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Bethenny then asked: Well, why is Jackie so rich if she doesn t do anything? I do this show, Jackie replied, before Kyle added: And she gets paid millions and millions of dollars. I m not joking. Why is Jackie so rich if she doesn t do anything? Bethenny was confused as to how Jackie had amassed such a fortune just from radio alone
According to previous reports, Kyle and Jackie both earn about $8million a year to host KIIS FM s The Kyle and Jackie O Show.
In 2019, the pair reportedly signed a five-year contract with the Australian Radio Network worth $80million.
ARN CEO reveals acquisition ambitions & potential subscription products
Ciaran Davis told
Radio Today it is “open to anything” when it comes to acquiring assets or striking media partnership deals – and it doesn’t just have to be in the audio space.
“We’ve got a board and management team and a very clear vision for how this market is going to move in the next three to five years. Consolidation is absolutely going to happen, because advertisers, CMOs, brands are looking for a partner who can offer scale, reach, multi-platform content delivery and increasingly offer addressable IDs so they can engage on a much more one-to-one spectrum,” he said, citing Nine and its integrated offering of TV, broadcast video on demand, subscription video service Stan, newspapers and radio as a successful example of this consolidation.
iHeart to launch additional local podcasts and content
The Australian Radio Network’s (ARN) iHeart platform will push further into local content production this calendar year, CEO Ciaran Davis has revealed.
Speaking at the annual general meeting (AGM) of ARN’s parent company HT&E late last week, Davis said ARN was already the “number one podcast publisher in the country”.
“This momentum is set to continue as we invest in the on-boarding of new podcast partners that will consolidate our leading position,” he said.
“We have commenced the production of localised content with new shows to come in H2 [July to December].”
Radio host Kyle Sandilands sensationally threatened to quit his top-rating breakfast show on Tuesday over a disagreement with KIIS FM management.
He started the broadcast at 6am in a filthy mood after discovering senior managers had removed the much-hyped Most Beautiful Penis Pageant from the podcast edition of The Kyle and Jackie O Show.
Sandilands, 49, claimed he d been lied to by station management who allegedly told him the Most Beautiful Penis Pageant would be included uncensored on The Kyle and Jackie O podcast - which is one of the most popular in Australia.
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Ropeable: Radio host Kyle Sandilands sensationally threatened to quit his top-rating breakfast show on Tuesday over a disagreement with KIIS FM management