Tony Hall, the BBC’s director general, said less than 0.25 percent of the broadcaster’s 43,000 talent contracts last year involved annual pay of more than £150,000. Of the top talent hired or promoted in the past three years, he said, more than 60 percent were women. The list revealed that Chris Evans, who hosts BBC Radio 2’s breakfast show, was the highest-paid male celebrity, with a salary of at least £2 million. For example, Laura Kuenssberg, the political editor of BBC News, makes £200,000 to £249,999, less than Nick Robinson, a BBC Radio 4 anchor and her predecessor in the role, who makes £250,000 to £299,999. He said the BBC should consider a ceiling on salaries, perhaps based on a multiple of the salary of its lowest-paid workers.

Source: New York Times July 19, 2017 13:38 UTC