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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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| Adam Boulton Show on Sky punditry | _NI | 2016 |  |
200.00 | ||
| AJ Investigates (Al Jazeera) Retainer per month | 2017 | |
400.00 | |||
| Daybreak Europe on Bloomberg.tv Producer day | _Bloomb | 2021 | |
200.00 | GR | X |
| Dispatches (for Channel 4) assistant producer shift - per day | 2022 | |
180.00 | |||
| Newsnight punditry | _BBC | 2016 | |
150.00 | ||
| Sky News punditry | _NI | 2016 | |
150.00 | ||
| Sky News punditry - standing in a field and blathering for about 15 mins transport offerd, but our member was already in the field | _NI | 2016 | |
200.00 | ||
| You and Yours reporting day expenses paid | _BBC | 2017 | |
150.00 | ||
| Al Jazeera foreign news shifts 10 hours , - not taxed at source, international payment fees not covered so actual rate lower | 2025 |  |
180.00 | XX | ||
| Al Jazeera foreign news shifts 10 hours , - 40-hour weeks expected | 2025 | |
250.00 | XX | ||
| Al Jazeera English Documentary - 25 minutes, 5 weeks' work | 2014 | |
6000.00 | ? | ||
| Al Jazeera English Documentary - 25 minutes, 5 weeks' work | 2014 | |
6000.00 | ? | ||
| Al Jazeera online news desk 3 minutes video , - all rights | 2024 | |
200.00 | |||
| Associated Press 1 minute footage on-spec 24-hour worldwide licence, 50/50 library licence | _AP | 2017 | |
360.00 | GR | O |
| Associated Press video day | _AP | 2017 | |
400.00 | GR | |
| 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 Recorded interview with Guests or Commentary or Rant, over 5 minutes - House Agreement | _BBC | 2020 | |
171.00 | HA | |
| BBC Recorded interview with Guests or Commentary or Rant, up to 5 minutes - House Agreement | _BBC | 2020 | |
132.00 | HA | |
| BBC Newsnight punditry - "we don't pay" but they will pay a beautifully-named "disturbance fee": transport provided | _BBC | 2016 | |
75.00 | ||
| BBC local radio expert or commentator appearance fee | 2024 | |
36.00 | X | ||
| 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 News Daily buyout (On Air or Online reporting or producing) - | _BBC | 2018 | |
266.00 | HA | |
| BBC News Daily Buyout (Fixing or producing for Non on air/non website work) - | _BBC | 2018 | |
165.00 | HA | |
| BBC News 24 / World live 1+1 5-10 minutes guest back-end interview (in studio or remote) | _BBC | 2024 | |
50.00 | GR | X |
| BBC News Channel 5-min expert pundit TV interview | _BBC | 2015 | |
75.00 | GR | |
| BBC R4 / World Service From Our Own Correspondent feature | _BBC | 2024 | |
165.00 | ||
| BBC radio 3 minutes (?) | _BBC | 2024 | |
80.00 | ||
| BBC Radio day (unspecified task) | _BBC | 2016 | |
150.00 | ||
| BBC radio interview | 2014 | |
118.00 | |||
| BBC radio report | 2014 | |
300.00 | |||
| BBC Radio 3 freelance radio presenter | _BBC | 2014 | |
550.00 | ||
| BBC Radio 4 reporting from abroad about a UK story | _BBC | 2024 | |
50.00 | GR | X |
| BBC Radio 4 producer day, 8 hours | _BBC | 2019 | |
190.00 | ||
| BBC Radio 4 expert interviews / punditry | _BBC | 2016 | |
120.00 | O | |
| BBC Radio 4, Broadcasting House programme illustrated radio news interview | _BBC | 2022 | |
0.00 | XXXX | |
| BBC Radio 5 Live 5 minutes broadcast from Belgium-Wales gamme in World Cup | _BBC | 2015 | |
30.00 | XXX | |
| BBC Radio 5 Live 3 minutes talking about Belgium (World Cup punditry) | _BBC | 2015 | |
100.00 | ||
| BBC Radio 5 Live - Stephen Nolan show reporting from abroad about a UK story, after 8pm , prod/exes 36 | _BBC | 2024 | |
50.00 | HA | X |
| BBC radio From Our Own Correspondent per piece - House Agreement | _BBC | 2020 | |
157.00 | HA | |
| BBC Radio News Straight piece/despatch including Generic Minute, up to 2 minutes | _BBC | 2018 | |
75.00 | HA | |
| BBC Radio News Straight piece/despatch including Generic Minute, over 2 minutes | _BBC | 2018 | |
89.00 | HA | |
| BBC Radio News Recorded interview with Guest(s) or Commentary or Rant, as live - up to 5 minutes | _BBC | 2018 | |
128.00 | HA | |
| BBC Radio News Recorded interview with Guest(s) or Commentary or Rant, as live - over 5 minutes | _BBC | 2018 | |
166.00 | HA | |
| BBC Radio News Long Feature (8 minutes) for Analysis (World Service Radio) | _BBC | 2018 | |
659.00 | HA | |
| BBC Radio News Disco donut (see glossary!) | _BBC | 2018 | |
105.00 | HA | |
| BBC radio newsroom 11.5 hour production day - | _BBC | 2020 | |
195.00 | ||
| BBC radio newsroom 11.5 hour production day | _BBC | 2020 | |
195.00 | ||
| BBC radio newsroom day (unspecified work) | _BBC | 2019 | |
215.00 | ||
| BBC Radio Scotland radio package 5 minutes for broadcast incl. voxes and 3 intws, fully packaged | _BBC | 2024 | |
125.00 | GR | X |
| 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 TV reporting or producing day, buyout of rights - House Agreement | _BBC | 2020 | |
273.00 | HA | |
| BBC TV Action Rant/Show & tell with interview - House Agreement | _BBC | 2020 | |
181.00 | HA | |
| BBC TV doc Punditry - expert interview took two hours | _BBC | 2014 | |
250.00 | ||
| BBC TV doc Punditry - expert interview took two hours | _BBC | 2014 | |
250.00 | ||
| BBC TV News Track and Piece to Camera and Rushes | _BBC | 2018 | |
188.00 | HA | |
| BBC TV News Action Rant/Show & Tell with own kit | _BBC | 2018 | |
153.00 | HA | |
| BBC TV News Interview - assumes half day shoot and half day edit | _BBC | 2018 | |
224.00 | HA | |
| BBC TV News Newsnight feature. 8 to 10 minutes, plus 2.5-minute cut-down version | _BBC | 2018 | |
1099.00 | HA | |
| BBC TV News channel Pundit/expert interview in studio, supposed to be three mins, became 10 | _BBC | 2015 | |
75.00 | X | |
| BBC Wales punditry | _BBC | 2016 | |
40.00 | ||
| BBC World News Radio - Weekend show reporting from abroad about a UK story | _BBC | 2024 | |
75.00 | X | |
| 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 In the Studio - broadcast then podcast - produce, present, mix | _BBC | 2025 | |
2000.00 | X | |
| 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 minutes of audio including 2 interviews | _BBC | 2024 | |
65.00 | XXXX | |
| 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 40 minute radio feature, reporting and rough mix (bad fee in member opinion) | _BBC | 2024 | |
1800.00 | XX | |
| 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 punditry | _BBC | 2016 | |
80.00 | ||
| BBC World Service day of unspecified work | _BBC | 2016 | |
180.00 | ||
| BBC World Service punditry, 30 mins in studio | _BBC | 2014 | |
100.00 | ||
| BBC World Service punditry, 30 mins in studio | _BBC | 2014 | |
100.00 | ||
| BBC World Service Business BBC senior journalist, 8-hour day broadcasting producer | 2025 | |
250.00 | |||
| Brexit facebook live Web TV spot | 2019 | |
100.00 | X | ||
| Broadcaster reporting shift on international TV news channel - 12 hours with an unpaid 1-hour break (at the discretion of the desk) , terms - all rights to client; some expenses paid while on-shift (such as travel to location). Certain food/subsistence/accommodation expenses paid if overnighting away (up to £60/day for food and £250/night for hotels) not taxed at source | 2023 | |
375.00 | |||
| Broadcasters Camera operator day on sports fixtures - flat rate, no exes (according to the Financial Times report of an investigation of alleged rate-fixing) | 2022 | |
400.00 | XX | ||
| Broadcasters Studio camera operator day - expenses paid (according to the Financial Times report of an investigation of alleged rate-fixing) | 2022 | |
528.00 | |||
| Broadcasters Studio camera operator hour - expenses paid (according to the Financial Times report of an investigation of alleged rate-fixing) | 2022 | |
44.00 | |||
| CNN Intl reporting day (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
150.00 | |||
| DC Thomson On-air radio newsreader + reporting day (8 hours) (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
60.00 | XXX | ||
| Deutsche Welle 5 minute radio documentary - as reported to journoresources.org.uk | 2020 |  |
258.00 | |||
| GB News news debate (this journalist is not bothering any more and says being bullied on air was "barely worth it when it was £100") | 2025 | |
40.00 | GR | XXX | |
| GB News paid to Farage Media Limited as presenter, according to Parliamentary register of interests, per hour (Nigel Farage later claimed he had misreported this) | 2024 | |
3060.00 | |||
| GB News TV expert or commentator appearance fee | 2024 | |
80.00 | |||
| GB News TV newspaper review | 2024 | |
250.00 | |||
| Heart FM (London) (Global Radio Ltd) news presenting day (8 hours) | 2014 | |
120.00 | X | ||
| Independent radio production company (anon) punditry, 30 mins in studio | 2014 | |
100.00 | |||
| Independent radio production company (anon) punditry, 30 mins in studio | 2014 | |
100.00 | |||
| ITV Daybreak appearing and giving opinions as a psychologist on various topics travel expenses only paid | _ITV | 2017 | |
0.00 | XXXX | |
| LBC Radio reporting from abroad about a UK story | _3Fox | 2024 | |
35.00 | GR | XXX |
| Major UK broadcaster producing a series of programmes, per week, negotiated up from £1200 per week , terms Plus expenses | 2015 | |
1400.00 | |||
| Music documentary use of interview audio, per minute | 2014 | |
500.00 | GR | ||
| Music documentary use of interview audio, minimum per minute (according to music journalists' discussions) | 2014 | |
250.00 | |||
| Music documentary use of interview audio, per minute | 2014 | |
500.00 | GR | ||
| Music documentary use of interview audio, minimum per minute (according to music journalists' discussions) | 2014 | |
250.00 | |||
| Newsnight Punditry spot - "disturbance fee" | _BBC | 2016 | |
75.00 | X | |
| Online video site full day (up to 10 hours) exclusive | 2017 | |
300.00 | 0 | ||
| Online video site half day in London exclusive, travel paid | 2017 | |
200.00 | |||
| Online video site half day outside London exclusive, travel paid | 2017 | |
250.00 | |||
| Premier Christian Radio news presenting day (8 hours) | 2014 | |
96.00 | GR | X | |
| Premier League Productions on-screen TV reporter day (all up, includes mileage, tolls etc) (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
300.00 | |||
| Radio 5 live quick phone interview on news event - punditry no terms mentioned | _BBC | 2017 | |
30.00 | X | |
| Radio France "On the Spot" radio documentaries creating a 4 minute radio documentary program (pitching, writing, recording, editing). Ideally 1 full day of work, realistically 1.5 to 2 days of work; expenses paid for travel outside of city limits only. | 2015 | |
80.00 | GR | X | |
| Record companies (various) Video pop/rock star PR interviews for EPKs (Electronic Press Kits) - highest of various rates over recent years all rights | 2014 | |
5000.00 | O | ||
| Record companies (various) Video pop/rock star PR interviews for EPKs (Electronic Press Kits) - highest of various rates over recent years all rights | 2014 | |
5000.00 | O | ||
| RT news skype piece 2-way 10 mins skype interview journalist says First British Serial rights | 2016 | |
50.00 | |||
| RTE Six-One News (TV) Live correspondent two-way, in studio, from abroad | _RTE | 2016 | |
60.00 | XXX | |
| RTE World Report 800 word script recorded | _RTE | 2022 | |
120.00 | GR | |
| RTE World Report 800-word script recorded - | _RTE | 2022 | |
120.00 | GR | |
| ruptly.tv shoot video for about an hour, two interviews, rough edit, file via ftp - probably two or three hours total all rights | 2014 | |
200.00 | XX | ||
| ruptly.tv shoot video for about an hour, two interviews, rough edit, file via ftp - probably two or three hours total all rights | 2014 | |
200.00 | XX | ||
| SBS (Australia's Special Broadcasting Service?) Feature documentary - 10 weeks per week | 2014 | |
850.00 | O | ||
| SBS (Australia's Special Broadcasting Service?) Feature documentary - 10 weeks per week | 2014 | |
850.00 | O | ||
| Sky News live 1+1 5-10 minutes guest back-end interview (in studio or remote) | 2024 | |
75.00 | |||
| Sky News reporting day (12 hours) (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BSkyB | 2020 | |
225.00 | ||
| Sky News Overnight News Desk 12-hour 'day' (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BSkyB | 2020 | |
250.00 | ||
| Sky news Newspaper Review - | _NI | 2018 | |
150.00 | ||
| Sky news editing / subbing / reporting / newsreading day | _NI | 2018 | |
160.00 | ||
| Sky news presenting shift - | _NI | 2018 | |
350.00 | ||
| Sky News 15-20-minute pundit interview, taxi to and from laid on | 2017 | |
120.00 | |||
| Sky News punditry spot | _NI | 2016 | |
150.00 | ||
| Sky News Breakfast overnight producing shift (10 hours) | _BSkyB | 2020 | |
180.00 | ||
| Sky Sports News live blogging day, sports matches/writing for website articles, 300-500 words (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BSkyB | 2020 | |
170.00 | ||
| Small news agency Recording ten minute radio two-way as 'expert' on pre-recorded, weekly radio programme | 2020 | |
50.00 | |||
| South Bank Centre Podcast: 15-minute talk | _HMG | 2014 | |
122.00 | ||
| South Bank Centre Podcast: 15-minute talk | _HMG | 2014 | |
122.00 | ||
| Sunday politics regional opt out Expert/pundit interview to camera - 2 hours to airport (location) and back plus travel expenses £60 BBC all rights | _BBC | 2017 | |
80.00 | ||
| Talk Radio offered for expert comment on aviation via own ISDN - job turned down since inexperienced producer unable to negotiate a fair rate | 2020 | |
25.00 | XXXX | ||
| Talk TV expert or commentator appearance fee | 2024 | |
50.00 | |||
| Talk TV expert or commentator appearance fee | 2024 | |
150.00 | |||
| TalkTV reporting day, 8 hrs including 30 min lunch break , - taxed at source, automatically accrues holiday pay | _NI | 2025 | |
140.00 | ||
| TV digital producer day (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| TV assistant producer day (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
170.00 | |||
| TV producer day (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
240.00 | |||
| TV producer day (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
240.00 | |||
| TV documentary production manager day (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
260.00 | |||
| TV morning show punditry on the sofa for national TV morning show | 2020 | |
400.00 | O | ||
| TV morning show punditry on the sofa for national TV morning show | 2020 | |
700.00 | O | ||
| TV show presenting/producing 60 sec entertainment news bulletin | _ITV | 2020 | |
170.00 | ||
| Unnamed broadcaster Punditry spot. Talked up to travel expenses plus | _BBC | 2016 | |
200.00 | ||
| US TV news per story - | 2018 | |
150.00 | X | ||
| US TV stations video clip of US protest - minimum charge, one videographer says on Twitter | 2024 | |
200.00 | |||
| Video director and editor day (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
450.00 | |||
| Voice of America (Turkish service) Brexit update - per 5 minutes live segment | 2019 | |
100.00 | |||
| Voice of America Turkey 5 minute live update on Brexit | 2019 | |
100.00 | |||
| Zinc Media Group assistant producer day (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
150.00 | |||
| Zinc Media Group producer day (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
280.00 | |||
| 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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| 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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