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ITV drama writers get pay boost

Drama writers working for UK commercial broadcaster ITV are to receive their first pay rise in four years.

The scribes will get a 5% pay hike following negotiations between ITV and the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB).

It means the rate for a one-hour drama rises to £13,283, up from £12,650. Rates for writing series increase to £10,395 per episode, up from £9,900.

“These increases are welcome, as we have waited a long time to improve ITV minimum rates,” WGGB general secretary Bernie Corbett said.

“ITV is now a successful company and it is right that the success should be shared with writers, as well as other workers. We remain in negotiation with ITV to improve the money they pay to writers for using their material on video-on-demand services such as ITV Player.”

The news follows a separate situation that saw ITV staff vote to ballot for industrial action after pay talks between unions and the UK commercial broadcaster broke down in February.

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