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ansom even by the top commentators if they feel they can getsomeone of a similar style or experience level for a reasonable rate.Distance is also a consideration. If the travel involved is long haul(anything over five hours flight time), it will usually mean you haveto lose a day either side of an event for travel plans (an hour to getto the airport, two hours waiting, a five hour flight, one hour theother end to hotel - so nine hours total). In this scenario, I usuallycharge a little higher than for a more local event, but unlike manycommentators I do not specifically charge for travel days. This practiceis not all that common in esports and even less so in TV land,but I have heard of those who charge half their daily fee for eachday of travel, and as long as it’s not unreasonable (like 12 hourflights to China), it’s possiblyokay. However, Iprefer not to do this, andmany broadcast companieswill not agree to payfor travel days.I haven’t touched on howmuch you should chargeyet, and there’s a reallygood reason for that. Over the last ten years, fees have increasedsubstantially. However, esports broadcasting is still relatively poorin comparison to mainstream TV shows, which in turn means thatthe fees aren’t aligned with those of TV just yet.That said, a rough guide (and it really is a rough guide) would be toask for anywhere from €150 to €750 per day based on all of thecriteria explained in this instalment. I know this is a very wide range,but it really does depend on so many different factors. Experience82