JON SOPEL, £245,000-a-year BBC salary: Jon Sopel, 60, is paid up to £245,000 a year in his role as the broadcaster’s North America Editor, covering all aspects of US news including politics, policy and business. But the presenter last year sparked a conflict of interest row after accepting tens of thousands of pounds from the biggest bank … Read more
‘The BBC really is like W1A’: Former news boss compares top of the corporation to the comedy show and says too many big decisions are made by ‘white liberals’ Ex BBC News head Roger Mosey said mockumentary W1A reflects ‘a lot of truth’ He said too many of the BBC’s decisions are made in London … Read more
The BBC‘s News at Six and News at 10 bulletins could be axed within a decade as coverage moves online, the corporation’s head of news has said. Fran Unsworth has predicted that news will be in ‘the digital space’ and the BBC’s output will be consumed via iPlayer on tablets and smartphones ‘for young people’. … Read more
Big buckets corporation: BBC Wales’ £120m headquarters in Cardiff has a leaky roof just weeks after opening (and low-tech fix) The home of BBC Wales took four years to complete and opened two weeks ago BBC bosses insisted the move into Cardiff would save money in the long-term The new £120million BBC headquarters has a … Read more
The BBC has announced a huge shake-up of regional TV news and local radio in England which will lead to 450 job cuts. Changes will see one instead of two presenters fronting 6.30pm regional TV news bulletins as the corporation looks to make £25million in savings. Inside Out, the regional current affairs magazine show made … Read more