This is how much top-paid stars from the BBC earned in the last financial year - adding up in real-time.
The Government has announced the Beeb's funding will be frozen for two years, to April 2024, then rise in line with inflation for four years.
A number of alternatives to the licence fee have also been floated, including an opt-in subscription service similar to that used by streaming giants such as Netflix, the introduction of advertising, or a broadband levy.
BBC Director General Tim Davie has warned the settlement would leave a £285million gap in funding by 2027 - potentially meaning cuts to programming.
One area often put forward for potential savings is wages for the corporation's top-paid stars. But the most recent BBC annual report shows several have already seen their pay reduce compared to recent years.
Gary Lineker was still the BBC’s top earner in 2020/21, paid about 4p a second. But his salary has dropped from about £1.75mi to around £1.36m.
We’ve taken some of the top earners at BBC last year and worked out how much they earned per second based on the midpoint of their salary band.
You can see the money racking up below and add your own salary if you want to compare.
Zoe Ball stays in second place last year, with a salary of around £1.31m, a drop from around £1.36m the year before.
These figures include payments made to individuals working under a contract. They exclude payments from the BBC's commercial entities (for example BBC Studios), and payments made by independent producers, royalties, repeat fees, and expenses.
