for letting scum hack a dead girls phone, was holding the MP's to account with their bullshine. Naga on Breakfast just asked questions as much to say the answers given were fine.

You don't do that if your sole responsibilty is to enform, educate and entertain the public.

[XCP]

The Mad Monk said:

How do they do programmes like Classic FM?

Does the presenter actually sit in the studio for 3 hours talking a bit, play some music, talk a bit, here's the news, play some music and so on for three hours?

Or

Do they record a load of links, a load of titles of bits of music, and then go home and the programme is put out by the technicians?

I think Steve Wright records Sunday Puke Songs at least 2 days before broadcast. If I am wrong it certainly sounds like that.

[silverfoxcc]

johnny Ball taught my son wonderful things about mathematics

Zoe Ball taught me a lot about electricity .on how to turn the bloody radio off when she came on

[Zoobeef]

Zoe ball has asked for a pay cut due to being embarrassed about the £1million payrise.
Amazing how she only got embarrassed after it was made public knowledge.

[hyphen]

Zoobeef said:

Zoe ball has asked for a pay cut due to being embarrassed about the £1million payrise.
Amazing how she only got embarrassed after it was made public knowledge.

I imagine social media/phone in caller response required some positive PR.

[anonymous-user]

Zoobeef said:

Zoe ball has asked for a pay cut due to being embarrassed about the £1million payrise.
Amazing how she only got embarrassed after it was made public knowledge.

Isn’t that exactly how being embarrassed works? If something happens and nobody witnesses it then you don’t get embarrassed?

[Randy Winkman]

rdjohn said:

sgtBerbatov said:

As a PSB, they exist to serve the Government, not the people.

I think that if that were the case, they would have been shut down long ago.

I think that the BBC sees itself the official opposition, whoever is in power. Why not? They have 20/20 hindsight.

However recently, they start a piece with the newsreader announcing that “the Government has decided X is good” and then insert pieces from any Tom, Dick, or Harriet who disagrees with that viewpoint.

It’s hardly balanced, more nuanced.

I'd say from that's how BBC reporting has worked for as long as I remember. Certainly on the radio.