A day after it faced harsh criticism in a review of its response to the Jimmy Savile/Newsnight crisis, the BBC has taken a lambasting from British lawmakers over a severance payment to former director general George Entwistle. The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament slammed the pubcaster for a “cavalier use of public money” when it agreed to pay Entwistle £450,000 ($714,000) upon his November resignation, twice the provisions in his contract.
Comment on UK Parliament Slams BBC Over “Cavalier Use Of Public Money”
NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor, Deadline.com
Thu, 12/20/2012 - 5:53am
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