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Equity yesterday attacked the BBC’s plans to cut actors’ pay as “short-sighted
” and “a disgrace”.
Equity General Secretary Christine Payne commented: “Performers are
the BBC’s best asset. Viewers do not turn on their televisions to see the likes of BBC Director General Mark Thompson,
they want to see Equity members performing in their favourite soaps, dramas and comedies. Yet while Mark Thompson’s
salary is safe he is attacking performers who earn many times less than he does.
“Actors in EastEnders,
the Hustle, Casualty, Holby City, Dr Who and many other of the nations favourite programmes are having their earnings slashed.
The threat to cut the earnings of every actor paid more than £100,000 is short-sighted and will damage the BBC in the
eyes of viewers and licence fee payers."
To read the full press release visit http://www.equity.org.uk/article.aspx?id=286
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