Compensation

Is the relativities conundrum holding up the announcement of a new Director of BBC Television ?

If @TheTVController is right, Danny Cohen is preparing an acceptance speech (of passion, privilege, commitment, challenge, innovation, etc). His salary as Controller of BBC1 is £262,200, and total package £270,400. George Entwistle was Director of Vision for less than a year, on a salary of £270,000.
*George Entwistle was Director of Vision for 18 months (three of them acting) on a salary of £270k and a total package of £284k. Danny's rival for the vacancy, Peter Salmon, is on a salary of £375k and a total package of £387k, as Director BBC North. Which is the bigger job ? Come on, Lucy...

1045 Update: Danny Cohen appointed, on a total package of £327,800.  That's *£43,000 more than George Entwistle got, when he was appointed Director of Vision in 2011. In buzz word bingo, I scored low...

“I'm honoured to be taking over as Director of BBC Television. Our ambition is to be the finest broadcaster and producer in the world and our values will be based on talent, creativity, storytelling and innovation. I've had a wonderful time at BBC One and am grateful for the work of all the talented people who have made the channel the most popular in the UK in recent years."

*Updated thanks to contribution from anon eagle-eyed reader.