NUJ Rate for the Job: Broadcasting / news

Rates archived as at 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.

Broadcasting / news Includes punditry: for non-broadcast punditry see here. These are archived rates. The current rates are here.
Tell us what you've been paid for Broadcasting / news		Freelance Fees Guide
Publication / Programme - details & terms	Group	Year		Total paid	GR	XXXX
From Our Own Correspondent radio item 600-700 words (compare house agreement: website copy £175 up to 800 words)	_BBC	2013		160.00		X
Inside Out producer, per week	_BBC	2013		800.00
Inside Story Punditry - 25 mins including car pick up 1.5 hours		2012		250.00	GR
IRN football match reports	_IRN	2006		35.00		XXXX
Newsnight expert/pundit appearance, prod/exes 1.5 mins took 1.5 hours (car paid)	_BBC	2009		75.00		X
Newsnight expert/pundit appearance	_BBC	2009		90.00
North West Tonight (BBC Regional News Prog) Broadcast Journalist (Planning) day	_BBC	2003		70.00		XXXX
The Ferret (ITV Wales) reporting day not taxed at source, plus exes (meagre)	_ITV	2013		374.00
ABC (Australia) 20-min pundit interview		1998		100.00
Al Jazeera video online: 1 min 30 sec of edited live news footage		2010		300.00
Al Jazeera TV Reporter day shift on contract (so includes time off element)		2012		337.50		O
Al Jazeera TV (English) punditry , terms "rubbish"		2013		225.00
BBC news copy, used on TV, radio and web FBS	_BBC	2004		10.00		XXXX
BBC 3 minute report	_BBC	1998		50.00
BBC Dispatches 6 min	_BBC	1995		63.00
BBC Dispatches 4 min	_BBC	1995		43.00
BBC Woman's Hour reporting day	_BBC	1996		120.00
BBC Arabic Current Affairs producer day	_BBC	1997		106.50
BBC Asian Network Production for Baps Syndication Unit No expenses: per day	_BBC	2000		63.00		X
BBC Asian Network (recently given national radio status) Production for Baps Syndication Unit No expenses: per hour	_BBC	2000		8.68		X
BBC news reporting day	_BBC	2013		280.00
BBC News newspapers review - pundit appearance	_BBC	2010		150.00
BBC news pundit appearance - unlike C4 News, involved no lawyer discussion	_BBC	2004		75.00		X
BBC News+Current Affairs shift per hour	_BBC	1995		24.00
BBC Northern Ireland punditry on phone (radio)	_BBC	2013		75.00
BBC One Breakfast 5 minute live punditry		2007		50.00
BBC radio punditry on phone (radio)	_BBC	2013		30.00		X
BBC radio 2 mins pundit 2-way with presenters	_BBC	2003		34.00		XX
BBC radio reporting day	_BBC	2003		120.00
BBC radio 3-minute package	_BBC	2003		200.00
BBC radio reporting shift	_BBC	1995		165.00
BBC radio reporting day	_BBC	1995		120.00
BBC Radio 4 pundit interview for radio documentary	_BBC	2013		80.00
BBC Radio 4 30 seconds of rare audio	_BBC	2010		100.00
BBC Radio 4 editing day	_BBC	2005		250.00
BBC Radio 4 6-minute feature paid as 1.5 days	_BBC	2003		325.00
BBC Radio 5 review of papers	_BBC	2003		100.00
BBC Radio 5 pundit interview	_BBC	2003		50.00
BBC Radio 5 pundit interview, under 5mins	_BBC	2003		29.00		XXX
BBC Radio 6music pundit spot	_BBC	2013		75.00
BBC radio features new minimum agreed rate	_BBC	2005		260.96	HA
BBC radio features new agreed rate per minute after the minimum	_BBC	2005		37.28	HA
BBC Radio Five Live live telephone two-way from scene of story no exes	_BBC	2001		29.00
BBC TV and radio punditry in studio	_BBC	2013		75.00		X
BBC TV and radio punditry in studio	_BBC	2013		100.00
BBC TV News News Producer day	_BBC	1998		200.00		X
BBC TV/radio News and current affairs reporting shift - 12hrs	_BBC	2000		180.00
BBC TV/radio News and current affairs reporting shift - 8hrs	_BBC	2000		140.00
BBC World Service writing and recording for From Our Own Correspondent item all rights	_BBC	2013		141.00		XXXX
BBC World Service 10.5-hour shift	_BBC	2005		157.50
BBC World Service 9-hour shift	_BBC	2003		157.50
BBC World Service pundit interview	_BBC	2003		31.00
BBC World Service pundit interview, under 5mins	_BBC	2003		90.00
BBC World Service/Radio 4 unspecified day	_BBC	2010		185.00
Brazilian radio station daily 1-minute international news bulletin		2013		250.00
Channel 4 News punditry - expert interview	_ITN	2012		60.00		X
Channel 4 News reporting day	_ITN	2011		136.00
Channel 4 News 3 minutes of footage	_ITN	2006		350.00
Channel 4 news exclusive appearance - involved 1.5 hours discussion with lawyer	_ITN	2004		50.00		XXX
Channel 4 News pundit interview	_ITN	2004		0.00		XXXX
Channel 4 News Assistance with news item.	_ITN	2000		100.00		X
Channel 5 News appearance on evening news bulletin as pundit (music)	_ITN	2008		75.00		X
Channel 5 News subbing day	_ITN	1999		90.00		XX
Channel Five TV Your News video: made 13 minutes of video which they edited down to one or two minutes; used on TV & web site	_BSkyB	2009		100.00		XXXX
CNBC producing day	_NBC	2013		230.00
CNN news copy-editing, writing, producing day	_AOLTW	2004		160.00	GR
Colourful Radio day researching stories and guests, booking guests, writing scripts, putting programme together, operating production desk - invoices submitted on last day of each month, cheque promised for 6th Month but was always late.		2006		65.00		XXXX
DW-Radio (Germany) 6 minute radio feature		2012		227.00
Factual radio magazine programme presenting, scripting + interviewing an 18-minute radio programme all rights	_BBC	2013		367.00	GR
From Our Own Correspondent broadcast contribution - up £5 on 2007!	_BBC	2008		125.00
GMTV news editor - bulletins, per day	_GMTV	2004		220.00		X
GMTV news news producer overnight shift	_GMTV	2002		178.00
Ideal World Productions offered indies for BBC programme two-person shoot, per day		2002		400.00		X
Ideal World Productions offered indies for BBC programme one-person shoot, per day		2002		250.00		X
Ideal World Productions offered indies for BBC programme research, per day		2002		100.00		X
Ideal World Productions offered indies for BBC programme archive footage, per minute		2002		300.00		X
IRN News reporting, editing, scripting and voicing self produced packages in an 8hr shift.	_IRN	2006		92.00	GR
ITN pundit interview about the papal election: called at 12:00 for an interview at 13.30: member refused	_ITN	2005		0.00		XXXX
ITV National News (ITN) reporting day, food expenses paid, surely per hour	_ITN	2013		20.00
ITV News reporting day not taxed at source, plus exes (meagre)	_ITV	2013		374.00		O
ITV News (national) 10 hour reporting shift	_ITN	2009		180.00
Mark Thomas Product Channel 4 archive images 2 UK transmissions, per minute		2001		400.00
More4 News Investigation, video package	_ITN	2012		2000.00		?
MP3TV shift		2001		200.00
Nieuwslijn - Radio Netherlands Worldwide editor radio, per shift 8 hours		2009		239.06	GR	X
Radio 5 Live 5-minute live pundit spot	_BBC	2005		50.00		XX
Radio Canada item	_CBC	2005		700.00
Radio Canada retainer?	_CBC	2004		700.00
Radio France International (France) 3.5-4 minute radio feature		2012		124.00
RTE News London day - 2 news packages + exes	_RTE	2002		120.00		XX
RTE News London pundit interview	_RTE	2002		40.00		XX
RTE Radio 1 17 seconds of audio lifted from a video, then invoiced	_RTE	2010		150.00
RTE World Report audio report from abroad, 4 min , terms not discussed, no exes	_RTE	2009		120.00		X
Sky pundit interview	_NI	2003		75.00
Sky Digital 1-hour health report	_NI	2005		250.00		XX
Sky News 11-hour overnight producing day/night	_BSkyB	2013		240.00
Sky News Presenting through limited company	_NI	2012		350.00
Sky News being interviewed about the papacy and the papal election	_NI	2005		75.00	GR
Sky News Short expert/'pundit' spot on screen	_NI	2002		75.00
Sky News assistant news editor, 12-hr day shift	_NI	2002		180.00
Sky News assistant news editor, 12-hr night shift	_NI	2002		200.00
Sky News Short expert/'pundit' spot on screen	_NI	2002		75.00
Sky news subbing day	_NI	1993		150.00
Sky news research day	_NI	1993		150.00
Sky News (London HQ) on-screen newsreader, 8-hr day	_NI	2013		250.00	GR	XX
Sky News foreign desk producing day, abroad	_NI	2007		250.00		O
Sky News Radio Editing / subbing / reporting / newsreading day	_BSkyB	2008		127.50	GR
Sky Radio news report	_NI	1993		150.00
Sky Sports News presenting paid gross for 4 hours	_NI	2013		300.00	GR	O
Sunrise (Sky News) newspapers review pundit appearance	_BSkyB	2010		150.00
Tonight research story (day)	_Granada	2002		150.00
US film company day reporting to camera		2001		250.00
Video packages 2 video packages , plus exes	_AFP	2012		200.00		XXXX
Weekly programme on BBC World News producing a weekly TV news magazine buyout per programme, nominally 2.5 days work per week	_BBC	2013		800.00
ZDF TV production day shift including VAT		2011		240.00
Key to the rates, by column:
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
4 Currency: either or or (US)
5 Amount paid (total of basic licence and extra licences for web use, database resale...)				Amount
7 "Going Rate" according to experienced NUJ members - do try to better it:					GR
or Minimum rate set out in NUJ House Agreement:					HA
8 Underpaid, in the fallible opinion of the Freelance editor:				50.00		X
or Just sometimes we're pleasantly surprised:				1500.00		O

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