BBC bosses have ruled out plans to cast Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue as a coach in their new talent show The Voice.
Sources close to the UK program said the star's representatives had asked for a fee of around STG2.5 million ($A3.86 million).
"We just can't afford to pay those big salaries," they said.
The BBC has been criticised in the past for paying large salaries to its stars and recently unveiled plans to axe 2000 jobs as it tries to make savings of 20 per cent.
Chart star Jessie J has already signed up to the show, which is being seen as the BBC's answer to The X Factor.
In the show, contestants will win through purely on the strength of their voices rather than how they look, with "blind" auditions.
Kylie's younger sister Dannii spent four years as a judge on The X Factor in the UK and has been tipped to appear in the next series of Britain's Got Talent. Dannii continues as a judge on Australia's Got Talent.
The US version of The Voice featured Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green as coaches.
Other names linked to the show include Lenny Kravitz and Tom Jones.
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