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Broadcasting / other
Updated: 2021-04-09
These rates have been reported by members of the National Union of Journalists and others, and printed in the Freelance, newsletter of London Freelance Branch. They are sorted by publisher/publication, then by date (most recent first). TIP: Use the "Find in page" command under your browser's "Edit" or "Search" menu to be sure of finding all occurrences of a publication/publisher. AND do note the year in which the rate was reported! See also the Freelance Fees Guide, which gives general recommendations. And read the disclaimer and the key to exactly what the entries mean.
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Any kind of work for TV or radio programmes other than news. Includes, for the moment, podcasting - whether of newspaper, magazine or broadcast content. Includes punditry: for non-broadcast punditry see here. If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
Tell us what you've been paid for Broadcasting / other |
Freelance Fees Guide
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year |  |
Total paid | GR |
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| An Angel At My Table Broadcast Assistant on radio drama | _BBC | 2013 |  |
100.00 | XX | |
| Arts Extra BBC Northern Ireland 5 minute pundit interview | _BBC | 2010 | |
90.00 | ||
| Listening Post (Al Jazeera) 30 seconds footage re-licence worldwide 5-year licence | 2017 | |
500.00 | GR | ||
| Nursing Standard Podcast | 2012 | |
100.00 | |||
| Sky News short "pundit" spot on camera live and recorded | _BSkyB | 2009 | |
100.00 | ||
| Songs of Praise specialist researcher day + expenses | _BBC | 2006 | |
130.00 | ||
| Songs of Praise Assistant Producer day + expenses | _BBC | 2006 | |
150.00 | ||
| Talk to the Hand (At It Productions) research day | 2003 | |
150.00 | |||
| Times podcast | _NI | 2007 | |
75.00 | ?? | |
| You and Yours radio reporting day - factual and music all rights | _BBC | 2007 | |
150.00 | ||
| ABC radio (USA) 29-minute documentary (10 interviews) - no travel exes | 2012 | |
1000.00 | |||
| Advertising agency Voiceover work - per hour - (if you have an agent, they pay their fee on top!) | 2018 | |
150.00 | |||
| AFP TV (editing?) day, exes paid | _AFP | 2013 | |
200.00 | GR | |
| ARTE TV Expert/pundit interview for arts feature | 2017 | |
500.00 | O | ||
| Assistant Producer, TV per day | 2007 | |
150.00 | XX | ||
| Audio production podcast episode producer day (via #FairDealForFreelancers) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| BBC Assistant producing / researching on a TV programme for BBC Arabic, taxed at source (PAYE freelance), some expenses paid (if travelling specifically for work) | _BBC | 2020 | |
20.00 | ||
| BBC food show - dialogue scripts | _BBC | 2003 | |
185.00 | ||
| BBC scheduled repeat | _BBC | 1995 | |
124.00 | ||
| BBC / Love Productions assistant producer day (via #FairDealForFreelancers) | _BBC | 2020 | |
160.00 | ||
| BBC Asian Network weekly radio contribution | _BBC | 2011 | |
50.00 | GR | XX |
| BBC Click Live at Victoria and Albert museum, Dundee a runner 9am to 9pm) declined because offer barely above minimum wage | _BBC | 2019 | |
100.00 | XXXX | |
| BBC documentaries assistant producer week | _BBC | 2002 | |
650.00 | ||
| BBC From Our Own Correspondent Radio 4 feature | _BBC | 2016 | |
142.00 | X | |
| BBC Local Radio Local radio presenter, 2 hour prog | _BBC | 2013 | |
150.00 | ||
| BBC Northern Ireland TV guest / expert / pundit appearance (short) | _BBC | 2006 | |
50.00 | ||
| BBC Radio half-day (features) exes paid | _BBC | 2012 | |
75.00 | ||
| BBC Radio day (features) exes paid | _BBC | 2012 | |
150.00 | X | |
| BBC radio features | _BBC | 2000 | |
178.50 | ||
| BBC radio features | _BBC | 2000 | |
171.50 | ||
| BBC Radio 4 day shift as fixer, 10 hours | _BBC | 2016 | |
150.00 | X | |
| BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour pundit/expert contribution | _BBC | 2013 | |
58.00 | X | |
| BBC Radio 6 guest / expert / pundit appearance (short) | _BBC | 2006 | |
50.00 | ||
| BBC Radio 6 guest / expert / pundit appearance (more then 2 min) | _BBC | 2006 | |
75.00 | ||
| BBC radio arts magazine producing programme - 8 hr day , prod/exes if incurred not taxed at source, no holiday added | _BBC | 2013 | |
160.00 | X | |
| BBC radio arts magazine producing programme - 8 hr day not taxed at source, no holiday added | _BBC | 2013 | |
160.00 | ||
| BBC TV research - half hour on phone | _BBC | 1999 | |
50.00 | ||
| BBC World Service Research, script + present a 24' programme | _BBC | 2002 | |
365.00 | ? | |
| BBC World Service Talks, 5 min | _BBC | 1999 | |
50.00 | ||
| BBC World Service - Assistant Producer day producing promos | _BBC | 2011 | |
120.00 | XX | |
| BBC World Service programme 8-minute item including 4 interviewees, no expenses , all rights | _BBC | 2012 | |
290.00 | ||
| BBC World Service programme 30 minute simul rec | _BBC | 2012 | |
180.00 | ||
| BBC World Television program (can't reveal name) Research, per day expenses paid (no tax) | _BBC | 2001 | |
12.50 | XXXX | |
| BBC4 (digital channel) Research, script + present a 45' programme | _BBC | 2002 | |
1000.00 | ? | |
| Biographical documentary Producing and directing documentary (for Ten Alps) , holiday pay included, all rights to company | 2009 | |
900.00 | X | ||
| Channel 4 Radio podcast: research, record, edit | _C4 | 2006 | |
150.00 | ||
| Channel 5 appearance as expert pundit for feature | _C5 | 2004 | |
100.00 | ||
| Channel 5 website digital producer day (giving editorial approval of content for Big Brother website and social media sites) | _Viacom | 2019 | |
185.00 | ||
| Charity video editor day (via #FairDealForFreelancers) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| Classical Music TV developing and researching TV programmes | _BBC | 2007 | |
150.00 | ||
| Corporate film senior producer day (via #FairDealForFreelancers) | 2020 | |
300.00 | |||
| Corporate training video production day | 2014 | |
300.00 | X | ||
| corporate video daily rate (hours range from 9-14 a day), producing and directing corporate and education films no holiday pay, no agreement on rights in work created, expenses paid separately | _HMG | 2015 | |
300.00 | ||
| CTVC fact-checking a documentary (how long? how many facts?) | 2019 | |
150.00 | ? | ||
| Deutsche Welle (radio) feature | 2000 | |
125.00 | |||
| Deutsche Welle (radio) per feature | 2000 | |
140.00 | |||
| Deutsche Welle radio feature | 1999 | |
140.00 | |||
| Film and video production producer day (via #FairDealForFreelancers) | 2020 | |
350.00 | |||
| Film/design director day 850 Canadian dollars = (via #FairDealForFreelancers) | 2020 | |
490.00 | |||
| Forum-style chaired crowd debate programme "Expert" pundit on debate prog, fares paid | _ITN | 2015 | |
75.00 | X | |
| From our own Correspondent 4-minute script and record | _BBC | 2007 | |
120.00 | ||
| German TV company punditry about a rock star for 90 mins - conversation: "normally we don't pay" - "what are you offering though?" | 2017 | |
500.00 | O | ||
| GMTV - LK TODAY 5 minute beauty slot - reporting on trends | _GMTV | 2003 | |
100.00 | XX | |
| Independent Radio Production Company literary research for radio documentary | 2013 | |
150.00 | |||
| IndependentTV production companies reuse of audio from magazine interviews , terms £500 per minute, £250 minimum | 2017 | |
500.00 | O | ||
| Indie record label or artist (general) EPK - filmed interview with artist for album PR - | 2018 | |
250.00 | |||
| Japanese TV company 60-minute on-camera interview for documentary | 2008 | |
200.00 | |||
| Japanese TV company location research, per hour | 2001 | |
12.50 | |||
| King's Health Partners (NHS) 15 minute video podcast on health inequalities - Buy-out, no expenses (but none incurred, other than overheads) | 2021 | |
6200.00 | O | ||
| LBC Short live news pundit interview | _ITN | 2002 | |
35.00 | ||
| London Radio Service 6 mins | 1997 | |
125.00 | |||
| Major record label iTunes podcast - an hour plus research time - inevitably licensed to all the interwebs | 2008 | |
200.00 | ???? | ||
| Major record label (general) EPK - filmed interview with successful artist for album PR - | 2018 | |
1000.00 | |||
| Major record label (general) EPK - filmed interview with successful artist for album PR - | 2018 | |
750.00 | |||
| Major record label (general) EPK - filmed interview with successful artist for album PR - | 2018 | |
600.00 | |||
| MTV Video scripts,,500-800 words (via #FairDealForFreelancers) | 2020 | |
75.00 | XXXX | ||
| Multimedia production podcast producer/ video editor day | _GMG | 2013 | |
180.00 | GR | |
| Online virals, multimedia campaigns Online video editing for two hours, £30-50 for every additional hour, depending on the complexity of editing. £10 per DVD authored. And then 20% VAT. clients have rights over image copyright but under agreement you have the copyright for futur | 2011 | |
350.00 | |||
| Opera Organisation's podcast Podcast: record, edit, mix | 2013 | |
150.00 | |||
| Podcast for shop chain chairing 2-hour discussion | 2021 | |
200.00 | |||
| Podcasting podcast day rate (according to UK Audio Network) | 2019 | |
150.00 | GR | ||
| Podcasts - various titles per podcast | 2019 | |
240.00 | GR | ||
| Post production editor day (via #FairDealForFreelancers) | 2020 | |
345.00 | |||
| Radio 4 30 minute feature documentary feature agreement, limited expenses paid | _BBC | 2006 | |
1200.00 | GR | |
| Radio 4 discussion programme punditry: recording for 45 minutes, rail and taxi paid | _BBC | 2017 | |
75.00 | GR | |
| Radio 4 Great Lives programme appearance as expert/pundit | _BBC | 2015 | |
300.00 | ||
| Radio 4 live hosting script, research, interviewing present live half hour no expenses, no extras for repeats, online use and anything else they want to do with it | _BBC | 2013 | |
800.00 | ||
| Radio 5 Live 8 hour shift taxed at source | _BBC | 2004 | |
108.00 | X | |
| Radio 5 Live 10 hour shift taxed at source | _BBC | 2004 | |
128.00 | X | |
| Radio Canada item - how long? | _CBC | 2003 | |
400.00 | ||
| Radio Features general radio production, researching, fixing, interviewing, editing | _BBC | 2001 | |
150.00 | GR | |
| Radio Ireland 5 minute pundit interview | 1998 | |
35.00 | |||
| Radio Jackie 7 hour overnight newsreading shift | 2013 | |
30.00 | GR | XX^9 | |
| Radio show Series producer (day?) | 2020 | |
190.00 | |||
| Radio show podcast | 2019 | |
135.00 | |||
| Raw TV (Carlton cable) 10-minute pundit interview | _Carlton | 1999 | |
50.00 | ||
| Record companies (various) Video pop/rock star PR interviews for EPKs (Electronic Press Kits) All rights | 2011 | |
800.00 | O | ||
| Record companies (various) Video pop/rock star PR interviews for EPKs (Electronic Press Kits) All rights | 2011 | |
500.00 | |||
| Record companies (various) Video pop/rock star PR interviews for EPKs (Electronic Press Kits) All rights | 2011 | |
1000.00 | O | ||
| Record company (anon) interviewing US rock star in UK for EPK | 2014 | |
800.00 | O | ||
| Resonance FM Community Radio Podcast: exes only | 2012 | |
20.00 | XX | ||
| Sky Arts Expert/pundit interview for arts feature, plus £150 facility fee for use of journalist home All rights | 2017 | |
200.00 | X | ||
| South Bank Centre Podcast: 15-minute talk | _HMG | 2014 | |
122.00 | ||
| SWF (German radio) 11.5 min feature | 1998 | |
305.00 | O | ||
| Vega productions research shift | 2000 | |
200.00 | O | ||
| Video production videographer day (via #FairDealForFreelancers) | 2020 | |
450.00 | |||
| Weekly local radio phone-in prerecording IVs to use as inserts in a live phone-in on local radio, aprox 9 hours setup/record/editing plus 1 hour live | _BBC | 2013 | |
100.00 | XXXX | |
| World Service investigative research, production of documentary (Agreed rate for a reporting day is £142.50) | _BBC | 2020 | |
125.00 | XXXX | |
| Zuendfunk 10 min radio feature with supporting original un-cut copies | 2012 |  |
150.00 | X | ||
| Key to the rates, by column: |
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| 1 Publication / Programme, any details of work and licence | ||||||
| 2 Owner at the time the rate was reported, where known | Group | |||||
| 3 The year in which the rate was reported | Year |
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4 Currency: either or or (US)  | |
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| 5 Amount paid (total of basic licence and extra licences for web use, database resale...) | Amount |
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| 7 "Going Rate" according to experienced NUJ members - do try to better it: | GR |
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| or Minimum rate set out in NUJ House Agreement: | HA |
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| 8 Underpaid, in the fallible opinion of the Freelance editor: | | 50.00 | X |
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| or Just sometimes we're pleasantly surprised: | | 1500.00 | O |
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Other rates:
| Type of work: | In the "sector": (click or tap below!) | ||||||
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| Words, per 1000 | News | Local | Mag | online | Book | PR | Other |
| Words, other | News | Local | Mag | online | Book | PR | Other |
| Photography | News | Local | Mag | online | Book | PR | Other |
| Broadcasting | News | Local | Other including podcasting | ||||
| Shifts | News | Local | Mag | online | Book | PR | Other |
| Other: | Cartoons | Crosswords | Illustration | Punditry | Retainer | Teaching | Tip-off | Translation | ||||||
| Recently reported rates | all from the past few months |
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