Thompson: BBC knew of payoffs
The former BBC director-general Mark Thompson has hit back at claims by the BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten, insisting the corporation was aware of the scale of hefty pay-offs made to former executives.
Ten biggest BBC staff payouts in three years to 2012
BBC bosses have been grilled by MPs over how senior staff were given huge severance pay-offs that breached the corporation's own guidelines.
Below are the top 10 payments in the three years to December 2012. The largest was a payment to former deputy director general Mark Byford, who received £949,000, including £73,000 for unused leave.
Former chief operating officer Caroline Thomson left last year with £666, 400 - more than twice her £330,000 salary.
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BBC executives contradict each other in pay-off row
Former BBC director-general Mark Thompson has hit back in the row over bumper pay-offs to senior staff.
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BBC bosses admit 'shock' over scale of payoffs to staff
Four BBC bosses admitted that the corporation had 'lost the plot' after a damning report revealed the scale of payoffs to former staff.