The media industry is abuzz with the word that Karl Stefanovic is about to sign a contract to become Australian TV’s highest paid TV host with a potential doubling of his very well-rumoured pay packet to $1.5 million dollar per year contract with his home station Channel Nine. And it leaves us asking… Do you think he’s worth it? It comes at a time when the average person in media is struggling to retain their jobs let alone grab hold of a payrise.
The Daily Telegraph provided a list this week of the highest paid TV stars, with Stefanovic’s talked-up contract placing him at the top of the heap and it rather surprised us here.
The big bucks are going to the crowd-attracting personalities that lure media eyeballs to shows, and Karl is the pick of the crop. The list is heavily male dominated, with a spattering of popstars too.
Are you a Karl fan? What do you think of his rumoured new deal? Let’s talk!