Thread: BBC Top Stars Pay ( Ofcom Report )

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009...-jonathan-ross

the BBC canteen is worth every penny, all those jokes about it, on CBBC and other shows, were something I really enjoyed.

Quote: Originally Posted by occy So the figures if they were revealed wouldn't be correct? In what sense , the fees to a production company are just that, what the production company pays to the main host after all the other fees are paid is between them and the presenter/star/host/actor etc . And of course anyone can purchase a copy of that companies accounts as they are available to the public at Companies House.

Quote: Originally Posted by PeterB So what about where there is a contract with an independent production company, which is the case with about 50% of programmes? Surely the independent company should be able to provide some sort of breakdown of how they spent their budget? In the same way if a council outsources a service eg bin collection, the company being used should be able to show the breakdown of how they are spending council tax...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ads There should be some sort of detailed breakdown of all major costs related to the production. It isn't just wages that should be divulged, it should be everything that else as well, from cleaning costs, to the costs of catering. Its about being accountable to the people providing the funding. How will this help given that most people won't understand the breakdown? Again - if it is a contract with a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ads I don't see the problem in the BBC releasing details of what salaries it pays across the board, from everyone from its starts to its cleaners - every publicly funded organisation should do this so taxpayers can see where their money is going, and are able to protest on payments they believe are not right. Ok a cleaner gets £10k pa, now what?

Quote: Originally Posted by skp20040 Will we also be told how much people earn from all other media companies , after all we all pay for them as well via advertising. How about people in shops and so on , after all we the public pay them too, perhaps when I am in Sainsburys tonight I should ask them all what they earn before I pay my bill so I can see if I feel they are worth it for the price of my shopping. The wages at JS are not kept...