Does TV Really Pay That Well?
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I watched a Jodie Kidd video on YT today, where she spent the day being interrupted by James Martin (TV chef).
He told a story about when he first got a job on telly, and worked on The Big Breakfast. Apparently, at the age of 23 he went from being £25k in debt to buying a Ferrari 360. Ok, he later had to sell it to pay his tax bill, but is being a tv sleb really that lucrative?
He's owned a string of valuable cars, and I don't inagine he earned all that by running a restaurant, so perhaps the tv work is the golden goose.
He told a story about when he first got a job on telly, and worked on The Big Breakfast. Apparently, at the age of 23 he went from being £25k in debt to buying a Ferrari 360. Ok, he later had to sell it to pay his tax bill, but is being a tv sleb really that lucrative?
He's owned a string of valuable cars, and I don't inagine he earned all that by running a restaurant, so perhaps the tv work is the golden goose.
Gary Lineker was/is the highest paid BBC TV employee on nearly £2m pa IIRC and he was moonlighting until recently on BTSport (dunno how much he got there but I'm guessing it was more than minimum wage) plus his commission only income as a crisp salesman, all told probably made way more after his footy career than during it.
In these debates it is too easy to focus on the “big dogs” of TV.
A bit like tennis players. Yes the top top players earn massive amounts from tournaments and endorsements but I think for those outside the top 50 it is hard to earn much of a living (after taking all the costs into consideration). Especially when careers are so short lived.
I expect that 5%-10% of those on TV make big bucks like Lineker. Probably 50% do quite well and the rest varying from just about okay to borderline poverty.
A bit like tennis players. Yes the top top players earn massive amounts from tournaments and endorsements but I think for those outside the top 50 it is hard to earn much of a living (after taking all the costs into consideration). Especially when careers are so short lived.
I expect that 5%-10% of those on TV make big bucks like Lineker. Probably 50% do quite well and the rest varying from just about okay to borderline poverty.
Esceptico said:
In these debates it is too easy to focus on the “big dogs” of TV.
A bit like tennis players. Yes the top top players earn massive amounts from tournaments and endorsements but I think for those outside the top 50 it is hard to earn much of a living (after taking all the costs into consideration). Especially when careers are so short lived.
I expect that 5%-10% of those on TV make big bucks like Lineker. Probably 50% do quite well and the rest varying from just about okay to borderline poverty.
You think the 51st ranked tennis player is struggling? A bit like tennis players. Yes the top top players earn massive amounts from tournaments and endorsements but I think for those outside the top 50 it is hard to earn much of a living (after taking all the costs into consideration). Especially when careers are so short lived.
I expect that 5%-10% of those on TV make big bucks like Lineker. Probably 50% do quite well and the rest varying from just about okay to borderline poverty.
Even the 501st is living a very comfortable life.
Almost without question JM will be paid multiple hundreds of thousands a year for his show on Saturday morning.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-5773...
People you’ve never heard of earning lots of money. And ITV probably pay better than the beeb.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-5773...
People you’ve never heard of earning lots of money. And ITV probably pay better than the beeb.
Doofus said:
abzmike said:
30 odd years ago your could pick up a Ferrari for buttons!
Comparatively speaking, that's not so. The point was that he went from minus 25,000 to having Ferrari (or, as he said, house) money in the space of a year.
Doofus said:
abzmike said:
30 odd years ago your could pick up a Ferrari for buttons!
Comparatively speaking, that's not so. The point was that he went from minus 25,000 to having Ferrari (or, as he said, house) money in the space of a year.
But, a brand new 360 was £100k in 1999. His wasn’t brand new, but was probably close to that.
He would have reasonably easily earned £100k through TV in a year back then, not paying tax as he allegedly didn’t.
okgo said:
Almost without question JM will be paid multiple hundreds of thousands a year for his show on Saturday morning.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-5773...
People you’ve never heard of earning lots of money. And ITV probably pay better than the beeb.
Nearly £500k pa to read an autocue at news time has always seemed excessive to me.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-5773...
People you’ve never heard of earning lots of money. And ITV probably pay better than the beeb.
Seeing Alan Shearer on that list at £400k reminds me of reading about him not wanting to stay in London overnight when Match of the Day was recorded there, he used to come down from Newcastle and back up straight after filming by chauffeur driven car paid for by the BBC not himself, about £1500 each way IIRC that was a good 10+ years ago, don't know if that is still his routine.
It's not just the TV show, it's the cooking books/appearance fees at food festivals/Restaurants/Menu designing for Hotel groups/Licensing agreements/private dining fees the list goes on.
Often TV stuff is done by their own production company then they keep the rights and continue to earn money from selling elsewhere and repeats etc..
Millions to made.
Often TV stuff is done by their own production company then they keep the rights and continue to earn money from selling elsewhere and repeats etc..
Millions to made.
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