BBC boss 'ends' Ross-size pay deals

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BBC One controller Jay Hunt also said the return of Jonathan Ross to the corporation following his three-month suspension over his role in the "Sachsgate" controversy presented the BBC with a "challenge".

She told the Daily Telegraph she did not see herself agreeing to contracts that would pay presenters salaries like the £6 million a year Ross is reputed to earn.

Ms Hunt said: "I would say its extremely unlikely. I believe that part of what I am there to do is to be a custodian of value on the channel and I take that very, very seriously."

She added: "My reputation, as I'm sure you know, is as one of the stingiest women in television. In talent negotiations generally, we're in a better position than we've been for quite a long time, because the world is a different place."

Speaking about the planned return of Jonathan Ross to the channel in January she said: "The challenge now is how we bring Jonathan back and give him the platform to re-establish that relationship with audiences."

The chat show host was suspended for his role in a BBC Radio 2 broadcast with Russell Brand in which the pair left obscene messages on the phone of Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs.