NUJ Rate for the Job: Broadcasting / other

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 / other Any kind of work for TV or radio programmes other than news. These are archived rates. The current rates are here.
Tell us what you've been paid for Broadcasting / other		Freelance Fees Guide
Publication / Programme - details & terms	Group	Year		Total paid	GR	XXXX
20/20 TV producer day		1997		160.00
20/20 TV researcher day		1997		140.00
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
Cross Culture TV research shift		2000		100.00		X
EC1 proof-reading a documentary		2000		45.00		XX
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
AFP TV (editing?) day, exes paid	_AFP	2013		200.00	GR
Assistant Producer, TV per day		2007		150.00		XX
Austrian Broadcasting 3-minute package		1993		80.00
BBC food show - dialogue scripts	_BBC	2003		185.00
BBC three interviews a week (short, we hope) no expenses paid	_BBC	2001		200.00
BBC seven-minute package	_BBC	1997		171.50
BBC scheduled repeat	_BBC	1995		124.00
BBC 7 mins feature	_BBC	1995		166.60
BBC You+Yours 6.5 min feature	_BBC	1996		177.00
BBC Asian Network weekly radio contribution	_BBC	2011		50.00	GR	XX
BBC documentaries assistant producer week	_BBC	2002		650.00
BBC Factual Programming Research per day	_BBC	2003		105.00
BBC features 7min	_BBC	1995		166.60
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 £36.02 per minute from 14 July: minimum is	_BBC	2004		252.14	HA
BBC radio features	_BBC	2000		178.50
BBC radio features	_BBC	2000		171.50
BBC radio subbing day	_BBC	1995		118.00
BBC radio production	_BBC	1995		75.00		X
BBC radio production 'depending on personnel manager'	_BBC	1995		100.00
BBC radio research day	_BBC	1992		90.00		X
BBC radio Agreed Guidelines for research day	_BBC	1992		92.00
BBC Radio 4 reporter/producer shift	_BBC	2000		130.00
BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour pundit/expert contribution	_BBC	2013		58.00		X
BBC Radio 5 5-minute package	_BBC	1993		160.00
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 Radio Newcastle 5 minute pundit interview	_BBC	1998		15.00		XX
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 four minutes	_BBC	2000		60.00
BBC World Service seven minutes	_BBC	2000		90.00
BBC World Service Talks, 5 min	_BBC	1999		50.00
BBC World Service day	_BBC	1997		50.00		XXX
BBC World Service 6 mins	_BBC	1997		25.00		XXX
BBC World Service 3 min vox pop	_BBC	1995		44.00
BBC World Service (under 2 minutes)	_BBC	1992		31.00
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
Classical Music TV developing and researching TV programmes	_BBC	2007		150.00
Deutsche Welle (radio) feature		2000		125.00
Deutsche Welle (radio) per feature		2000		140.00
Deutsche Welle radio feature		1999		140.00
From our own Correspondent 4-minute script and record	_BBC	2007		120.00
GMTV subbing day	_GMTV	1995		100.00
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
Japanese TV company 60-minute on-camera interview for documentary		2008		200.00
Japanese TV company location research, per hour		2001		12.50
Joy FM correspondence (err... what's that?)		1999		400.00
LBC Short live news pundit interview	_ITN	2002		35.00
LBC Radio Drivetime producer, day	_ITN	1998		90.00		X
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		????
Michael Hurll TV research 6/7 day week		1995		265.00		XXX
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
Radio 4 30 minute feature documentary feature agreement, limited expenses paid	_BBC	2006		1200.00	GR
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 Free Europe piece DM50		1995		16.00		XX
Radio Free Europe 1.5 minutes		1994		30.00
Radio Ireland 5 minute pundit interview		1998		35.00
Radio Jackie 7 hour overnight newsreading shift		2013		30.00	GR	XX^9
Radio Newcastle (BBC) 10 min live pundit interview	_BBC	1998		15.00		XXX
Radio Sweden 3 mins		1999		33.75
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
Resonance FM Community Radio Podcast: exes only		2012		20.00		XX
Scot FM presenting day		1998		20.00		XXX
South Bank Centre Podcast: 15-minute talk	_HMG	2014		122.00
Sovreign Radio Newsreader/radio journalist (student)	_RIL	2001		50.00		XX
Spectrum Radio producing one-hour programme		2000		110.00
SWF (German radio) 11.5 min feature		1998		305.00		O
TV research hour		1994		11.00		XXX
Vega productions research shift		2000		200.00		O
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
Zuendfunk 10 min radio feature with supporting original un-cut copies		2012		150.00		X
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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