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NUJ Rate for the Job:
recent rates for Broadcasting / news
Updated: 2025-07-09
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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Freelance Fees Guide
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year |  |
Total paid | GR |
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| BBC day - 9 hours | _BBC | 2025 |  |
202.97 | ||
| BBC 27-minute radio feature - produce, present, mix , terms - casual paid PAYE by the BBC | _BBC | 2025 | |
3000.00 | ||
| BBC 27-minute radio feature - produce, present, mix - your share of £7500 fee to independent production company, up to | _BBC | 2025 | |
6000.00 | ||
| BBC 27-minute radio feature - produce, present, mix - your share of £7500 fee to independent production company, at least | _BBC | 2025 | |
3000.00 | ||
| BBC news desk day (9 hours) | _BBC | 2024 | |
204.00 | ||
| BBC punditry - took 3.5 months to pay, ignored late fee | 2024 | |
50.00 | |||
| BBC national radio expert or commentator appearance fee | 2024 | |
50.00 | |||
| BBC national radio expert or commentator appearance fee | 2024 | |
75.00 | |||
| BBC network radio and World Service news radio features, minimum fee | _BBC | 2024 | |
350.70 | HA | |
| BBC network radio and World Service news recorded interview with Guests or Commentary or Rant (as live), over 5 min | _BBC | 2024 | |
179.55 | HA | |
| BBC network radio and World Service news press review | _BBC | 2024 | |
126.00 | GR | |
| BBC network radio and World Service news expert guest (pundit) (between 4 and 6 min on-air) aim for | _BBC | 2024 | |
172.20 | GR | |
| BBC network radio and World Service news expert guest (pundit) for news programmes (up to 4 min on-air) aim for * | _BBC | 2024 | |
97.65 | GR | |
| BBC network radio and World Service news FOOC (From Our Own Correspondent) | _BBC | 2024 | |
164.85 | GR | |
| BBC R4 / World Service From Our Own Correspondent feature | _BBC | 2024 | |
165.00 | ||
| BBC radio 3 minutes (?) | _BBC | 2024 | |
80.00 | ||
| BBC Radio Scotland live two-live interview 5-10 mins (weekday) | _BBC | 2024 | |
67.00 | ||
| BBC Radio Scotland live two-live interview 5-10 mins (weekend) | _BBC | 2024 | |
75.00 | GR | |
| BBC TV reporting or producing day , terms - all rights buyout | _BBC | 2024 | |
289.38 | HA | |
| BBC TV TV Live / DTL (Down the Line) plus guest/donut | _BBC | 2024 | |
113.40 | HA | |
| BBC TV track and PTC (Piece To Camera) | _BBC | 2024 | |
127.05 | HA | |
| BBC TV Action Rant / Show & tell with interview | _BBC | 2024 | |
190.05 | HA | |
| BBC TV Action Rant / Show & tell with own equipment | _BBC | 2024 | |
164.85 | HA | |
| BBC TV Action Rant / Show & tell without own equipment | _BBC | 2024 | |
138.60 | HA | |
| BBC TV feature (2min30 - 3min), commissioned NFU, WNA, etc., shot and edited on own equipment | _BBC | 2024 | |
1524.60 | HA | |
| BBC TV news piece 1min45 - 2min, shot & edited on own equipment | _BBC | 2024 | |
620.55 | HA | |
| BBC TV live TV commentary (out of vision) up to 4 mins | _BBC | 2024 | |
80.85 | HA | |
| BBC World Service (reported to journoresources.org.uk) news producer day (10 hours) | _BBC | 2025 | |
233.00 | ||
| BBC World Service 10 minutes reported mixed and edited | _BBC | 2025 | |
1000.00 | ||
| BBC World Service live illustrated two-way with 3 interviews and voiced-over from foreign language | _BBC | 2024 | |
355.00 | O | |
| BBC World Service 10 minute radio feature, reporting and rough mix | _BBC | 2024 | |
1000.00 | ||
| BBC World Service 26 minute radio feature, reporting and rough mix (including £200 expenses) | _BBC | 2024 | |
1900.00 | ||
| BBC World Service 17 minute radio feature, reporting and complete mix (£200 expenses) | _BBC | 2024 | |
1500.00 | ||
| BBC World Service 4 minute news package | _BBC | 2024 | |
352.00 | ||
| BBC World Service (reported to journoresources.org.uk) reporting day (10 hours) 2023 | _BBC | 2023 | |
220.00 | ||
| BBC World Service Business BBC senior journalist, 8-hour day broadcasting producer | 2025 | |
250.00 | |||
| 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 recent 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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