Broadcasting Group
Broadcasting Group: BBC Rates
Rates for published material and Radio Drama Agreement Minimum Rates have increased as from 1st August 2007.
Download the Radio Drama Agreement in full.
Radio Drama Agreement Minimum Rates
Attendance payment | £49.00 |
Original Drama (per minute)
Beginners’ rate: | £54.74 (2 tx) |
£32.84 (1 tx) | |
Established writers’ rate: |
£83.35 (2 tx) |
£50.01 (1 tx) |
Dramatisations
Beginner | Established |
65% = £35.58 (2 tx) | 65% = £54.18 (2 tx) |
65% = £21.35 (1 tx) | 65% = £32.51 (1 tx) |
75% = £41.06 (2 tx) | 75% = £62.51 (2 tx) |
75% = £24.63 (1 tx) |
75% = £37.51 (1 tx) |
85% = £46.53 (2 tx) | 85% = £70.85 (2 tx) |
85% = £27.91 (1 tx) | 85% = £42.51 (1 tx) |
Serials
Storyline, characters, format etc provided: | £674 per episode |
Format, structure provided but writer provides storylines, some characters etc: | £891 per episode |
The Archers | £846 per episode |
Silver Street | £414 per episode |
Commissioned Short Stories (per 15 minutes)
1st and 2nd | £167 |
3rd – 5th |
£197 |
6th – 9th | £224 |
10th onwards | £286 |
Generally established outside the BBC | £286 |
Generally established inside the BBC | £340 |
Abridgements (per minute)
Beginners’ rate: | £6.47 |
Established writers’ rate: | £9.62 |
Society of Authors/Publishers’ Association Published Material Rates
Television
The Society and the P.A. have recently signed a new agreement with the BBC, setting out revised terms for a non-exclusive licence for the use of extracts of literary and dramatic material on television (further details available on request).
Download the Published Material Rates in full.
As part of the above negotiation, the BBC has agreed to increase the rates for television as follows:
Prose (per minute) £28.46 (from £27.37)
Poetry (per ½ minute) £34.15 (from £32.84)
Core Service Radio
Plays/Prose (per min) £16.53 (from £15.89)
Poetry (per ½ min) £16.53 (from £15.89)
Prose for Dramatisation (per min) £12.89 (from £12.39)
Prose Translation (per min) £11.02 (from £10.60)
World Service Radio (English) / BBC Digital Radio originations
Plays / Prose (per min) £8.26 (from £7.94)
Poetry (per ½ min) £8.26 (from £7.94)
Prose for Dramatisation (per min) £6.44 (from £6.19)
Prose translation (per min) £5.51 (from £5.30)
Local Radio
Plays / Prose (per min) £4.13 (from £3.97)
Poetry (per ½ min) £4.13 (from £3.97)
Prose for Dramatisation (per min) £3.22 (from £3.10)
Prose Translation (per min) £2.76 (from £2.65)
(2007 figures are based on an increase of 4% on previous rate)
See also
Broadcasting Group
Broadcasting Group Committee
Broadcasting Group Noticeboard
The Imison Award
The Imison Award Previous Winners
The Tinniswood Award
The Tinniswood Award Previous Winners
Who was Richard Imison?
Who was Peter Tinniswood?