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BBC annual report reveals fall in star pay | BBC annual report reveals fall in star pay |
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The BBC has revealed for the first time how many of its TV and radio stars earn more than £500,000 a year. | |
The href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/annualreport/trust/overview/index.shtml" >corporation's annual report says 19 stars were paid more than £500,000 in the year to March 2011, two fewer than the year before. | |
The total paid to stars earning more than £1m was £14.6m - 14% lower than the year running up to March 2010. | The total paid to stars earning more than £1m was £14.6m - 14% lower than the year running up to March 2010. |
Overall spending on talent was down £9m - 4% - to £212m to March 2011. Executive salaries were also down. | Overall spending on talent was down £9m - 4% - to £212m to March 2011. Executive salaries were also down. |
Just over £100m was spent on talent salaries up to £50,000 for more than 50,000 individuals. | |
Some £7.39m was spent on presenters earning between £500,000 and £999,999. | |
But the details on star pay fell short of those requested by the former BBC Trust chairman, Sir Michael Lyons. | But the details on star pay fell short of those requested by the former BBC Trust chairman, Sir Michael Lyons. |
A year ago, Sir Michael asked for the number of presenters and other top talent to be published in narrower bands, as recommended by the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee. | A year ago, Sir Michael asked for the number of presenters and other top talent to be published in narrower bands, as recommended by the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee. |
He wanted the numbers of top talent to be broken down in the top three bands - £1m to £5m, £750,000 to £999,999 and £500,000 to £749,000 - but they have been grouped together in the report, so that the only information available is that 19 people earned more than £500,000. | |
The BBC's media correspondent, Torin Douglas, says lawyers advised the BBC that if they broke down the figures into smaller bands to reveal how many stars were paid between £1m and £5m, £750,000 and £999,999 and £500,000 to £749,999, individuals might be identified. | The BBC's media correspondent, Torin Douglas, says lawyers advised the BBC that if they broke down the figures into smaller bands to reveal how many stars were paid between £1m and £5m, £750,000 and £999,999 and £500,000 to £749,999, individuals might be identified. |
This would then risk breaching confidentiality agreements between the BBC and its stars. | This would then risk breaching confidentiality agreements between the BBC and its stars. |
Meanwhile, the BBC's current executive board members earned £2.7m in the year to May 2011, a 43% fall on the previous year. | Meanwhile, the BBC's current executive board members earned £2.7m in the year to May 2011, a 43% fall on the previous year. |
Each board member had also agreed to cutting one month's pay for two years running - so the actual figure drops to £2.55m. | |
Director general Mark Thompson's salary fell by 27% - in last year's annual report, Thompson was shown to have earned £838,000, including pension top-ups. | Director general Mark Thompson's salary fell by 27% - in last year's annual report, Thompson was shown to have earned £838,000, including pension top-ups. |
But his salary during the year to May 2011 was £671,000 - he also gave up one month's pay, which resulted in a final figure of £615,000. | But his salary during the year to May 2011 was £671,000 - he also gave up one month's pay, which resulted in a final figure of £615,000. |
The fall in current executive pay is largely due to there now being only seven members - there used to be 10. | The fall in current executive pay is largely due to there now being only seven members - there used to be 10. |
On a like-for-like basis, the average executive board member at the BBC now receives nearly a quarter less pay and remuneration than a year ago. | On a like-for-like basis, the average executive board member at the BBC now receives nearly a quarter less pay and remuneration than a year ago. |
Mark Byford, Sharon Baylay and Erik Huggers left the BBC and were replaced by three new members - Helen Boaden, George Entwistle and Ralph Rivera, who are paid on average 33% less than their predecessors. | Mark Byford, Sharon Baylay and Erik Huggers left the BBC and were replaced by three new members - Helen Boaden, George Entwistle and Ralph Rivera, who are paid on average 33% less than their predecessors. |
Peter Salmon, director of BBC North, Lucy Adams, director of BBC People and Jana Bennett, president of BBC Worldwide, all stepped down from the board. | Peter Salmon, director of BBC North, Lucy Adams, director of BBC People and Jana Bennett, president of BBC Worldwide, all stepped down from the board. |
But other expenditure, including redundancy pay-outs for former members of the board, meant the total paid to the executive board actually went up during the year to March 2011, from £4.8m to £5.7m. | But other expenditure, including redundancy pay-outs for former members of the board, meant the total paid to the executive board actually went up during the year to March 2011, from £4.8m to £5.7m. |
Former deputy director general Mark Byford left with a £949,000 payout, while Sharon Baylay, who joined the BBC in May 2009 and left in November 2010, was paid £392,000. | Former deputy director general Mark Byford left with a £949,000 payout, while Sharon Baylay, who joined the BBC in May 2009 and left in November 2010, was paid £392,000. |
Senior management pay has also fallen - by June 2011, there were 540 senior managers at the BBC, down from 614 in the year from 2009/2010. | Senior management pay has also fallen - by June 2011, there were 540 senior managers at the BBC, down from 614 in the year from 2009/2010. |
BBC Trust Chairman, Lord Patten, has said this figure will be reduced further to about 200 by 2015. | BBC Trust Chairman, Lord Patten, has said this figure will be reduced further to about 200 by 2015. |
This will partly be achieved by re-grading posts although some posts will also be closed. | This will partly be achieved by re-grading posts although some posts will also be closed. |
By the end of the year, the senior management bill will be £60m - a £20m saving in two years. | By the end of the year, the senior management bill will be £60m - a £20m saving in two years. |
On average, new senior managers are paid 8.7% less than the previous post holder. | On average, new senior managers are paid 8.7% less than the previous post holder. |
In his speech to the Royal Television Society earlier this month, Lord Patten made clear that he wanted to curb BBC management pay. | In his speech to the Royal Television Society earlier this month, Lord Patten made clear that he wanted to curb BBC management pay. |
The corporation is facing cuts of between 17 and 20% after it was announced in October that the licence fee would be frozen for six years and the costs of the World Service were transferred to the BBC. | The corporation is facing cuts of between 17 and 20% after it was announced in October that the licence fee would be frozen for six years and the costs of the World Service were transferred to the BBC. |
BBC Worldwide's headline profits were up 10.3% to £160.2m - its highest level ever. The growth helped lift the overall return to the BBC by nearly 9% to £182m. |