Rates
Fees follow the quarter, the strand, and whether we travel
Prices below are starting points for a single UK title. Extra markets, a second language summary, or a messy extract add time. Media audience engagement and content performance reporting is quoted as project work, not a software seat.
| Commission | Starting fee | What moves the number |
|---|---|---|
| Content performance report (one title, one quarter) | From £4,800 | Extra strands, a second market, rush in two weeks, print runs beyond six copies |
| Audience engagement review (six to eight weeks) | From £2,200 | Additional interview with commercial as well as editorial |
| Newsroom briefing (half-day, up to sixteen people) | £950 plus rail from St Albans | Overnight stay at cost if a same-day return is unreasonable |
| Special-edition post-mortem | From £1,650 | Multiple companion titles or a baseline that is not a clean week |
Retainers
Titles that want four quarterly packs in a calendar year can book them together. The fourth pack is billed at £4,200 if the file format stays stable and the named contact does not change mid-year. We still invoice per pack after each walkthrough, not as a lump sum in January.
What we do not bill
We do not sell monthly monitoring, “seats,” or discounted annual software. Travel inside the M25 for a briefing already covered by the half-day fee except for congestion charge and standard-class rail.
Deposits
A third of the agreed fee is due when files are first sent, so we can hold the weeks. The balance is due on delivery of the pack or on the morning of the briefing. See refunds for cancellations and work already drawn.