BBC losing stars amid budget cuts

BBC budget cuts are leading to an exile of on-screen talent to rival channels, BBC1 controller Danny Cohen claimed today.

Wed, 27 Apr, 2011 - 19:10

BBC budget cuts are leading to an exile of on-screen talent to rival channels, BBC1 controller Danny Cohen claimed today.

His view comes just a day after the director general, Mark Thompson, said it was getting harder to fill senior executive positions at the broadcaster due to cash constraints.

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