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| BBC reveals total performer pay | BBC reveals total performer pay |
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| The BBC has revealed the total amount it paid to its performers who broadcast on radio and television. | The BBC has revealed the total amount it paid to its performers who broadcast on radio and television. |
| The corporation paid £229m to artists, presenters, musicians and other contributors for the year up to March 2009 - 6.56% of the licence fee. | The corporation paid £229m to artists, presenters, musicians and other contributors for the year up to March 2009 - 6.56% of the licence fee. |
| Of that figure, £70m went to the top earners whose salaries topped £100,000. | Of that figure, £70m went to the top earners whose salaries topped £100,000. |
| The BBC has not disclosed individual salaries, saying they are commercially confidential, despite continued pressure from MPs. | The BBC has not disclosed individual salaries, saying they are commercially confidential, despite continued pressure from MPs. |
| There were around 300,000 contracts signed with performers, the majority of which were under £1,000. | There were around 300,000 contracts signed with performers, the majority of which were under £1,000. |
| "Artists, presenters, musicians and other contributors are central to the BBC's ability to deliver high quality and distinctive programming and we know that audiences expect to see and hear them on BBC programmes," said Caroline Thomson, the BBC's chief operating officer. | "Artists, presenters, musicians and other contributors are central to the BBC's ability to deliver high quality and distinctive programming and we know that audiences expect to see and hear them on BBC programmes," said Caroline Thomson, the BBC's chief operating officer. |
| "The BBC engages some of the greatest performers in the world across television and radio, and also nurtures and develops people that will be at the heart of our programmes in the future. They add to the credibility, expertise and creativity of the BBC." | "The BBC engages some of the greatest performers in the world across television and radio, and also nurtures and develops people that will be at the heart of our programmes in the future. They add to the credibility, expertise and creativity of the BBC." |
| The total amount paid by the BBC to artists, presenters, musicians and other contributors will now be published each year in its annual report. | The total amount paid by the BBC to artists, presenters, musicians and other contributors will now be published each year in its annual report. |
| Politicians of all parties had urged the corporation to reveal what it pays its stars, and cut what it pays its managers. | |
| Many performers have taken a pay cut, top executives' pay has been published and frozen, and bonuses have been withdrawn. | |
| The news comes as the BBC also published the business-related expenses of its 107 most senior decision-makers for the period July to September 2009. It had previously published expense claims for the previous quarter. | |
| For the first time, the BBC has also published details of the gifts and hospitality the senior managers declared covering the period April to September 2009. |