[DTV]

If the screen tests involve presenters operating their own autocue does this suggest they might be making that role redundant? I presume in most regions and BBC Sport (news) all require presenters to operate their own.

I think the implication was that where they were being tested was something of a temporary set-up or at the very least a very bare bones operation without a fully staffed gallery. I probably wouldn't read too much into the set-up, though wouldn't be entirely surprised if this was happening.

[qwerty123]

There’s something ironic about Eades, Gosling and Willcox going at the same time although I suppose the redundancy money will help restore their savings after the large unexpected bill they received a few years ago.

[Jimbo2022]

The closest thing to global and news us LBC. That does have a video channel but never found a full time feed for it. It appears on YouTube after transmission

[Newshound47]

You'd think so, but Gosling is one of the few BBC News channel presenters to be listed in the BBC pay disclosures - which suggest she is in the band earning £155,000 - £159,999. But the Deadline article claim the new presenter role is in a pay band going up to £230,000 - which would be around a 40% pay increase.

Please remember, many BBC news presenters and journalists could be on salaries of £150,000 or more, and are not published by the BBC in their annual salaries disclosure, if those journalists have their salaries from the BBC paid to their own production company, which many of them can easily set up. This then ensures their BBC salaries, if more than £150,000 a year will never be disclosed, as it circumnavigates the rules in salary publication - a bit like salaries paid to BBC stars through BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC are never revealed.

I’m not sure BBC News allows that method anymore for full time staff.

[Newsroom]

Please remember, many BBC news presenters and journalists could be on salaries of £150,000 or more, and are not published by the BBC in their annual salaries disclosure, if those journalists have their salaries from the BBC paid to their own production company, which many of them can easily set up. This then ensures their BBC salaries, if more than £150,000 a year will never be disclosed, as it circumnavigates the rules in salary publication - a bit like salaries paid to BBC stars through BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC are never revealed.

I’m not sure BBC News allows that method anymore for full time staff.

Please elaborate on how you're not so sure? 

Sorry to sound like a nag, but it's not the first time you've posted without any form of context, depth, source or other?

[chris]

There’s something ironic about Eades, Gosling and Willcox going at the same time although I suppose the redundancy money will help restore their savings after the large unexpected bill they received a few years ago.

Sorry could you elaborate? Have done a bit of Googling but nothing obvious coming up.

[London Lite]

I can actually see Global launching its own service at some point. It’s a colossal company, enormous talent pool and so on.

Looking at Global's portfolio, they are the main commercial rival to the BBC in regards to radio at least - if Global ever decided to dip their feet into television, that would be interesting to see. 

You are right, looking at their talent pool, Ashley Tabor-King has a brilliant company there, exceeding Bauer Media. 

To be honest, it is nice seeing the BBC now getting a run for their money, they have had decades of superiority and it is now time for them to have some real competitors.

Global have already dipped into television by providing music channels of their radio brands. It didn't work.

They've been more sensible with the use of LBC for visual content, clipping parts of the phone-in shows for calls to share or interviews for social media and only streaming segments of their radio shows such as Cross Question with Iain Dale or election specials on Global Player and YouTube.

[Technologist]

News presenters contractual terms
There was this case …. See who!
mooreks.co.uk 

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  Source: mooreks.co.uk

And the general confusion on IR35 ….
There were changes
But as the BBC has control over the news presenters they are in Staff contracts
I.e. employed .. on grade FP
See para 3.16 and 17 page 37 in this document
www.nao.org.uk 

[newsguy]

It's such a shame that as many have predicted, it's the most experienced presenters who are leaving. Willcox, Eades and Gosling are some of the most experienced presenters at the BBC.

I stil remember around the millennium, Eades used to present The World Today, and Tim and Joanna appeared throughout the day on the News Channel.

I guess they have all had careers that they can be very proud of, and it is the BBC's loss to lose them. Such a shame.

[Worzel]

There’s something ironic about Eades, Gosling and Willcox going at the same time although I suppose the redundancy money will help restore their savings after the large unexpected bill they received a few years ago.

Sorry could you elaborate? Have done a bit of Googling but nothing obvious coming up.

@Echris - the IR35 issue:

www.personneltoday.com 

HMRC wins IR35 tribunal against three BBC presenters - Personnel Today
HMRC has won an IR35 tribunal case at the High Court against three BBC presenter…
  Source: www.personneltoday.com