Andy Duncan\'s C4 wage hike
 

THE salary of crisis-hit Channel 4’s chief executive almost DOUBLED last year – despite the Celebrity Big Brother race row and quiz-show scandals.

Andy Duncan took home £1.2million while the channel lost £7.8million – its first deficit since 1992 – its annual report revealed yesterday.

His 2007 deal included a £450,000 loyalty bonus for staying for three years. It came as station chiefs warned spending on programming would probably fall this year.

Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson defended the pay, saying it was agreed in 2004.

He added: “Salaries at Sky and ITV are substantially bigger.”

The station was fined £1.5million in 2007 over phone-in cons and rapped for breaching broadcast rules over Celebrity BB.


Source: TheSun.co.uk