The BBC News brain drain appears far from over – with top talent including Fiona Bruce, Huw Edwards, Charlie Stayt and Victoria Derbyshire said to be looking elsewhere.
It follows funding cuts, pay decreases and rows over impartiality at the under-fire Beeb.
A source at a rival broadcaster said: “There is a constant stream of agents calling. Pay deals are being squeezed hard and the money is part of it but the problem’s bigger than that. There are so many putting out feelers.”