Why would there be such a saving? Wouldn't someone else have to replace him?
I was rather assuming he would be declared redundant and the series would quietly disappear. After all the BBC was able to make the deputy DG redundant and it had no visible effect on any output.
I would have thought something like Imagine is exactly the sort of thing the BBc should be doing. Even with his salary, its still probably comparatively cheap to produce. And his salary presumably covers more than doing Imagine.
I was rather assuming he would be declared redundant and the series would quietly disappear.
He doesn't just present the Imagine series - he is also the BBC's Creative Director, so presumably would need to be replaced. From the BBC site:
"Alan is responsible for overseeing the BBC’s creative strategy and its implementation across all content and services; he is also the focal point for talent management across the whole of the BBC.
His role includes building BBC partnerships with arts and cultural organisations across the UK; he is also closely involved with the BBC’s preparations for Charter Renewal.
Alan is Chairman of BBC Films." http://www.bbc.co.uk/corporate2/insidethebbc/managementstructure/biographies/yentob_alan.html
And I would not like to see the Imagine series "quietly disappear"!
All I'm going to say is it is a matter funding on the wider issue on broadcasting do people want the BBC to be scrapped or at least take adds as away of income? My guess is ITV & the rest would say no to that because they would have to fight a lot more for the adverising revenue, I think the public as a whole should be asked about the future of the BBC because with all the channels now the licence fee can't be maintained for ever some government will have to decide what to do it's as simple as that.
He doesn't just present the Imagine series - he is also the BBC's Creative Director, so presumably would need to be replaced. From the BBC site:
"Alan is responsible for overseeing the BBC’s creative strategy and its implementation across all content and services; he is also the focal point for talent management across the whole of the BBC.
His role includes building BBC partnerships with arts and cultural organisations across the UK; he is also closely involved with the BBC’s preparations for Charter Renewal.
Alan is Chairman of BBC Films." http://www.bbc.co.uk/corporate2/insidethebbc/managementstructure/biographies/yentob_alan.html
And I would not like to see the Imagine series "quietly disappear"!
The series he did on American TV last year was actually bought-in from PBS but somehow he forgot to give them a credit.
as a beeb supporter i too deplore the disgusting management salaries but they are certainly no higher than those paid in our privateering robber baron "industries" ......
Surely public services shouldn't pay as highly as the private sector as they have other perks?
All I'm going to say is it is a matter funding on the wider issue on broadcasting do people want the BBC to be scrapped or at least take adds as away of income? My guess is ITV & the rest would say no to that because they would have to fight a lot more for the adverising revenue, I think the public as a whole should be asked about the future of the BBC because with all the channels now the licence fee can't be maintained for ever some government will have to decide what to do it's as simple as that.
Even the most ardent anti-BBC people shouldn't want the BBC scrapped its a public asset that could be worth a large amount of money.
Personally I favour a voluntary subscription service.
There's a lot of stuff on the BBC that even I, as a staunch licence fee supporter, find poor (Radio 1) or wasteful (Top Gear).
But then I remember that the licence caters for everyone, and if it produces something I don't like, I will always have a BBC-provided alternative. I love a lot of BBC Four's output, I regularly watch EastEnders and many of the classic sitcoms the Beeb has produced over the years, I use the BBC News and Sport apps, my children make much use of CBBC and CBeebies, and though I don't use it a great deal, I think the iPlayer is excellent.
More than compensates for the crap. And one persons crap is another's cream! None of us could ever get an entire BBC that was tailored just to our tastes and needs, it's impossible. Besides, it's 40p a day. A lot of people pay more than that for an agenda-driven, fear-fuelling newspaper that provides little more than political sniping, vacuous celebrity/royalty page-filling, and last nights football results.
It would be near impossible IMO to like all of the BBCs output, and I don't really think producing a wide variety of output is actually a criticism.
A lot of BBC programmes are absolute rubbish, but the same can be said of every other broadcaster, but at least the BBC covers events like The Olympics well, some of their dramas are excellent and BBC Radio is far better than the commercial variety.
BBC jobs only open to insiders: Half of all vacancies at the Corporation are never publicly advertised
Only 52% of BBC job vacancies are advertised externally, new figures show
The rest are advertised on an internal jobs website meaning that only current BBC employees can apply
BBC jobs only open to insiders: Half of all vacancies at the Corporation are never publicly advertised
Only 52% of BBC job vacancies are advertised externally, new figures show
The rest are advertised on an internal jobs website meaning that only current BBC employees can apply
BBC jobs only open to insiders: Half of all vacancies at the Corporation are never publicly advertised
Only 52% of BBC job vacancies are advertised externally, new figures show
The rest are advertised on an internal jobs website meaning that only current BBC employees can apply
Presumably the vacancies that are filled by insiders lead eventually to outsiders being appointed to fill the gaps.
Worth looking at Christmas day and see of those who switched their TVs on, what channel they chose to watch.
Christmas Day 2014 consolidated Top 10
BBC1
1. Mrs Brown's Boys, BBC1 9.69 million
2. Call the Midwife, BBC1 9.41 million
3. Strictly Come Dancing, BBC1 8.98 million
4. Miranda, BBC1 8.65 million
5. EastEnders, BBC1 8.60 million
6. Doctor Who, BBC1 8.2 million
Three Channels
7. The Queen's Christmas Message, BBC1, ITV, Sky News 8.04 million
Then ITV comes in at 8th!!
8. Coronation Street, ITV 6.65 million
9. Downton Abbey, ITV 6.25 million
10. Emmerdale, ITV 5.64 million
BBC jobs only open to insiders: Half of all vacancies at the Corporation are never publicly advertised
Only 52% of BBC job vacancies are advertised externally, new figures show
The rest are advertised on an internal jobs website meaning that only current BBC employees can apply
Isn't that because there have been a lot of redundancies in the BBC recently? It's fairly standard practice for employers to relocate workers (if they're suitable) when individual vacancies arise rather than make people redundant and then take on new staff from outside.
Worth looking at Christmas day and see of those who switched their TVs on, what channel they chose to watch.
Christmas Day 2014 consolidated Top 10
BBC1
1. Mrs Brown's Boys, BBC1 9.69 million
2. Call the Midwife, BBC1 9.41 million
3. Strictly Come Dancing, BBC1 8.98 million
4. Miranda, BBC1 8.65 million
5. EastEnders, BBC1 8.60 million
6. Doctor Who, BBC1 8.2 million
Three Channels
7. The Queen's Christmas Message, BBC1, ITV, Sky News 8.04 million
Then ITV comes in at 8th!!
8. Coronation Street, ITV 6.65 million
9. Downton Abbey, ITV 6.25 million
10. Emmerdale, ITV 5.64 million
From a ratings point of view, it's clear viewers prefer BBC One nowadays. ITV only really has a handful of shows that get good ratings and even their two big soaps, which guarantee them an audience five nights a week, are falling in the ratings.
I've heard that only 20% of jobs are ever advertised publicly while the others are filled internally or by word of mouth.
IF that's true then according to that Daily Mail report the Beeb are doing far better than average
There are lots of where the bbc is doing "better" than the average .....and very few were it is worse ....
Senior staff pay is highly discounted ..... Traditional it was at a discount
But John Birt was told to recruit externally at full market rates........ But Greg Dyke discounted pay and Mark T did even more so... ( arround the first years of MT , ch4 a public corporation , paid it's top three people more than the top ten in the BBC... It currently pays its CEO one and a half times what Lord hall gets.)
The pay offs saved more money more quickly than the trust required ....
And with a very few exception were typical to what other industries do ... With PILON .
...and with some typical BBC touchs like not serving notice on pregnant women,
And the current BBC pension scheme is far from generous ....
BBC jobs only open to insiders: Half of all vacancies at the Corporation are never publicly advertised
Only 52% of BBC job vacancies are advertised externally, new figures show
The rest are advertised on an internal jobs website meaning that only current BBC employees can apply
I've heard that only 20% of jobs are ever advertised publicly while the others are filled internally or by word of mouth.
IF that's true then according to that Daily Mail report the Beeb are doing far better than average
Yes, and it's far cheaper to fill internally, with no recruitment agencies to pay/less time having to weed out unsuitable applicants etc (which is why most companies advertise internally first, then externally should no suitable applicant arise). And if employees have been made redundant, then it is standard practice to offer any later vacancies to displaced ex-exployees.
But of course, little facts like this don't matter to the Mail with its anti-BBC agenda
BBC jobs only open to insiders: Half of all vacancies at the Corporation are never publicly advertised
Probably about right. No problem there. Typical Mail sensationalising. In any company, where there are large scale redundancies / office closure existing staff are tried to be redeployed (the unions would have a day if that wasn't the case)
So, from the same story, from the same person quoted
Philip Pepper, a partner at Midlands-based law firm Shakespeares said that organisations 'have a duty to avoid redundancy', adding that employers are less likely to face a claim from a laid-off worker if they can show that they have made a reasonable attempt to rehire him or her in a different job.
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I was rather assuming he would be declared redundant and the series would quietly disappear. After all the BBC was able to make the deputy DG redundant and it had no visible effect on any output.
He doesn't just present the Imagine series - he is also the BBC's Creative Director, so presumably would need to be replaced. From the BBC site:
"Alan is responsible for overseeing the BBC’s creative strategy and its implementation across all content and services; he is also the focal point for talent management across the whole of the BBC.
His role includes building BBC partnerships with arts and cultural organisations across the UK; he is also closely involved with the BBC’s preparations for Charter Renewal.
Alan is Chairman of BBC Films."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/corporate2/insidethebbc/managementstructure/biographies/yentob_alan.html
And I would not like to see the Imagine series "quietly disappear"!
The series he did on American TV last year was actually bought-in from PBS but somehow he forgot to give them a credit.
Surely public services shouldn't pay as highly as the private sector as they have other perks?
Even the most ardent anti-BBC people shouldn't want the BBC scrapped its a public asset that could be worth a large amount of money.
Personally I favour a voluntary subscription service.
It would be near impossible IMO to like all of the BBCs output, and I don't really think producing a wide variety of output is actually a criticism.
Which would mean it would be subject to the same commercial pressures as other broadcasters, and probably be more expensive.
That might be good for the tiny minority who watch tv, but don't watch any BBC.
But would be bad for the majority of tv viewers.
Is that why you favour that option?
They don't pay as high.
Only 52% of BBC job vacancies are advertised externally, new figures show
The rest are advertised on an internal jobs website meaning that only current BBC employees can apply
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2894716/BBC-jobs-open-insiders-Half-vacancies-Corporation-never-publicly-advertised.html
I've heard that only 20% of jobs are ever advertised publicly while the others are filled internally or by word of mouth.
IF that's true then according to that Daily Mail report the Beeb are doing far better than average
Christmas Day 2014 consolidated Top 10
BBC1
1. Mrs Brown's Boys, BBC1 9.69 million
2. Call the Midwife, BBC1 9.41 million
3. Strictly Come Dancing, BBC1 8.98 million
4. Miranda, BBC1 8.65 million
5. EastEnders, BBC1 8.60 million
6. Doctor Who, BBC1 8.2 million
Three Channels
7. The Queen's Christmas Message, BBC1, ITV, Sky News 8.04 million
Then ITV comes in at 8th!!
8. Coronation Street, ITV 6.65 million
9. Downton Abbey, ITV 6.25 million
10. Emmerdale, ITV 5.64 million
I do hope you're not an employer, Diamond stat.
Shall I hold my breath?:D
There are lots of where the bbc is doing "better" than the average .....and very few were it is worse ....
Senior staff pay is highly discounted ..... Traditional it was at a discount
But John Birt was told to recruit externally at full market rates........ But Greg Dyke discounted pay and Mark T did even more so... ( arround the first years of MT , ch4 a public corporation , paid it's top three people more than the top ten in the BBC... It currently pays its CEO one and a half times what Lord hall gets.)
The pay offs saved more money more quickly than the trust required ....
And with a very few exception were typical to what other industries do ... With PILON .
...and with some typical BBC touchs like not serving notice on pregnant women,
And the current BBC pension scheme is far from generous ....
But of course, little facts like this don't matter to the Mail with its anti-BBC agenda
Very true. What should we be criticising them for, then?
Probably about right. No problem there. Typical Mail sensationalising. In any company, where there are large scale redundancies / office closure existing staff are tried to be redeployed (the unions would have a day if that wasn't the case)
So, from the same story, from the same person quoted
Philip Pepper, a partner at Midlands-based law firm Shakespeares said that organisations 'have a duty to avoid redundancy', adding that employers are less likely to face a claim from a laid-off worker if they can show that they have made a reasonable attempt to rehire him or her in a different job.
Still more favorable then the private sector ... but we'll leave this for another debate
I don't think TV is a necessity or is something that needs to be paid for collectively.
The reason it is cheaper collectively is that people who subscribe to it have to pay for it, hardly a point of fairness.