The news that the corporation is prepared to meet the cost of back taxes for some lower-earning broadcasters comes as a group of 170 presenters prepare to escalate their dispute with the BBC.
Some 300 individuals attended the three-day gathering, which included a distinguished group of presenters from both Oxford and Stanford, among other institutions.
Oscars organisers have lined up a diverse group of presenters to take the stage next month, as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences continues to respond to accusations that its glitzy annual awards ceremony is an all-white closed club.
You also had a very international group of presenters.
We're blessed with an incredibly talented group of presenters who will add tremendous value to our award-winning journalism".
In the hands of a group of largely unknown young presenters recruited by Ayers - Denis Tuohy, Joan Bakewell, Michael Dean, Tony Bilbow and Philip Jenkinson - the programme went from strength to strength.
Fed up with seeing yet another group of presenters without a single woman represented, a group of activists created the All Male Panel Tumblr page.
Within the BBC, Newsnight has been regarded as a difficult ship to steer, with a group of long-serving, high-profile presenters, starting with Jeremy Paxman, and correspondents – most of whom long pre-date Rippon's appointment.
"Y'all look beautiful and dapper," Channing Tatum said to the Team Oscar presenters, a group of young, aspiring filmmakers who won a contest to deliver the trophies on stage.
Our first group of presenters (along with the regions where they work) includes: Adam Singerman (the Amazon), Ksenia Ershova (the Caucasus), Perry Wong (Guatemala), and Jessica Kantarovich (Siberia).
But you couldn't tell from the awards show, which had the most diverse group of presenters and performers in Oscars history.
