TIGHTCHOKE Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 I am absolutely amazed at what the BBC will pay its "Stars" and so soon after the Free TV Licence for over 75s debacle. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48839428 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B725 Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 Unbelievable as not one of them are worth it over paid and over rated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 hello, i have said this before on other posts WORDS FAIL ME !!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbriar Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 £1.75 million ! For presenting a football highlights programme ? And a good few around and above the quarter of a mil mark........for having the depth of talent need to read the news, or play a record ? And we thought the NI police chief was overpaid !!!!!!!! (Is there an emoji for "puts head in hands, sighs deeply" ?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 Total disgrace, fully agree with everyone so far, no presenter is worth a million or even close to it for that matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 These BBC employee salaries are an insult to ordinary people........ordinary people who pay these BBC employees salaries, out of a licence fee, they have little choice but to pay! And have no say on how much!............Now the BBC want to start imposing the licence fee charge, for which there was formally no charge, on the over 75's Despicable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPP Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 Should be free licensing and be a commercial entity like others then they can pay what makes sense to them... typical grubby lefty public sector mentality hands in the cookie jar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 While we have the "Establishment" it does absolutely no good to moan. We either need a government with some real bottle, or, We storm our "Bastille" - the Tower Of London - remove a few heads and adopt a Tolpuddle mentality of sheer cussedness for at least a couple of hundreds of years. Then we're in with a chance but as either of the above is totally out out the question, then it's simply a case of 'anyone for more tennis?' PS Just to add that I hit 75 on May11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 Worth every penny. Pay peanuts get monkeys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 Was listening to this earlier, seems gary lineker is the highest earner, man from bbc justified his wage saying that, it was the going rate [lineker also works for others] a minister said that he wont rest until half the highest earners are women. left me wondering why do we need the linekers of this world talking about football, when theres millions of experts out there, secondly a nice bit of discrimination re women [what happened to best person for the job] on the positive side women that do the same job as their male counterpart are getting similar money.. Im surprised there arnt loads of women in industry transitioning to men just to get the same wage.😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 2 hours ago, oowee said: Worth every penny. Pay peanuts get monkeys. Don't be silly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redial Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 (edited) Scandalous. Many of them havn't any particular talent. Related to or know the right people I shouldn't wonder in some cases to get a BBC job. It would be a hard sell to a OAP about to lose their free license. Edited July 3, 2019 by redial Error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 13 hours ago, oowee said: Worth every penny. Pay peanuts get monkeys. hello, as John McEnroe once said while playing tennis, YOU CANT BE SERIOUS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 It is a market economy, they get what they can, as would you in their position. Like it or not the commercial TV/Radio stations pay MORE, Chris Evans got a substantial pay rise when he left and joined Virgin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udderlyoffroad Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Dekers said: It is a market economy, they get what they can, as would you in their position. Like it or not the commercial TV/Radio stations pay MORE, Chris Evans got a substantial pay rise when he left and joined Virgin! It demonstrably isn't. The BBC, with its guaranteed income, distorts any pretence at market rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 49 minutes ago, udderlyoffroad said: It demonstrably isn't. The BBC, with its guaranteed income, distorts any pretence at market rates. I was talking about the EMPLOYEES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udderlyoffroad Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, Dekers said: I was talking about the EMPLOYEES! Not quite sure I understand your point? In any case the 'talent' is self-employed, as recent court cases of said talent v HMRC has confirmed. Doesn't alter the fact that an enterprise that is funded by a regressive tax, with no requirement to turn a profit, let alone be held accountable in the same way a PLC would be, has a massive distorting effect on the 'market rate'. Further, the great unwashed do not care a fig for the precise contractual relationship between the Crisp-Selling-Twitter-sage and the BBC, all they see is the headline rate, and wonder why the BBC is busily engaged in breaking the record for writing the longest suicide note in history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, udderlyoffroad said: Not quite sure I understand your point? In any case the 'talent' is self-employed, as recent court cases of said talent v HMRC has confirmed. Only some at the BBC are self-employed, and that was a one off specific case and was not the BBC if I recall correctly. There are some people at the BBC who are NOT on the list, for SIMILAR reasons, their salaries are not shown. Doesn't alter the fact that an enterprise that is funded by a regressive tax, with no requirement to turn a profit, let alone be held accountable in the same way a PLC would be, has a massive distorting effect on the 'market rate'. YES, they pay less than the Commercial TV/Radio stations so keep ALL payment a bit lower. Further, the great unwashed do not care a fig for the precise contractual relationship between the Crisp-Selling-Twitter-sage and the BBC, all they see is the headline rate, and wonder why the BBC is busily engaged in breaking the record for writing the longest suicide note in history. The Great unwashed should be happy the BBC pay less than the Commercial stations, but they have no obligation to publish salaries! It is a market economy for the EMPLOYEES, they get what they can, as would you in their position. Like it or not the commercial TV/Radio stations pay MORE, Chris Evans got a substantial pay rise when he left and joined Virgin! Let me also add the BBC have been doing a very good job of ******* me off over the last few years with their biased coverage of many things and seemingly high handed attitude, but the salaries they pay are LOW in the market! If you don't like the BBC then by all means don't watch it or campaign against it, but any suggestion they overpay is naïve! Does that make my point clearer? Edited July 3, 2019 by Dekers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 Quote Worth every penny. Pay peanuts get monkeys. The problem is that we did not pay peanuts, but still got the monkeys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 Some of the presenters are excellent. The salaries are hardly earth shattering and pay any less and the bbc becomes even more a training camp for commercial stations that it is now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 7 minutes ago, oowee said: Some of the presenters are excellent. The salaries are hardly earth shattering and pay any less and the bbc becomes even more a training camp for commercial stations that it is now. I am no fan of the BBC but if people want to have a go find something other than salaries, in the market place they are not high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartyboy Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, Dekers said: I am no fan of the BBC but if people want to have a go find something other than salaries, in the market place they are not high. I think what irks most is that the salaries are actually very high, certainly compared to the salaries of everyone who are forced to buy a license. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, stuartyboy said: I think what irks most is that the salaries are actually very high, certainly compared to the salaries of everyone who are forced to buy a license. I get what you are saying but within the media and compared to commercial stations they are low. The licence fee ****** me off as well, I see no real reason why it should not be funded out of central taxes if the Government deems it so important we should keep the BBC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 (edited) 18 hours ago, oowee said: Worth every penny. Pay peanuts get monkeys. You already got the monkeys, and pay through the nose for it. Worked there on contract twice (a lot of Beeb output is actually produced by small, private production firms that get bent over), the profligate waste was eye watering. Honestly, it's had it's day. Sky produce better content, with fewer people, for less, as do many, many others. Other than a channel without adverts you wouldn't miss it. Edited July 3, 2019 by mick miller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 4 minutes ago, mick miller said: You already got the monkeys, and pay through the nose for it. Worked there on contract twice (a lot of Beeb output is actually produced by small, private production firms that get bent over), the profligate waste was eye watering. Honestly, it's had it's day. Sky produce better content, with fewer people, for less. When I worked for Channel 4, the BBC was the Valhalla that many wanted to attain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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