BBC salaries: Highest earners’ pay revealed, with Gary Lineker heading all-male top seven
5 years, 6 months ago

BBC salaries: Highest earners’ pay revealed, with Gary Lineker heading all-male top seven

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Gary Lineker is the BBC’s highest-earning talent for the second year in a row, the corporation reported, as it revealed that its seven best-paid stars are all men. The figures showed the BBC’s gender pay gap has fallen from 9.3 per cent when it was first published in 2017 to 6.7 per cent in 2019. Independent Minds Q&A session on the Middle East, Trump, Syria and Isis “When we first published the figures for top talent, there was a 75:25 split between men and women,” he said. The revelation of star’s salaries came after the BBC’s director-general said the public backs the broadcaster giving high salaries to “big stars” because they are “talented and entertaining”.

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Gary Lineker: What are his businesses and how much money does he make?
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Huw Edwards third highest-paid BBC journalist after £40,000 pay rise despite being off-air
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What is Gary Lineker’s net worth?
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What is Gary Lineker’s net worth?

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BBC top earners list in full: Highest paid stars revealed for 2023/24
5 months, 2 weeks ago

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The stars you won’t see on the BBC highest salaries list – and why
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The stars you won’t see on the BBC highest salaries list – and why

The Independent  

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Revealed: Huw Edwards is set to be announced as the BBC's top news earner on £435k salary - despite suspension over sex pics scandal
9 months, 1 week ago

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Daily Mail  

BBC staff are 'frustrated' at delays to the Huw Edwards investigation, as it emerges the star is expected to be named as the Corporation's highest-paid newsreader even though he has not worked since July. Details over the six-figure salary for Huw Edwards will be revealed in this summer's annual report, despite his suspension over the £35,000 sex pic scandal. Huw …

RTE publishes list of 10 highest-paid presenters for 2022
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Gary Lineker remains at top of list of BBC’s highest paid on-air talent
1 year, 5 months ago

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How much is Gary Lineker paid?
1 year, 9 months ago

How much is Gary Lineker paid?

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Jon Sopel says it was ‘wrong’ for BBC to publish presenters’ salaries
2 years, 4 months ago

Jon Sopel says it was ‘wrong’ for BBC to publish presenters’ salaries

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Clive Myrie and Huw Edwards among BBC talent earning over £10K for external work
2 years, 5 months ago

Clive Myrie and Huw Edwards among BBC talent earning over £10K for external work

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Top BBC journalists’ external moonlight earnings have been revealed
2 years, 10 months ago

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New BBC chief takes 27% pay cut as former DG walks away with £190,000
3 years, 6 months ago

New BBC chief takes 27% pay cut as former DG walks away with £190,000

The Independent  

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I’m a Celebrity: How much are this year’s contestants being paid?
4 years, 1 month ago

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The Independent  

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Ex BBC war correspondent Martin Bell reveals he never asked for pay rise in 33 year career
4 years, 2 months ago

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Daily Mail  

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Equal pay for Zoe Ball and Gary Lineker at the BBC hides a multitude of issues
4 years, 3 months ago

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The Independent  

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Dame Esther Rantzen expresses outrage at BBC salaries: ‘Nobody should be paid more than the Prime Minister’
4 years, 3 months ago

Dame Esther Rantzen expresses outrage at BBC salaries: ‘Nobody should be paid more than the Prime Minister’

The Independent  

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Full salaries list — what are BBC stars getting paid?
4 years, 3 months ago

Full salaries list — what are BBC stars getting paid?

The Independent  

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BBC pay: Gary Lineker remains highest-paid star ahead of salary cut as Zoe Ball receives £1m pay rise
4 years, 3 months ago

BBC pay: Gary Lineker remains highest-paid star ahead of salary cut as Zoe Ball receives £1m pay rise

The Independent  

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Australia's highest paid TV stars REVEALED as MasterChef judges quit
5 years, 5 months ago

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Daily Mail  

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5 years, 5 months ago

Jeremy Vine took voluntary pay cut after BBC gender row: ‘I was appalled’

The Independent  

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Top public tv presenter Matthijs van Nieuwkerk should earn more, says his boss
5 years, 8 months ago

Top public tv presenter Matthijs van Nieuwkerk should earn more, says his boss

Dutch News  

Public television presenter Matthijs van Nieuwkerk earns well above the upper ceiling for public sector salaries but should earn more, his boss has told the AD in an interview. Once Van Nieuwkerk’s contract expires next year, his salary will go down to the official maximum and this could lead to him jumping ship to a commercial broadcaster, BNNVARA director Gert-Jan …

Top public tv presenter Matthijs van Nieuwkerk should earn more, says his boss
5 years, 8 months ago

Top public tv presenter Matthijs van Nieuwkerk should earn more, says his boss

Dutch News  

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