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.
Former BBC chief 'paid extra £73,000 for unused leave'
The BBC's media and arts correspondent David Sillito is reporting that the payout for former BBC deputy director-general may be higher than initially thought.
David Sillito claims:
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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.