BBC bosses bonus ban; TELEVISION.Byline: ALLISON MARTIN TOP BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. chiefs have had their bonuses suspended until further notice. The ban will hit the 10 members of the Corporation's Executive Board, said BBCTrust chairman Sir Michael Lyons Sir Michael Lyons (born 1950), is a former Labour councillor and council chief executive, who has also been involved in some of the key central government commissions and reports into local government finance from 2000 to 2007. . The move follows public anger over the size of salaries for senior executives. It has been revealed that 27 BBC bosses earned more than the Prime Minister last year. Culture secretary Ben Bradshaw said the BBC was wrong to oppose sharing licence-payers' cash with other broadcasters. CAPTION(S): LICENCE Sir Michael Lyons |
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