RT PUBLISHES HIGHEST PRESENTER EARNINGS FOR 2020 AND 2021

RT PUBLISHES HIGHEST PRESENTER EARNINGS FOR 2020 AND 2021

RT REDUCES HIGHEST PRESENTER EARNINGS BY OVER 15%

RT is today publishing the fees earned by its ten highest-paid presenters in 2020 and 2021. This follows the publication by RT in January 2021 of the fees earned by its highest-paid presenters in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

The figures confirm that RT reduced total fees paid to its highest-paid presenters by more than 15% in both 2020 and 2021.

Total fees paid to RT 's highest earning presenters represent less than 1% of RT 's total operating costs.

RT Director-General, Dee Forbes, said: Today we are publishing the fees paid to RT 's highest-paid presenters for 2020 and 2021, which confirms a total reduction of more than 15%. Our presenters play an important role in RT 's provision of vital news, information and entertainment to audiences right across the country and enable us to generate commercial revenue which is essential to fund RT 's public services. We are aware that the fees of high-profile presenters attract considerable public interest. Over the past 15 years RT has reduced these fees by c. 40%. We continue to keep them under review.

Table: RT 10 Highest Paid Presenters on an Earnings Basis for 2019, 2020 and 2021

(Please see the Basis of preparation notes at the base of the table)

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